Brazilian bands everyone should know : Shaman

Shaman was formed when Angra was "split in 2" , with the only 2 original guitarrists carrying the band (Angra) with a new line up .

The "other half" (bassist Luiz Mariutti , singer André Matos and Drummer Ricardo Confessori) formed Shaman and released 2 great albums with this line up .

Then a radical line up change again with only Confessori carrying the flag until they finished their activities back in 2014 .

They reunited the band in 2018 with the original line up , but SADLY SADLY SADLY , Matos died in July 2019 , but they hired "Alirio Netto" and now are active again and doing lots of concerts . Hope to catch them soon here in my city (São Paulo) .

Check this band , people !!! They are back with Alirio Netto on vocals ...

I've been getting into Viper, having picked up their first two albums on cd. Excellent musicianship.

Yep . the first 3 ones of Viper are great . Than , after that , they released 2 extremely weak albums where they where experiencing with styles that where completely alienated from their original audience (which was a Power Metal and Traditional Heavy Metal one)

They reunited "somewhere" in the 2000s and released a "return to roots" album called "All my Life" , this as far as I know is recommended for the Power Metal fans of the band , altought it's HIGHLY underrated because the line up was missing many of their classic era members .


But Shaman is a band to be checked out , I´d say they are somewhat close to Angra in style , but heavier and a little more aggressive and in your face .

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