Algorythms on Facebook I tend to hate them, for the nonsense they propose to me. Not this time as I was not aware of an underground metal show celebrating 40 years existence of two local bands Azul Limão and Taurus. Apart from not knowing these two bands, also the venue Audio Rebel never appeared on my radar before. Turned out it did not exist yet, when I lived iin Rio. All the more reasons to attend. So in the evening I took the metro to Botafogo (bairro) and had a firm walk to Audio Rebel. Arriving there all looked welcoming from the start. The venue turned out to be a house inbetween large flats and existed mainly of a long corridor. When I expected the venue to be a door to the right at the corridor, it turned out to be even further down. the hall. A bar served several beers from bottle and can and I picked Patagonia IPA to be my beer for the night. Well half the night as the stock finished after the first band a reoccuring fact when I pick a favourite beer. At the merch stand I later met Ader executivo produtor from the label Dies Irae. He tours Europe often and also gets European bands to play Brazil. So we shall maintain in contact and I hope that one day I can be of help getting a Dutch band to play in Brazil (and I know just the right candidates). The other guy at the merch stand was even a more intersting story, as he stated playing in The Netherlands in the past, but forgot where. Wen he told his band was Apokalyptic Raids, I could help out as he played Nobel in 2016 and I was there. Great how the metal world turns in small circles and thsi welcoming feeling I had all night.
Now on the musical ground I was somewhat starting behind the pack, as I did not know any music in advance. I do have the book United Forces on Brazils's Metal Underground 1986-1991 and I am sure I read about Taurus there. When coming home I have to check again. Opening band of the evening were Azul Limão. They play Heavy Metal of the eighties kind with clear NWOBHM influences. Musically great and holding a good fontman it did not take long, before I joined the shouting of Who-whooo-ho-ho or Metal with the crowd. Talking about the crowd the venue is not huge, but it was packed. Azul Limão do sing in Portuguese, which to me adds to the fun in a way as I extend my metal vocabulary. This was one very entertaining show and long enough as after all we had 40 years to celebrate (with a break throughout nineties when heavy metal suffered worldwide). The set closed with two Taurus members joining in and a song I did not know (but everyone else did) closed the sheir show in style. I asked original member guitarist Marcos Dantas what was considered their classic album and he stated their debut Vingança as a favourite. So I got it at a very fair price and a very eighties metal cover it has (topless woman, skulls, horse, sword, castle on a mountain). A new album is coming out, so I shall get it after release
Next band were Taurus who according to Metal Archives are from Niteroi, which is Brazil's answer to Zoetermeer but then 10 times bigger. Their metal is more speed thrash driven and they also released their debut Signo deTaurus in 1986. I had to get that CD too, as this show was as impressive. Throughout the set there were some speeches, by the two original band members and also two fans came on stage. All in good mood, just showing how much metal means in our lives throughout the decades. Taurus turned out to be another band to follow for me and their long set flew by. This time I knew one song as when Marcos from Azul Limão was invited on stage we got a great Ace of Spades cover. Being a notch heavier it seemed to me that some people came for Azul Limão and others for Taurus, but to me the match was very good. So I discovered in one evening two to me new bands to follow and one venue I hope to return to soon. Slowly finding my way into Rio's metal world I unfortunately lost the Laws show in Garage a night later. But metal is alive and kicking also in Rio.
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