ALTERED AEON was formed in 2001 when Henrik Ohlsson (Theory In Practice, Mutant) presented a bunch of songs to Kjell Andersson (Azotic Reign), but back then the band was called THRAWN. They both agreed on the approach of the music and continued working with Henrik`s musical ideas, building a similar vision that they strived to manifest in the music and lyrics.

Ratos de Porao is a Brazilian crossover thrash/hardcore punk band from Sao Paulo. They were formed in 1981, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today. Their core lineup of João Gordo on vocals and Jão on drums and later guitars has remained since virtually the band’s beginning.

Annihilator is a CANADIAN THRASH METAL BAND band founded in 1984 by vocalist, guitarist and bassist Jeff Waters. They are the highest selling heavy metal group in Canadian history, having sold 2 million albums worldwide, although most of their sales have been generated outside of the band’s home country. Their first two studio albums, Alice in Hell and Never, Never-land, are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records.

Apocrypha is AMERICAN TRASK METAL BAND, formed in Las Vegas , Nevada in 1987. After four years in 1991 they split up. They release three albums: “The forgotten Scroll(1987)”, “The Eyes of Time(1988)” and “Aero 54(1990)”.

Tony Fredianelli lead guitarBorn in Santa Monica, CA, Tony was the original guitarist with Third Eye Blind. Tony’s claims his musical influences as his father, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Elvis Costello.

The term “THRASH METALl” was first referred to by the music press was UK’s Kerrang Magazine journalist Malcolm Dome while making a reference to the Anthrax song “Metal Thrashing Mad” in Kerrang issue number 62, page 8 published on February 23, 1984. Prior to this Metallica’s James Hetfield referred to their sound as power metal.

THRASH METAL is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized most typically by its fast tempo and aggression. Thrash metal songs typically use fast percussive beats and fast, low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work. Lyrically, thrash metal songs often deal with social issues and reproach for The Establishment, often using direct and denunciatory language, an approach which partially overlaps with the hardcore genre.

You all probably heard about the story about Robinson Crusoe, young man who after sinking of a ship managed to save himself on a deserted island who fights for his life defying many problems that he encountered. It’s a book from an English author Daniel Defoe, who used as an idea for a novel, incredible event of a Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirkova, who was as a punishment sent to the island in the Pacific Ocean, where after 4 years, in mere coincidence he was found and returned to England.

Thrash metal generally features fast tempos, low-register, complex guitar riffs, high-register guitar solos and double bass drumming. Thrash metal rhythm guitar parts are often palm-muted to create a tighter and more precise sound. Palm-muted parts are often played with a “crunch” distortion guitar tone. Vocally, thrash metal can employ anything from melodic singing to shouted vocals.

The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of predominantly American bands began fusing elements of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with the speed and aggression of hardcore punk. Thrash metal is more aggressive compared to its relative, speed metal, and is thought to have emerged at least in part as a reaction to the more conventional and widely acceptable sounds and themes of glam metal, a less aggressive, pop music-infused heavy metal sub-genre which emerged simultaneously.