Stress is a
Brazilian heavy metal band. They were among the earliest Brazilian metal bands, and recorded what is considered to be the first Brazilian heavy metal album, the self-titled ''
Stress''.
History
Formed in 1974 by the encounter of the future members of the group in a school, they were the first Brazilian
metal band in the world, and also the first to release an album. Their career began by playing songs by artists such as
Rolling Stones
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Nazareth
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Sweet,
Led Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath,
Deep Purple
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and other similar groups. The lineup of the time consisted of: ChamoneI Andre on drums, Leonardo Revenue on keyboards, Roosevelt Bala as the singer, Wilson Mota on guitar and Paulo Lima on bass. The first concert of the band, omitting various live performances for the anniversaries of the school, occurred in 1977.
In 1978 the band began to work on their first piece, under the influence of
metal groups such as
Judas Priest
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Saxon
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Iron Maiden, sung both in English and in Portuguese, but due to the desire of the fans who wanted to understand the lyrics, all lyrics were rewritten in
Portuguese.
The first album was released in 1982, called simply
Stress. The album mostly consisted of a quite heavy brand of
speed metal, occasionally bordering on
thrash metal, in some parts accompanied by classic metal and hard rock influences. The lyrical themes of the album also focused on social issues, as an example the song ''Stressencefalodrama'' strongly denounced the policy of censorship and torture adopted by the Brazilian government in those years. Many of the songs still had to undergo changes to the lyrics or the titles due to the censorship of the time.
The release of the album followed with a major success for the band, for example the song ''O Oráculo do Judas'' was one of the most successful songs on radio stations in Rio de Janeiro, making the band gather many fans and putting it under the attention of Brazilian media.
Three years after the release of their album, Stress returned on the market with their second album,
Flor Atômica
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, consolidating the status of cult band in the
Brazil metal scene, a scene that would later be dominated by
thrash metal groups like
Mutilator, Atomic,
Sepultura and
Sarcofago.
After the release of the album the band continued to play concerts, but failed to produce another album and so they decided to disband in 1987.
In 1995 the band reunited and in 1996 they released a new album called
Stress III, containing brand new and unreleased songs. The band never released any more material for 9 years, but in 2005 they released a demo with only one new song.
In 2019 the band released its fourth full length album, Devastação.
Band members
Current members
* Roosevelt "Bala" Cavalcante – vocals, bass (1977–present)
* André Lopes Chamon – drums (1977–present)
* Paulo Gui – guitars (1983–present)
Former members
* Pedro Lobão - guitars
* Leonardo Renda - keyboards
* Wilson Motta - bass (1977-1979)
* Pedro Valente - guitars (1977-1983)
* Carlos Reimão - bass (1979-1982)
* J. Bosco - bass (1985-1986)
* Alex Magnum - guitars (1985-1986)
* Rick - bass (1986-?)
* Christian - guitars (1986-?) (deceased)
* Alex Scio - guitar (1988-1989)
* Alex "Xamba" Cotta - bass (1988-1989)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Stress'' (1982)
* ''
Flor Atômica
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'' (1985)
* ''
Stress III'' (1996)
* ''Devastação'' (2019)
Live albums
* ''Stress - Ao Vivo!'' DVD (2007)
* ''Live 'n' Memory'' (2009)
Compilation albums
* ''Amazon, First Metal Attack!'' (2009)
* ''Atomic Flower, Brazilian Metal Explosion'' (2010)
Notes
External links
*
ww.stress.mus.br Official Homepage*
ww.myspace.com/stressbrasil Myspace Page
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Speed metal musical groups
Brazilian thrash metal musical groups
Brazilian heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1974
Musical groups disestablished in 1987
Musical groups reestablished in 1995
1974 establishments in Brazil
1987 disestablishments in Brazil
1995 establishments in Brazil