PICHILIANI METAL ROOM: ANTHARES

Genre(s): Thrash Metal

Formed in São paulo, São Paulo - 1984. Formed in São Paulo by a group of friends who divertian playing covers, the Antahres became a reality in 1985 when the first incarnation of the band was consolidated with junior Evan Sparrow on drums and bass, remaining until today, in addition Cristiam of guitarists and Spider and the legendary vocalist Henry "Well." By defining the name, chosen at random from a star in the constellation Scorpius, the quintet broke then to compose their own material. His poetry has portrayed the part of social alienation in all its diversity, issues such as disturbances of the human mind, social violence and chaos of world wars, the nuclear nightmare and dictatorships were contesting priority in directing the band since his first compositions. The show's debut Anthares happened in July 1985 with the opening of the defunct band from São Paulo Titanium. Can not imagine what was coming after her first appearance on the scene in São Paulo. This show represents the spark of several anthology shows, for example, the festival of Sao Jose dos Campos in April 1987, where he played with Anthares Tharithimas Sarcophagus and before an audience of 1,800 people. The Anthares played several times at the now defunct Raimbow Bar, at the time, the main concentration of bangers from across the metropolis. The band surpassed all records at their shows, one was in August 1987, where the public has exceeded expectations for two consecutive nights. In December 1987 the Anthares released their first album, "The Edge of Force", under the label Devil Drives. We spent 60 hours and recorded eight songs in 24 channels, among them some that were already part of the repertoire of the band in their first concerts, which were already quite familiar to the public as "The Edge of Force", "Massacre" and "Disturbia Final." The band toured throughout the year promoting the 1988 album "The Edge of Force." Many materials in Magazines and Fanzines, interviews in specialized programs of FM radios, and, of course, many shows. One of the presentations was the great festival of Santa Isabel, who in addition had Anthares bands Sepultura, Dorsal Atlantica and Attomica held in the main gym of the city to a large audience. In April 1989 the band performed in Brasilia with the MX, one of the best concerts of his career in the Gran Circo Traditional Home. Another great presentation Anthares was the first version of the great World's Thrash Festival, produced by the record Heavy Metal Maniac, one of the largest and most successful metal festival ever held in Sao Paulo, which brought together in one night, Sepultura, RDP, Korzus, Attomica, Revenge and Anthares. In 1989 came unexpected changes in training, something the group did not suffer from the stability of his first training in 1985. First, the departure of Cristian, who moved to Chile, his country of origin. In its place came the Topperman guitarist who played in the formation of the first Korzus. Some months later, it was the turn of singer Enrique "Well" to leave the band due to disagreements with the producer on how the second album that was about to be written. It was like the end of a cycle, and at the same time, an unpredictable start. Little is heard of Anthares in 1990, and while many wondered about his fate, the band locked themselves in studios struggling to rebuild their future. In 1991 guitarist Spider ceded its place to Mauricio, a former Megaforce. Came new singers in the 90/91 biennium, but none managed to stay in the band. The training only stabilized permanently only in late 1991 with the arrival of the vocal Renato. With Evan Jackson (drums), Sparrow (bass) and Mauricio Topperman (guitar) and Renato (vocals), the revitalized Anthares resurfaced. The songs were sung with lyrics in English, since the goal was to reach the foreign market. The relationship was definitively acquired by the new formation in a short time and walked Anthares its first decade of life. The band came to record some material in English that showed the great progress achieved over the years. The Anthares continued its activities, composing new music and performing several concerts. The presentations were focused mainly in the state capital of São Paulo and in many towns. The new songs show a new face of the band, with a more technical style that followed the main trends of the season. In 1996 the life goals of each of the band members went separate ways and with different goals, the band failed to take its course with a single, cohesive force. That was when the members decided to terminate their activities, and each went in search of their goal. The idea of putting the Anthares back in business has always been present during all the years the band has been stopped. The friendship between everyone always remained the same and when they were remembered with nostalgia the many stories of old. What was an idea became reality when Frank, the current voice of the band, decided to invite the members of Anthares to perform a concert in June 2004. The same lineup of 1996 would be present, but the singer Renato, living in the United States could not join the band's return. Thus, Frank took over the vocals of the band with the remnants of the 90s: Evan Jr. (drums), Sparrow (bass) and Mauricio Topperman (guitars). Bringing a new repertoire of songs that are undeniable proof of the new musical direction, as evidenced by the technique and weight, the Anthares is back again singing in Portuguese keeping the old roots of the band merged with the new aggressive and destructive.

Source: http://www.antharesmetal.com.br/historia.htm, abril de 2011.

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Discography:

Demo 1 [Demo, 1985]:

1.Fúria 03:04

2.Paranóia Final 04:12

3.Batalhas Ocultas 04:41

4.Escravos Do Prazer

5.Vingança 04:07

Evandro Jr (d), Pardal (b), Aranha (g), Cristian (g), Henrique (v).