After a 15-year hiatus without new studio albums, VIPER released their new album Timeless . In an interview with The Wikimetal Happy Hour , the band explained the delay in releasing the successor to All My Life (2007).
In a conversation with Nando Machado , drummer Guilherme Martin explained that the project started completely from scratch in a "long process." "We had the album title, the theme, and one song, and nothing else," he said, before reiterating that the band "wasn't idle" in the interval between the previous album and the new release.
Guitarist Felipe Machado also recalled that the band wasn't inactive during those 15 years between Timeless and their previous album. After promoting All My Life live, VIPER also did a reunion tour with Andre Matos in 2012. “It was supposed to be a quick tour, five or six shows, and it ended up being more than 40 shows. There was a show at Rock In Rio , we opened for KISS , there was a whole saga,” he explained. “I usually say that those 15 years seem like much more on paper than for us.”
Released via Wikimetal Music , the album of unreleased tracks was produced by Maurício Cersosimo and co-produced by former member Val Santos . The recording also featured special appearances by other former members such as Yves Passarell , Hugo Mariutti , and Daniel Matos , brother of the late Andre .
The album is also the first with the current lineup, consisting of Leandro Caçoilo (vocals), Kiko Shred (guitar), Pit Passarell (bass and vocals), Felipe Machado (guitar), and Guilherme Martin (drums). Timeless is now available on CD at the official Wikimetal , as well as on major streaming platforms.
Watch the VIPER interview excerpt below and the full interview here .
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