The Parkinsons, a punk rock band from Coimbra, Portugal, formed in 2000 and based in London. The group consisted of Afonso Pinto (a.k.a. Al Zheimer), Victor Silveira (a.k.a. Victor Torpedo), Carlos Eduardo, Luís Peres, and Pedro Chau, and took their name from Parkinson's disease. The band released their debut album A Long Way to Nowhere in 2002, produced by Ben Lurie and Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and gained attention for their outrageous live performances. The band's lineup changed several times, with Pinto leaving in 2003 and Torpedo taking over vocals. They released Reason to Resist in 2004 and Down With the Old World in 2005 before disbanding later that year. The Parkinsons reformed in 2011 for concerts, including a performance at the Optimus Alive! festival in July 2012, and released Back to Life (2012), followed by The Shape of Nothing to Come in 2018.
