The vocalist led three of the biggest bands in the country: Viper, Angra, and Shaman.
Andre Matos , from the bands Shaman, Viper and Angra , died this Saturday, the 8th, at the age of 47.
The information was confirmed by Shaman's colleagues on social media. The exact cause of death is still unknown.
Andre Matos began his musical studies at the age of seven with piano lessons. At 14, he joined his first band, Viper, where he recorded the demo * The Killera Sword * in 1985, and the albums * Soldiers of Sunrise * in 1987 and * Theatre of Fate * in 1989. After the release of * Theatre of Fate* , Andre decided to leave Viper, as he could not reconcile the band with his university studies. Matos graduated with a bachelor's degree in Orchestral Conducting and Musical Composition.
In college, Andre Matos met Rafael Bittencourt and together they had the idea of starting a new band where they could blend heavy metal with classical music, which would later result in the creation of Angra. With the band, Matos established himself as one of the leading vocalists in power metal.
In the early 2000s, Andre decided to leave Angra and, with bassist Luis Mariutti and drummer Ricardo Confessori (both from Angra), formed Shaman, inviting Hugo Mariutti to be the guitarist.
In 2006, brothers Mariutti and André Matos left Shaman and focused on the vocalist's solo career.
In 2011, Andre Matos gave a lengthy interview to the Wikimetal , which aired as a double episode ( part 1 and part 2 ), detailing all the developments in his career. The interview also initiated the planning that would be executed the following year.
In 2012, Wikimetal organized Viper's return with Andre Matos on a 28-show tour playing the classic albums Soldiers Of Sunrise and Theatre of Fate in their entirety.
In 2013, Andre published on Wikimetal the full response to producer Jack Endino, who had criticized Brazilian bands that sang in English.
Since September 2018, Shaman, featuring Andre Matos, has been reuniting for a tour that has taken them to several Brazilian cities. The last show was on Sunday, the 2nd, at Espaço das Américas in São Paulo.
On June 8, 2019, metal lost one of its greatest vocalists.
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