Sometimes, Teatro Odisséia opens its doors to great names on Metal worldwide scene, but this time, it was an underground festival, with three bands from Brazil (VOCIFERATUS, NERVOCHAOS and COLDBLOOD), one from United States (the legendary quartet FUNERUS), and the main name was from Finland, the Black Metal masters of AZAGHAL.

The first one to come to the stage was the quintet VOCIFERATUS, from Rio de Janeiro, and it was a pity that a little public saw their show.
 

Pedrito Hildebrando (vocals), Luiz Mallet and Filipe Lima (guitars), Lucas Zandomingo (bass) and Rodolfo Ferreira (DARKTOWER drummer, who made this show in the place of Augusto Taboransky, who had some particular problems) showed the reason of all extreme metalheads' eyes are on the band, for they are in a very high level of playing and having a good attitude on stage (all of them move and bangs their heads). Songs from their EP "Blessed by the Hands of Flames" as "Warpath" and from their upcoming first Full Length, called "Mortenkult" as "The New Opposition", the wonderful "Mortenkult" and "Amenti" were played, and even with a short set and a few fans inside the venue, the band shows that can be a pillar to Blackened Death Metal in a near future.

Setlist:
1. The New Opposition
2. Chaos Legions Battle Front
3. Warpath
4. Mortenkult
5. Amenti

After a little time of waiting, NERVOCHAOS came to the stage and made an excellent show.

With a line up stabilized for many years, Guiller (vocal and guitars), Quinho (guitars), Felipe (bass) and Edu (drums) were at their best form, and made a killer performance, with a very good attitude on stage, showing that the experience is extreme important. The band focuses their energy and efforts on Death Metal in a more traditional trend, and was releasing its new album, "The Art of Vengeance". But seeing the quartet playing alive and unleashing classics as "Total Satan" and "To the Death!" is an experience of a Metal lifetime. And the audience (still in a low number) hailed them effusively. And let's speak the truth: they deserve it a lot!
 

The band left the stage, thanked a lot to the public, and was time for the preparations for the third band: COLDBLOOD.

Setlist:
1. The Harvest
2. To The Death
3. Total Satan
4. From Below And Not Above
5. Mighty Justice
6. Mind Under Siege
7. Dark Chaotic Destruction
8. Pazuzu is Here
9. Pure Hemp

An ancient band from Rio de Janeiro, COLDBLOOD is a quartet that makes what we can call Floridian Death Metal with Black Metal influences, an evolution that is ongoing by now. Playing songs from their most recent album, "Chronology of Satanic Events", the band showed a great musical evolution. Their attitude on stage is extremely fine, and we could see that Arawnn is a fine vocalist and guitar player, and Mkult is a powerhouse on the drums (very good playing and with a fine technique), along with live members Raphael Gabrio on bass guitar and André Neil on guitars. Lots of energy and heavy music, and a hearing on "Cross Inversion" and "Avoid Jehovah" shows that this evolution will give excellent fruits soon.
 

I just can't wait to see them again!

Setlist:
1. Chronology Of Satanic Events
2. Anthropomorphic Idolatry
3. Cross Inversion
4. Metastasis (Christ)
5. Kristophobia
6. Hell Transcendental
7. Avoid Jehovah
8. Anti Crusade (To Destroy The Holy Graal)

Then, after some preparations took place, the US band FUNERUS came to the stage, and made a very good show.
 

Playing a very traditional way of North American Death Metal, the band took two Brazilian musicians to complete their line-up for this tour: NERVOCHAOS guitarist Guiller on second guitar, and Denis Okuma (from HELLSAKURA) on the drums, along the founding members Jill McEntee (bass and vocals) and John McEntee (guitars, and yes, the very same from INCANTATION). And besides there were some moments where problems with sound equipment appeared, they made a very energetic show, being hailed a lot by the public. "Sound of Oil", "The Comfort in Depression" and "Leatherface" showed their musical potential, so we hope they will be on road for a long time.

Setlist:
1. Sound of Oil
2. Reduced to Sludge
3. Suffering Life
4. The Comfort in Depression
5. Bedpan Commando
6. Web of Deceit
7. E. Histolytica
8. Nebulous Existence
9. Leatherface
10. Festering Earth
11. Behind the Door

Closing the festival, then came the hour for seeing the Metal grasp from Finnish trio AZAGHAL. And they answered all expectations, no doubts about this!
 

Niflungr (bass, vocals), JL Nokturnal (guitars) and Lima (drums) showed the reason for all the respect they have to the point to be called a legend on Black Metal underground on Finland.

Besides there was little communication between the band and the public, their attitude on stage was extremely fine, especially JL Nokturnal (he bangs his head a lot and doesn't stand on the same place for many time), and Lima (who really is a great drummer. He never loss the tempo notion, and have a very fine technique!). And harsh and aggressive songs like "Agios O Baphomet", "Pohjoisen Valkoinen Kuolema", "Quetzalcoatl", and "Juudas" were the proof of a band that still have a lot to say and to grow in terms of Metal.
 

Setlist:
1. Agios O Baphomet
2. Black Metal Terror
3. Kyy
4. Peto 666
5. Pohjoisen Valkoinen Kuolema
6. Filosofi
7. Helwettilainen
8. De Masticatione Mortuorum
9. Quetzalcoatl
10. Kun Aurinko Kuoli
11. Maailman Viimeinen Yo
12. Mustamaa
13. Reign
14. Juudas
15. Verenjano

A very fine event, and as always plenty of thanks to Teatro Odisséia for hosting such an event in the Brazilian Metal scene and of course hard to forget Cronos Entertainment for setting up a profound lineup.

*Photography by Daniel Croce