Apocalypse - Live in Rio [2007, Symphonic Prog, Progressive Rock, DVD5]

Apocalypse is a Brazilian band formed in 1983, and spent their first several years as a regional band playing festivals and
other local venues. The band's first album released in 1981, and includes a cover of the Marillion classic "Lavender" which like
all the band's early albums is sung in Portuguese. The early lineup was a power trio that including keyboardist Eloy Fritsch,
guitarist/vocalist Chico Casara (who also played bass for the studio recordings), and drummer Chico Fasoli, with additional
guitarist Ruy Fritsch added after the first album. The band were forced to look beyond Brazil's borders during a lull in the
progressive market in the mid-90s, becoming the first Brazilian band to release on a French label in 1995 ("Perto Do
Amanhecer"), and later touring and recording extensively in the United States. While the band's early sound was heavily steeped
in synthesizers and Hammond, the international albums gravitated toward a simpler, more melodic style with shorter tracks and
more emphasis on guitar and percussion, although the keyboards still played a significant role in the band's sound. Possibly due
to their growing international appeal, the band began to include more instrumental tracks sans the Portuguese vocals in the
latter nineties. The band's 2000 "Live in USA" release marked the first time a Brazilian act recorded and released a live set in
the United States. The band's lyrics deal mostly with humanistic themes - war, mysticism, nature, and death, but with a melodic
instrumental style. Fans and the band themselves suggest similarities to ELP and Marillion, but in fact their better known
recordings are closer to perhaps Rush, Saga, even Camel during the more sanguine parts. By 2000 the band had developed a
polished sound that bordered on power rock at times, and at times can remind the listener very much of AOR bands like Survivor
and Whitesnake. As with so many South American bands however, the lilting inflections in the guitars and keyboards are uniquely
Latin in flavor. Drummer Chico Fasoli plays an extensive kit, giving the band a broad and deep rhythmic sound.In 2004 bassist
and vocalist Chico Casara left the group; singer Gustavo Demarchi and bassist Magoo Wise joined and the group announced that
future recordings would be in English. They also decided to re-record some of their old songs in English, and the EP "Magic -
The Radio Edits" was released in 2005.

Title: Apocalypse (2007) - Live in Rio DVD
Size: 4.32 Gb ( 4 525 622,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
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