Is 2021 one of your goals to be listening to new bands? After the first and second lists in the series, Wikimetal continues to help you on this mission. In the third list, we've prepared something special for you, introducing names from the Wikimetal Music and ForMusic Records for you to discover – are you looking for a label to help you and your band? Send us your material here!
From hard rock to thrash metal, the editorial team presents here names that deserve recognition in the national scene. Check out the list below.
1) The São Paulo-based band Impavid Colossus arrives on the Brazilian rock scene breaking all barriers, mixing grunge with punk, and metal with hard rock with a passion and dedication that shines through in their tracks.
Formed by Enrico Minelli , Felipe Ruiz, Marcelo Barchetta, Guilherme Malanga, and Alexandre Iafelice , the band released a series of singles in mid-2020 that have garnered over 200,000 streams on streaming platforms. And they're not stopping there: in 2021, alongside Wikimetal Music , the band will release their first studio album. Stay tuned!
2) Val Santos is a guitarist, producer, and collector with one of the most talented and versatile careers in Brazilian heavy metal. In the 1980s, after founding the band Zuris , he was the drummer for VIPER and responsible for many of the arrangements that can be heard on the band's most classic album, Theatre of Fate .
Given his experience and passion for heavy metal, in 2021 the artist decided to release his first solo album, 1986 , via Wikimetal Music , which is already considered a classic of Brazilian thrash metal with the single "Fire," released alongside Yohan Kisser and Alexandre Grunheidt .
3) Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Johnny Monster has been winning over a loyal and fervent audience with his intense solo albums, and accumulating experience as co-founder of the bands Rip Monsters , alongside Gastão Moreira , and Daniel Belleza & Os Corações Em Fúria .
With his latest release, Winter Solstice Reloaded , which celebrated ten years since his first solo album, the artist is preparing for a new project in 2021 via ForMusic Records , honoring what he does best: sharing his love for music and his endless pursuit of change and novelty that only this art form can offer.
