VIPER fans already know that every Tuesday is VIPER Tuesdays !

This week we have an unusual cover for a band like VIPER: "Não Quero Dinheiro" by Tim Maia was one of several covers that VIPER performed at the Maniacs in Japan .

This show is an exact record of the band at that moment, with incredible talent and charisma, without overdubs, without retouching, without studio tricks, a real band.

VIPER's live show in Japan, one of the most legendary in the history of Brazilian metal, was now available on digital platforms and in a brand new physical format .

Now, fans can finally see footage from this iconic show featuring Pit Passarell (bass and vocals), Felipe Machado (guitar), Yves Passarell (guitar), and Renato Graccia (drums) rocking out in Japan.

The show was recorded on June 18, 1993 in Tokyo during the closing of the Maniacs on Tour 92-93 , which passed through Europe, Japan and South America and promoted the album Evolution and the EP Vipera Sapiens , both available in physical format. Click here to secure your copies!

Watch “Não Quero Dinheiro” (I Don't Want Money), the 12th song from the Maniacs in Japan :

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After releasing all the tracks from the Maniacs in Japan , Wikimetal will continue to make rare and unreleased VIPER content available weekly.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

I DON'T WANT MONEY
Song by Tim Maia

Maniacs on Tour 1992/1993

Band:
Pit Passarell – Bass & Vocals
Felipe Machado – Guitar
Yves Passarell – Guitar
Renato Graccia – Drums

Produced by: VIPER and Carlos Eduardo Miranda
Mixed by: Roberto Machado at Be Bop Studios
Mastered by: Mauricio Gargel
Recorded Live at Club Cittá, Tokyo – Kawasaki, Japan
Recorded Live by: Tamco Mobile Studios

DISCOGRAPHY VIPER
Soldiers of Sunrise – 1987 ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / Encore Music
Theater of Fate – 1989 ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / Encore Music
Evolution  – 1992 ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / Encore Music
Vipera Sapiens EP – 1993 ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / Encore Music
VIPER Live – Maniacs in Japan – Ao vivo – 1993 ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal
To Live Again – VIPER Live in São Paulo – 2014 ( CD , DVD and Digital ) Wikimetal

SOLO ALBUMS
FM Solo – Felipe Machado ( CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / FM Labs
FMX – Felipe Machado (CD and Digital ) Wikimetal / Encore Music
Practically Nothing – Pit Passarell ( CD and Digital )

READ ALSO : Check out all the videos already available on VIPER Tuesdays

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Passionate about music, particularly rock and heavy metal, he co-founded Wikimetal in 2011. He was a roadie for VIPER from the band's inception until the end of the 'Theatre of Fate' album tour. He has always wanted to help spread heavy metal, which has been the target of so much prejudice over the years. Wikimetal is a way to defend, propagate and perpetuate metal in Brazil - [email protected]