Iahweh was a Brazilian

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/ metal band, originating in São Paulo, Brazil.

Biography

The band was founded in São Paulo and released its Alfa e Ômega album, in 1996. Due to internal problems, the band went into hiatus, but returned in 2008 to release the album ''Neblim'', which included the tracks "Misericórdia, Senhor" and "Ruah". In 2009, the group won the first Louvemos ao Senhor Trophy in the Best Rock Album category. In 2010, the band released their first music video for the orchestrated version of their song "Neblim". In 2012, Iahweh's lead singer André Leite left the band to join the Rio De Janeiro-based group Hangar. On March 5, 2014, coinciding with the carnival on

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, Iahweh released a new clip with the participation of Father

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entitled "Deserto," which was also the name of their third CD released later in the same month.

Members

* André Leite – vocals * Toninho de Marco – guitar * Alessandro Bittencourt – bass * Tiago Mattos – guitar * Eloy Casagrande – drums

Past members

* Neli Sestari * Júlio César

Discography

* 1996 – '' Alfa e Ômega'' * 2008 – '' Neblim'' * 2014 – '' Deserto''

Videography

Videos

* 2010 – " Neblim" * 2014 – "Deserto"

Awards

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* Category 12: Best Rock Album ,

References

External links

*{{cite web, url =http://www.iahweh.com.br/, title =Official site of the band, archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084634/http://www.iahweh.com.br/, archivedate =April 18, 2015, url-status =dead Brazilian Christian rock groups Brazilian Roman Catholic musical groups Musical groups from São Paulo (state) Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2015 Brazilian Christian metal musical groups Brazilian musical quintets