Fullblast
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Fullblast is the third solo album of Brazil
ian Heavy metal
guitarist Kiko Loureiro
. Like the others, this is totally instrumental. Fullblast is a complete fusion of genres, which range from Rock
, heavy metal
and even Samba
.
"The creative process of an artist born from the subjective and uncontrollable expression, which starts in the heart, is filtered by the brain and flows to the instrument. The inspiration to an composition must born without pre-concepts. 'Fullblast' is borne on these circumstances. Flowing naturally from the energy of the rock-heavy and sauced with the rhythms, sounds and Brazilian languages.
This work idea is to let flow the ambiguity of Kiko's musical personalities, showed in such pure way on its extreme sides or in fusion. We find in Fullblast an acoustic guitar
track and percussion with roots in pure samba
and in the other extreme, a pure Heavy Metal
track which brings back the guitarist roots in Angra
"
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
guitarist Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro is a Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist who has worked with bands such as Angra, Silent Moon, and Blezqi Zatzas....
. Like the others, this is totally instrumental. Fullblast is a complete fusion of genres, which range from Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and even Samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
.
"The creative process of an artist born from the subjective and uncontrollable expression, which starts in the heart, is filtered by the brain and flows to the instrument. The inspiration to an composition must born without pre-concepts. 'Fullblast' is borne on these circumstances. Flowing naturally from the energy of the rock-heavy and sauced with the rhythms, sounds and Brazilian languages.
This work idea is to let flow the ambiguity of Kiko's musical personalities, showed in such pure way on its extreme sides or in fusion. We find in Fullblast an acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
track and percussion with roots in pure samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
and in the other extreme, a pure Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
track which brings back the guitarist roots in Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
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Track listing
- "Headstrong" - 4:50
- "Desperado" - 5:46
- "Cutting Edge" - 3:53
- "Excuse Me" - 4:27
- "Se Entrega, Corisco!" - 6:31
- "A Clairvoyance" - 3:19
- "Corrosive Voices" - 4:28
- "Whispering" - 5:54
- "Outrageous" - 6:11
- "Mundo Verde" - 1:48
- "Pura Vida" - 4:11
- "As It Is, Infinite" - 2:17
Personnel
- Kiko LoureiroKiko LoureiroKiko Loureiro is a Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist who has worked with bands such as Angra, Silent Moon, and Blezqi Zatzas....
– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, additional percussion and programming - Felipe AndreoliFelipe AndreoliFelipe Andreoli is a heavy-metal bassist known for playing in bands like Angra, Karma and Almah.In 2006, along with Angra and Hangar's members, he participated in Fábio Laguna's Freakeys project....
- Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Mike TerranaMike TerranaMike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
– DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - DaLuaDaluaThe Immortal Hour is a play 1908 by Scottish playwright Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym of writer William Sharp.-Dalua:Dalua is a character in the play. Although the play uses characters and settings from Celtic mythology, the character of Dalua was the invention of Macleod. He is a brooding and fateful...
- PercussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Yaniel Matos - Rhodes pianoRhodes pianoThe Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
on "Whispering"