Hallucination’Zine – To start, tell me a little about the band’s early days…
Danillo- The band started in 1985, when everything was very difficult (totally Underground) and without support and any infra-structure. In 1987, the band stopped, due to lack of members willing to do a serious work. In 1992, SPECTRUS got back to work, going through every night club in São Paulo and also in some other Brazilian towns.
HZ- Why did you chose the name SPECTRUS?
Danillo- The name SPECTRUS is very strong for it comprises many forces of the Nature.
HZ- What is the true meaning of your demo’s cover?
Danillo- The cover of the demo is based on the song “The Grand Sea” and was made by a friend of ours who is a plastic artist.
HZ- Which bands were included in the “Scombrus” besides you?Danillo- It’s was other Brazilian Rock bands.
HZ- How many gigs have you played until now and with which bands have you played?
Danillo- Lots and lots of them, with lots of bands, including some well-known ones like VIPER and HARPIA.
HZ- Do you have many supports from Mags like Rock Brigade?Danillo- In 1993 we featured 7 issues of Rock Brigade and also some features on Top Rock and Dynamite (two Brazilian Mags both specialized in Heavy Rock)besides a huge number of ‘Zines. Now we’re starting to get some features published overseas (Belgium, England, Italy and now, Portugal.
HZ- What about Radio and TV shows, are any of them who support the Underground scene over there in Brazil?Danillo- There are two great shows here in São Paulo called Comando Metal e Backstage, for whom we’ve recorded interviews and where how demo was played. There is also the promotion in other radio stations from other states and regions. (I hope I make myself clear, cause you can’t forget that Brazil is a huge country, so it’s a little different compared to Europe/Portugal. Things here are much more ‘regional’.
HZ- For which band would you like to open in a gig?Danillo-I don’t consider myself in the position to open. We would like to play together with: AC/DC, KISS, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, VAN HALEN.
HZ- Do you know anything about Portuguese music, about the sound made in Portugal?
Danillo- To tell the truth, about Rock I don’t know anything, I know a lot about your country (socially, geographically and historically), since I lived in Germany for 13 months and I studied in an integration college with Portuguese people and we studied a little about Portugal. At that time, I even had a Portuguese accent. It was very cool. I made great friends.
HZ- Tell me a little about the Brazilian bands, which one do you consider the best and the worse bands, Zines, etc…
Danillo- There are many great bands rising. There is a large amount of them doing Death Metal (which I don’t like), cause it’s a trend, but with the right knowledge.
Best Bands: SPECTRUS and SEPULTURA.
Worse Bands: Anyone which does things wrong and with no professionalism.
Best ‘Zines: It’s difficult to say, since there is a huge amount of them, for whom I hold a great deal of care and friendship and to mention some, I might forget others, which would make me very upset.
Worse ‘Zines: Anyone only into Death Metal.
Message: A great hug to the Portuguese people. I hope that we’ll be able to perform a great show for you soon. A super thank you, to my brother Fernando (see you soon). Thanks for everything. Until next time…
Caros amigos, desta vez o comentário que vou fazer sobre este trabalho vai mesmo em Português, pelo menos fica só entre nós. A semana passada comprei a re-edição em CD do primeiro e único LP dos FERRO E FOGO e meus amigos devo dizer-vos que esta re-edição está muito, mas mesmo muito má, desde o som que não tem qualquer melhoria em relação ao do próprio vinil, notando-se claramente que foi puro e simplesmente ripado do vinil, passando pela capa onde se nota perfeitamente que a editora limitou-se a fazer uma digitalização do LP e acrescentou-lhe os títulos e uma foto. Devo informar-vos que este CD não se trata de uma edição pirata mas sim de uma edição oficial lançada já em 2008 pela editora original da banda, ou seja a “Metro-Som” que existe desde 1974. Este CD contem 14 músicas e trás como bónus 2 singles, nomeadamente o “Sta Apolónia” e o “Super Homem”. Realmente uma banda que, inclusivé ainda estão no activo mereciam um pouco mais de profissionalismo. Por acaso dei uma vista de olhos no site e encontrei outra realização com muito interesse, estou a falar da Compilação em CD “Grande Geração do Rock” com JAFUMEGA, ANANGA-RANGA, UHF, FERRO & FOGO, XEQUE MATE e os AQUI D’EL ROCK. Já escrevi à editora para tentar adquirir este CD mas até agora “népia”. Caso queiram recolher mais alguns dados sobre outras realizações podem e devem aceder ao seu site através do seguinte link:
