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Progressive metal band from Brazil, featuring Dio Lima (keyboards), Lucas Araujo (guitars) and Victor Miranda (drums), plus guest Ricardo Cruz (voices). This single is based on Never, from the Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter – Overture soundtrack, performed by MAKE-UP and composed by Yougo Kouno and Nobuo Yamada. CREDITS:Never – Electric guitars (rhythm), electric bass. Official Website
Solo guitar single released in 2024, the first of a series of laments for electric guitar. This song happened almost spontaneously, at the beginning of the year. It’s a brutal portrait of what I was feeling, unadorned. It is hope that tries to persist during the war only to be shattered at the end. It’s …
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Progressive metal band from Brazil, featuring Dio Lima (keyboards), Paulo H. Lima (voices), Lucas Araujo (guitars) and Miguel Muniz (drums), plus guest Marcello Pompeu (voices). CREDITS:God’s Unjust Math – Electric guitars (rhythm), electric bass, mastering. Official Website
Progressive metal single released in 2023, the first of a series of singles based on tales from the “dream cycle” by H. P. Lovecraft. His terror-sci-fi style influenced me a lot, but I reckon this author has some visions I do not agree with, so I tried to be mindful choosing non-racist texts to be …
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Single by the legendary tokusatsu / anime singer from Brazil, featuring production by Taiko Productions. CREDITS:Machine Dreamer – Bass, Live bass playing, visual actor. Official Website
Single by the legendary tokusatsu / anime singer from Brazil, featuring production by Taiko Productions. CREDITS:Cosmic Stravaganza – Live bass playing, visual actor. Official Website
Medley based on compositions by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata, featuring The ETHEReal String Orchestra (strings), Ian Martyn (keyboards) and Rob Martino (drums). CREDITS:Ultima’s Perfection / Dycedarg’s Theme / Ultima’s Transformation – Production, arrangement, electric bass, electric guitars, mixing, mastering. Listen on streaming apps
Single based on a composition by Yasunori Mitsuda, featuring Marcela Estelië (voices). CREDITS:Awakening (from “Xenogears”) – Production, arrangement, electric bass, electric guitars, drums, keyboards, mixing, mastering. Listen on streaming apps
Single based on a composition by Nobuo Uematsu, co-produced with Fredrik Häthén. The orchestra features game music composers and musicians from all around the globe: Alex Hill, Andrew Stern, Austin Hart, Bassoonify, Damian Nguyen, Daniel Romberger, Dean Nguyen, Gabriel Vizcarra, Gregory Orosz, Jackie Berg, Joe Chen, John Robert Matz, JohnStacy, Josué Ferreira de Oliveira, Keadrin …
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Single by the saxophonist and composer from the United States, based on music by Yasunori Mitsuda. Featuring Doug Perry (marimba). CREDITS:In The Depths of The Night – Electric bass. Listen on streaming apps
