Artist: ANDRE MATOS [ANGRA]
Album: MENTALIZE (CD O-CARD)

Year: 2010
Media type: CD

The Brazilian Andre Matos is doubtlessly among the most charismatic and versatile vocalists on the international rock/metal scene. His voice is unmistakable, his compositional talent beyond all doubt. In the late Eighties, Matos formed the band Viper, practically a predecessor of his top-selling act Angra, which he launched in 1991. Three internationally successful albums, plus four EPs and sensational tours around the globe marked the Angra years from 1992 to 1999 with Matos as their frontman. Following his departure, he formed Shaman, simultaneously proving himself to be a multi-faceted musician, who also cuts a fine figure away from heavy metal, alongside guitarist/producer Sascha Paeth in their Virgo project. In 2008 he released the much acclaimed first solo album Time To Be Fre. Now Mentalizewill be released, featuring twelve brand-new songs which confirm his unusual vocal range and underline that Matos has matured in every respect.

Matos was supported by truly excellent musicians: His solo band includes the renowned trio consisting of Luis Mariutti (bass), Hugo Mariutti (guitar) and Fabio Ribeiro (keyboards) – all of them former members of Angra and Shaman – plus ex-Angra guitarist “Zaza” Hernandes, with whom Matos worked in the early Nineties and who is considered one of Brazil’s best guitarists, as well as Eloy Casagrande, a 18-year-old drum talent who came first at the Modern Drummer drum competition in the US.

The album was produced by Andre Matos and Sascha Paeth (Edguy, Kamelot, Rhapsody) in Brazil and Germany Directly after its release in japan, the album entered the top 20 of the national japanese charts.

TRACKLIST:

1. Leading On
2. I Will Return
3. Someone Else
4. Shift The Night Away
5. Back To You
6. Mentalize
7. The Myriad
8. When The Sun Cried Out
9. Mirror Of Me
10. Violence
11. A Lapse In Time
12. Powerstream

LINE-UP:

Andre Matos - vocals
Andre Hernandez - guitars
Hugo Mariutti - guitars
Luis Mariutti - bass
Eloy Casagrande - drums
Fabio Ribeiro - keyboards