page_title: Nowhere To Be Found
section_title: insch (2014–2017)
hierarchical_section_title: Nowhere To Be Found / History / insch (2014–2017)
caption_attribution_description: English: NTBF Drummer
context_page_description: Nowhere To Be Found are an alternative metal band formed in Ericeira in 2018. The group consists of bassist Manel Gomes, drummer Miguel Rodrigues, lead vocalist Tiago Duarte and lead guitarist João Quintais. Nowhere To Be Found were created after the demise of post-grunge band "insch", shortly before Quintais joined the three-piece as their new lead guitar and focusing on a heavier sound, often described as alternative metal, melodic metalcore or even post-hardcore.
  Nowhere To Be Found's debut album is expected for 2019, having already released two singles, 'Traverse feat. Matty Mullins', from metalcore icon band Memphis May Fire and 'Closer', a metal cover from The Chainsmokers' hit, featuring Emily Lazar from September Mourning.
  Yet unsigned by any record label, the band is working on its first album with Swedish producer Henrik Udd, "2017 Producer of the Year" at the Heavy Music Awards, and Ted Jensen, known for having a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album and for having mastered 16 Grammy Award winners in other categories.
context_section_description: Following the two-year hiatus, in November 2013 Manel, Migalhas and Tiago got together for a couple of unpretentious jam sessions with the sheer purpose of spending some time together. Having no obvious option for vocals, they agreed Tiago would add the singing to his lead guitar role. After only a couple of months of weekly rehearsals, the band had already created songs like Whenever You Call My Name, Home, It's Yours and Telesphorus, and so in early 2014 they decided to become a band, this time as a three-piece. At the time they agreed on the name "insch", an old Scottish Gaelic term meaning "island, haven or sanctuary where you can be safe from your enemies" that caught the attention of Manel, and immediately was adopted by the trio, who viewed the band as their newly found safe place.
  The band's first ever live show would occur in June 2014, in their birth town Torres Vedras, a 35 minutes gig consisting of only seven songs, to an audience essentially of close friends. The next months would be filled with shows, mainly in the Lisbon area, starting to draw the industry's attention and a small but consistent crowd of followers. In March 2015 they met Nuno Chanoca, a seasoned industry professional with experience in labels as PolyGram, BMG, Universal and Valentim de Carvalho who managed and advised the band up until 2018.
  By the end of 2015, insch took the spotlight by being considered "2015 band of the year" by BalconyTV, a worldwide platform dedicated to showcase upcoming artists, and around the same time, New in Town (NiT) listed them as "one unknown artist you should start listening righ now".
  Insch's only album, Safe Haven, was recorded during October 2015, in the band's rehearsal studio in Ericeira, where they felt the songs would be captured more honestly and in their true vibe. With no label backing up the recording, the band turned to friend and mentor Wilson Silva, a versatile producer, audio engineer and musician, mostly known for his work as drummer for More Than a Thousand and The Last Internationale. They would record all 10 songs in only a couple of weeks, releasing the album on May 2016 and entering directly to national Top10 sales chart in its first week.
caption: Migalhas is known for his powerful stroke
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