While some people believe that rock is dead or that Brazilian music is limited to the most popular styles, national rock and heavy metal bands constantly prove otherwise, despite all the challenges and, unfortunately, lack of support from the local audience.
As part of Wikimetal to build bridges and promote the national scene to the rock and metal community, we bring you another National Pride with bands you need to listen to: SOLEMNI , Death Slave , and Querela.
SOLEMNI
The São Paulo-based symphonic metal band SOLEMNI , founded by drummer Mateus Nunes , after releasing their first single “True Lies – A Labyrinth to a Paradise” in 2021, has now released the new track “Chimera”. The song features the new lineup with Melissa Ailyria on vocals and Daniele Silva on keyboards.
SOLEMNI draws inspiration from bands like Epica , Nightwish , and After Forever . Get to know the band below!
Death Slave
Formed in Limeira, Death Slave has already released two albums, and now, in 2022, begins a new phase with the album The Unknown , produced by Tito Falaschi.
In their new work, the group formed by Marcelo Batistella (drums), Rodrigo Barbosa (bass), Le Costa (guitar), Leandro Lazzerini (guitar) and Eric Oliveira (vocals), present a heavy metal sound with strong influences from classic bands.
Quarrel
The newly formed Querela , from Brasília, recently debuted with the single "Submission". The song, which also came with a music video, showcases a sound inspired by alternative rock from the 90s and early 2000s to define its identity.
Querela consists of: Rodrigo Ribeiro (drums), Bruno Pires (bass), Raul Lisboa (guitar) and Gustavo Vellame (rhythm guitar and vocals).
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