Genre(s): Melodic / Power Metal
Formed in São Paulo, São Paulo - 2006. Andre Matos grew up in his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. Matos began his musical education at the age of ten, when he received his first piano from his parents. As a teen, he would gather with his friends to listen to their favorite bands. Soon they began learning to play the music too, and Matos joined his first band, Viper. The band first performed on 8 April 1985, when he was just thirteen years old. That same year, they recorded their first demo tape, "The Killera Sword". Within a short while, Viper had become a phenomenon in the Brazilian heavy metal scene. Though Matos continued on vocals, he had no pretention of remaining a vocalist, a role he assumed only because he had the "least poor vocals of all of them", and because he physically resembled Iron Maiden’s vocalist, Bruce Dickinson. His instruments of choice were always the piano and keyboards. Matos left Viper when the band began to change its musical style. He had become interested in classical music, and felt that his musical vision had begun to diverge from that of the other band members, who wanted to focus on heavier, more "crude" music. After leaving Viper, Andre went back to school and finished his education in music, specializing in orchestral conducting and composition. In 1991 Angra was formed, and with the first album, "Angels Cry", released in 1993, the band became famous in Japan and Europe. Later "Holy Land" and "Fireworks" were released. Angra’s style evolved from a Helloween-inspired melodic speed metal to a unique blend of heavy-metal, classical music and traditional Brazilian influences which brought them worldwide critical appraise. Andre took part in a worldwide contest for replacing Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden and was in the Top 3 finalists alongside James LaBrie and eventual winner, Blaze Bayley. In 2001, he left the band Angra alongside the rhythm section composed of Luis Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori (drums) because of a disagreement with guitar players Rafael Bittencourt and Kiko Loureiro concerning the band’s management. The two guitar players then recruited Edu Falaschi (vocals), Aquiles Priester (drums) and Felipe Andreoli (bass), and kept the name "Angra". Andre stayed with Angra’s former rhythm section and recruited Luis’ brother Hugo Mariutti on the guitar : together they formed the band Shaman (who had to change names to Shaaman for legal reasons) and wrote two albums: Ritual (2002) and Reason (2005). In the beginning of 2000, Andre developed the side project Virgo, along with German guitar player and producer Sascha Paeth. At the same time, he participated in Avantasia, the metal opera, playing a main role on two albums. After leaving Shaaman along with the Mariutti brothers, Andre starred the leading role in the Rock Opera ‘Tommy’ (The Who) with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Choir. He now walks his own path in a solo band. For this ultimate task, he counts on excellent musicians: the well-known trio Luis Mariutti (bass), Hugo Mariutti (guitar) and Fabio Ribeiro (keyboards) in addition to guitarist Andre ‘Zaza’ Hernandes (former Angra) and Eloy Casagrande (17-years-old prodigious drummer). The first Andre Matos solo album, ‘Time To Be Free’, released in August 2007, is already a great success all around the world. Matos just toured the world with Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia and is now presenting a series of concerts in Brazil. The worldwide live tour is up to come, and in October Andre is going to participate in two concerts with The Clairvoyants, an italian band.
Source: http://andrecoelhomatos.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/andre-matos-2/, march 2011.
Discography:
Time to Be Free [Full-length, 2007 - Avalon]:
1.Menuett 00:48
2.Letting Go 06:04
3.Rio 06:00
4.Remember Why 05:55
5.How Long (Unleashed Away) 04:50
6.Looking Back 04:56
7.Face The End 05:12
8.Time To Be Free 08:33
9.Rescue 05:58
10.A New Moonlight 08:57
11.Endeavour 07:02
12.Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey cover) (Japanese bonus track) 05:16
Andre Matos - Vocals & Piano, Andre Hernandes – Guitars, Hugo Mariutti – Guitars, Luís Mariutti - Bass Guitar, Rafael Rosa – Drums, Fabio Ribeiro – keyboards.
Or: http://hotfile.com/dl/78071833/da2f696/AndreMatos-TTBFree.07.By.GG.www.BaixandoFacil.com.rar.html
Mentalize [Full-length, 2009 – Azul Music]:
1.Leading On 05:08
2.I Will Return 05:10
3.Someone Else 05:47
4.Shift the Night Away 04:58
5.Back to You 04:14
6.Mentalize 04:05
7.The Myriad 05:08
8.When the Sun Cried Out 04:39
9.Mirror of Me 04:15
10.Violence 04:59
11.A Lapse in Time 02:42
12.Power Stream 04:13
13.Don't Despair (Bonus Track) 05:08
Japanese Bonus Tracks:
14.Forever Is Too Long (04:02)
15.Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) (Queen Cover) (04:58)
Andre Matos - vocals/piano, Andre Hernandes – guitar, Hugo Mariutti – guitar, Luís Mariutti – bass, Eloy Casagrande – drums, Fábio Ribeiro – keyboards.
Or: http://metalforallblospotcom.blogspot.com.br/2010_08_01_archive.html [Single music downloads]
The Turn of the Lights [Full-length, 2012, Avalon Online]:
1. Liberty 04:11
2. Course of Life 05:40
3. The Turn of the Lights 04:21
4. Gaza 05:30
5. Stop! 05:16
6. On Your Own 05:40
7. Unreplaceable 04:49
8. Oversoul 05:30
9. White Summit 04:00
10. Light-Years 04:08
11. Sometimes 03:23
Japanese version includes a bonus track:
12. Wings of Reality
Also Japanese version includes bonus CD featuring the following songs:
1. At Least a Change (Viper cover)
2. I Don't Believe in Love (Queenryche cover)
3. Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
4. 氷雨 (Japanese Enka cover)
Hugo Mariutti Guitars
Andre Hernandes Guitars
Andre Matos Vocals
Bruno Ladislaus Bass
Rodrigo Silveira Drums
From: http://therockcds-dk.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/andre-matos-turn-of-lights-2012.html
Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/Hu-hwTS7/ANDRE_MATOS_-_THE_TURN_OF_THE_.htm
From: http://edersonleao.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/andre-matos-turn-of-lights-2012.html
Or: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?danflx7o7qwau6s
From: http://fseisdownload.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/andre-matos-time-to-be-free.html
1. Liberty 04:11
2. Course of Life 05:40
3. The Turn of the Lights 04:21
4. Gaza 05:30
5. Stop! 05:16
6. On Your Own 05:40
7. Unreplaceable 04:49
8. Oversoul 05:30
9. White Summit 04:00
10. Light-Years 04:08
11. Sometimes 03:23
Japanese version includes a bonus track:
12. Wings of Reality
Also Japanese version includes bonus CD featuring the following songs:
1. At Least a Change (Viper cover)
2. I Don't Believe in Love (Queenryche cover)
3. Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
4. 氷雨 (Japanese Enka cover)
Hugo Mariutti Guitars
Andre Hernandes Guitars
Andre Matos Vocals
Bruno Ladislaus Bass
Rodrigo Silveira Drums
From: http://therockcds-dk.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/andre-matos-turn-of-lights-2012.html
Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/Hu-hwTS7/ANDRE_MATOS_-_THE_TURN_OF_THE_.htm
From: http://edersonleao.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/andre-matos-turn-of-lights-2012.html
Or: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?danflx7o7qwau6s
From: http://fseisdownload.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/andre-matos-time-to-be-free.html
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