Text by Canisso, bassist of Raimundos, exclusively for Wikimetal, telling how music and Heavy Metal entered his life:
Greetings to the Readers!!
My love affair with Metal begins in the late 70s. I used to spend my holidays in Rio de Janeiro where my older cousins were already into Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Rush, AC/DC, etc.
In the eighties I distanced myself a bit, I listened more to Punk and Hardcore. Dead Kennedys, Ramones, Black Flag, but there was always room in my heart for Motörhead and Van Halen.
In the late eighties, the crossover happened, where the first fusions of Punk and Metal began to emerge. Speed Metal arose and culminated in Thrash Metal, which brought together the best of both styles, and then bands emerged that reawakened my love for Metal, like Metallica, Sepultura, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, Pantera, among others. And on the Punk side, Suicidal Tendencies, DRI, RDP—it was a perfect time: SOD playing at a party and then MINISTRY would play.
Next came Grunge, where some bands managed to combine the aggression of Punk with the technique of Metal. The next "fusion" that caught my attention was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who opened another path followed by Faith No More, Korn, etc.
I like heavy and fast music, NYC Hardcore, Bio Hazzard, some Californian Hardcore, NOFX, No Use For a Name, Rollins Band, Bad Religion, some SKA, Specials, Madness, Rancid, Sublime…
My musical taste is completely eclectic, predominantly within the rock universe, of course, but you need objectivity to recognize the value of a Zé Ramalho, a Raul Seixas, or even a Zenilton.
I've always liked Metal, I've always had a great appreciation for the genre, and I'm proud to acknowledge that we have world-class bands in the style. I won't mention names so as not to leave anyone out; some are much more valued abroad than here, but what can you do? That's the life of someone who chose to play what they love, not what makes money, right?
Strength to this land of Tchu and Tchá. At least we have Wikimetal on our side in this fight…
Canisso
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