ALEPH

Genre(s): Gothic Metal 

Formed in João Pessoa, Paraíba - 1998. The name of the band was inspired by a tale of the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. With a name inspired by the stories of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, and having adopted the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet as a symbol, the ALEPH graduated in João Pessoa, Paraíba, in early 1998. The band has a proposal sound compositions with influences from various parts of the heavy gothic and death metal, combining aggression and feeling. Having your training Fabiano Ant on guitar, Walter Marano on drums (both founders of the band), Evangelist Olivia on vocals, Francisco Falcone on bass and Jonathan Waiwell on the keyboard, the band begins a series of presentations in his city, having a good answer the alternative public place, creating the need for recording your music to a wider dissemination. In September 2000, the Aleph released their first demo-CD entitled "Tragedies ... Laid By Divine Hands." This is a semi-conceptual, with four songs that feature the band's style. Work that is getting good media coverage specialist. After the release of demo-CD, Aleph begins to be required for various presentations. Beyond the borders of your city, the band embarks on tour of success, covering the cities of Campina Grande, Christmas, Mossoro, Olinda, Aracaju, Fortaleza, among others, performing at nightclubs and large events. Among which, there is participation in the festival Consertão Rock 2 in Mossoro, RN, the largest rock festival of Northeastern. In August 2001 the band entered the studio again, this time to record a single song, Electric Diva. With good acceptance of criticism, a loyal and growing, Aleph was one of the winners Brasilis Rock, which selected ten out of more than 300 bands from all over the country, through an online vote, to participate in a CD -compilation to be released by German label Century Media soon. The winning song was the already mentioned, Electric Diva. Currently, the band is writing material to be released on their first CD in mid-2003. The Aleph has achieved a great acceptance by the international media specialist, was invited to represent Brazil in several European releases. Among them we can highlight the participation, in February 2001, Atlantis Vol.8 album with the song "Gift of Prometheus," by Atlantis Productions label (Lithuania), and especially the Portuguese collection Ancient Ceremonies Vol.8, with the song "Electric Diva", one of the largest and most respected specialist publications in the world.

Source: http://heavymetalbrasil.net/aleph.htm, feruary, 2012. 

Discography: 

Tragedies... Laid by Divine Hands [Demo, 2000]:  

1.Legacy of Time 06:45 

2.Gift of Prometheus 04:21 

3.Awake for a While 07:30 

4.Drowned Civilization 10:03

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