In early December, Macaco Bong released Live Garage , their ninth studio album, this time with a different sound. Heavy and extreme, the work is the Macaco Bong that few people knew – that's what Bruno Kayapy , founder, guitarist, composer and producer of the group, said during an exclusive interview with Wikimetal.
The group, which has always had an experimental rock sound, now explores metal influences in Live Garage that have always been present in their lives, but which fans were unaware of. The band's live energy is electrifying and powerful, reminiscent of some metal bands, but nothing concrete had come from the group's sound until now.
During the interview with Wikimetal , Bruno explained the reason for the change in sound and why it came about now. “It was quite natural; the band's formation with Igor Carvalho (bass) and Marcus Fachini (drums) directly contributed to the sound of this album. We grew up together since our adolescence in Cuiabá listening to heavy music.”
"I personally went to many national metal shows from that era; it was my musical cradle throughout my pre-adolescence in the 90s. Bands like Krisiun, Headhunter DC, Ophiolatry, Funeratus, Descerebration, Mystifier, Sarcófago, Sanatório, Rebaelliun, Holder, and many others from the late 90s generation."
He continued: “ Live Garage is the Macaco Bong that has always existed but very few people knew about. We don't need to put in any effort to create this kind of 'heavier' sound, because it flows naturally. If we plug into a rehearsal studio right now, we'll finish the rehearsal in 3 hours with at least one new song, all worked out in this sound style, with everything planned and ready! To play this, we don't need to be rational in the sense of trying to reason musically to achieve this result. Live Garage is nothing more and nothing less than Macaco Bong being Macaco Bong with its usual DNA.”
Listen to Live Garage and check out the full interview with Bruno Kayapy here.
