Brazilian metal bands
SEPULTURA and
ANGRA were the featured guests last night (Saturday, May 16) on
"Altas Horas", one of the biggest shows on Brazilian television. They took part in an interview and a performance, including a rendition of the
LED ZEPPELIN classic
"Immigrant Song", featuring musicians from both bands.
Watch video footage of their appearance below.
ANGRA ended its two-year hiatus by teaming up with metallers
SEPULTURA for a massive tour of Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included a May 9, 2009 stop at Via Funchal in São Paulo where the two bands joined forces on stage to play
"Immigrant Song".
ANGRA's current touring lineup includes returning drummer
Ricardo Confessori, who has stepped in for the departed
Aquiles Priester.
ANGRA's most recent CD,
"Aurora Consurgens", was mixed in 2006 at the
House Of Audio studios in Germany under the guidance of longtime producer
Dennis Ward. All the tracking took place at the
Via Musique Estúdios, in São Paulo with
Thiago Bianchi as the assistant producer.
Dennis then flew back to Germany and mixed the material, which was mastered by the renowned Finnish producer
Mika Jussila.
"A-Lex" —
SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without either of the founding
Cavalera brothers (
Max and
Igor; on guitar/vocals and drums, respectively) — is available in three versions: in a deluxe digipak with an embossed cover, in a regular jewel case and on a vinyl gatefold LP.
On
"A-Lex",
SEPULTURA guitarist
Andreas Kisser and his three colleagues,
Derrick Green (vocals),
Paulo Jr. (bass) and new addition
Jean Dollabella (drums), have dedicated themselves to
Anthony Burgess's book
"A Clockwork Orange", creating an awesome thrash metal opus around this timeless and exciting subject.