Viper Tuesdays performs "The Whipper" at the 'Soldiers Of Sunrise' release show in 1987 with Andre Matos

VIPER Tuesdays is back, and this time with a full show that went down in history for several reasons:

August 28, 1987 marked the launch show for the album Soldiers Of Sunrise , the debut album of VIPER . The quintet, whose first lineup consisted of Andre Matos (vocals), Felipe Machado and Yves Passarell (guitars), Pit Passarell (bass) and Cássio Audi (drums), was responsible for the complete production of the show.

Members of the VIPER band and technical crew mobilized to rent the Teatro do Colégio Rio Branco , a traditional school in São Paulo.

They hired a stage, sound and lighting equipment, produced flyers, printed tickets, did the advertising, put up posters all over the city, and finally, sold all the available tickets. Tickets that cost Cz$100.00 (one hundred cruzados).

Ticket and official flyer for the launch show of VIPER's first album.

But what truly marked this historic show was the torch that Andre Matos always carried during VIPER's performances.

Sometimes during "The Whipper," sometimes during "Soldiers Of Sunrise," Andre would enter with a flaming torch to energize the crowd. On that particular day, during the performance of the title track, a piece of the torch broke off, and a fire was nearly started .

Now, all this history and the 10 songs that were played on that historic day can be seen in the 6th season of VIPER Tuesdays!

Check out the classic "The Whipper":

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Season 6, Episode 9 :
The Whipper,
Rio Branco College, São Paulo – 1987

Lineup:
Andre Matos,
Felipe Machado
, Yves Passarell,
Pit Passarell
, Cássio Audi

Filmed by:
Ricardo Batalha

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
Coma Rage – 1994 ( Digital ) Warner/Rhino
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 )
1986 – Val Santos (Digital)

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