ASTEROIDEA

Genre(s): Progressive Metal / Instrumental 

Formed in Salvador, Bahia - 2001. The Asteroidea is an instrumental band that formed in January 2001 by Patrick Amorim. Took his first training Eric Andrade and Marcelo Bahia both former members of the band Pandora, bassist and drummer respectively, and Marcelo Martins, the band's Plexus. The band's name was Eric's suggestion, and is the name of a class of starfish, which originated from Latin. The repertoire of the first tests were only listening to Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Malmsteen is that with this formation occurred only two trials. Marcelo Bahia definitely lost interest with your instrument and Marcelo Martins had to devote more time to his band. In late March, John Patrick asks Matthew, a former drummer for the Mystic to take the battery. The same week, Eric decided to leave the band to devote himself only to studies. Jose Santana is called in to replace Eric. Patrick now comes in contact with his friend Leonardo Saback and this takes the other guitar in the band. In mid-April, the band started rehearsing and on days 2 and 4 August the band performs at school and Integral Idearium Bar respectively. The Asteroidea decides to terminate the tests to enter a process of composition. Patrick becomes the next six months writing songs, and then in February 2002 to resume the tests. For those who know the work of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Malmsteen's to get an idea of how to be Asteroidea. Now with his own compositions, the band is turning to an Instrumental Progressive Metal. 

Source: http://www.bahiarock.com.br/bandas-mainmenu-26/55.html?task=view&el_mcal_month=9&el_mcal_year=2009, april 2011.

Discography: 

Furthering Your Imagination [Demo, 2002]: 

1.Emancipated 03:50 

2.Friedman 04:40 

3.Digression 06:13