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Heavy metal and hard rock band from Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 2004 by guitarist and vocalist Elias Scopel Liebl alongside drummer Mario Oliva and bassist Wagner Maschio, with Guilherme Oliveira on lead vocals. The band released the debut EP Boemia in 2006, recorded at Passagem de Som Studio in Curitiba, followed by the album Burning Wheels in 2007. After an intense run of shows across southern Brazil and São Paulo, the band entered a hiatus in 2011 and briefly resumed activity in 2015–2016.
Sam Millar is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Greater Manchester, England who launched his solo career in 2019 after years spent with the Wigan-based classic rock band Bigfoot, whose album charted in the UK Top 40 in 2017. His solo output blends hard rock and glam with melodic hooks, searing guitar work, and a deliberate 1980s melodic rock aesthetic. Millar's debut album Virtual Summer was released in September 2024 through Earache Records, showcasing his ability to fuse pop sensibility with retro-influenced rock production.
Scarlet Rebels are a five-piece melodic hard rock band from Llanelli, South Wales, formed in 2018 and signed to Earache Records. The band includes guitarist Josh Townshend, nephew of The Who's Pete Townshend, and produced their albums with veteran engineer Tim Hamill. Their second album See Through Blue (2022) debuted at number 7 on the UK Official Album Charts, making them the first band from Llanelli to achieve a UK Top 40 Album; their third album Where the Colours Meet (2024) reached number 15 on the UK charts and debuted at number 1 on the Official Rock and Metal Chart.
Scott Stapp is an American singer and songwriter from Florida, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Creed, the multi-platinum rock band whose albums My Own Prison (1997) and Human Clay (1999) together sold over seventeen million copies in the United States. After Creed dissolved in 2004, Stapp launched a solo career with The Great Divide (2005), which reached platinum certification, followed by Proof of Life (2013) and The Space Between the Shadows (2019). His fourth solo album Higher Power, released through Napalm Records in March 2024, produced the highest-charting non-Creed single of his career, reaching number 12 on Mainstream Rock Airplay.
Groove metal and hard rock band from Brasília, formed in 2018, whose sound fuses electric riffs with Brazilian folk traditions including baião and maracatu. The band released the EP Mula Sem Cabeça (Paixão Proibida) in December 2018, followed by the twelve-track album Folclórico in April 2019, which draws on Indigenous and Northeastern Brazilian mythology with tracks named after creatures such as Mapinguari and Curupira. Members include Egnaldo Santos on vocals, Felix Mota on guitar, Gregory Xavier on bass, and Julio Cesa on drums.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Belém, Pará, founded in November 2022 by guitarist Beto Conde and guitarist Anderson Di Paula. The band released their debut album Hellfire on May 31, 2024, preceded by singles including The Triad Prelude, Shock Hazard, Pacto, and Angel of Death.
Skindred formed in Newport, Wales in 1998 around vocalist Benji Webbe, formerly of reggae-metal act Dub War, and developed a hybrid sound fusing heavy metal, reggae, dancehall, and punk that the band termed 'ragga metal.' Their debut Babylon (2002) introduced the formula, and subsequent records including Roots Rock Riot (2007), Union Black (2011), and Big Tings (2016) refined it into one of the most distinctive propositions in modern hard rock. Smile (2023) charted at number two in the UK, their career-best chart position. Skindred are known for their high-energy live shows and the crowd-participation phenomenon known as the Newport Helicopter.
Heavy metal band from Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2004, with lyrics centered on conspiracy theories and extraterrestrial themes. Their EP Ancient Aliens of Damnation (2014) was mixed and mastered by Roger Fingle at Nitro Estúdio in Caxias do Sul.
Heavy/power metal band from São Paulo formed in 1988, among the earliest groups playing the genre in Brazil. Their debut album 'T.V.lization', recorded with contributions from Hugo Mariutti (Shaman) and released in 2004 on Hellion Records in Brazil and SoundHolic in Japan and Europe, featured vocalist Rick Ricci, guitarist João Racy, bassist Eduardo Gioielli, and keyboardist Charles Dalla.
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