“Reach For The Light” ends a six-month wait since the band’s first single
Power Metal band Armiferum have released their highly anticipated debut album, “Reach for the Light”. The album was anticipated by the release of the single and music video for “Against the Wind”, which earned the band a nomination for Best Metal Band by the Mariutti Team Zine, by renowned musician Luis Mariutti.
“Reach for the Light” transitions between Power Metal and Extreme Metal in a frighteningly natural way. It is not a complete fusion, as in the case of Melodic Death Metal, but the insertion of Extreme Metal elements on top of the band’s original Prog/Power Metal, creating an absolutely unique, innovative and contemporary identity.
Listen to the album “Reach for the Light” below:
Guitarist Guto Cardozo commented on the release of “Reach for the Light”:
“Despite being our first full release, this launch comes to end with a golden key a preparatory cycle that started a few years ago. After a lot of sweat and sacrifice involved, now we are finally ready to show our faces to the world”.
“It was absolutely pleasurable and challenging to work on this debut album. The songs are amazing! Reach for the light, I love you!” added bassist Rafael Bochnia.
The album is produced by Douglas das Neves, co-produced by Marcos Sel, Mixed and Mastered by Thiago Bianchi and Assisted by Gabriel Lima, all from the renowned Estúdio Fusão.
Vocalist Ian Gonçalves and drummer Raphael Miotto also commented on the release:
“It’s incredible and the penny hasn’t really sunk in yet. Having a full album with a metal band… it’s not something we do every day. It really is a milestone in my life and I hope people can hear it to be moved along with us to all these top-notch songs,” said Ian.
“An album that, despite all the difficulties, ended up with an absurd result. Playing the tracks recorded by Henrique Pucci was the biggest challenge and a milestone in my evolution. This is just the beginning of a beautiful story”, concluded Raphael.
Armiferum was formed in 2020 by musicians Ian Gonçalves (Vocals), Guto Cardozo (Guitars), Rafael Bochnia (Bass) and Raphael Miotto (Drums). Despite its recent trajectory, in addition to “Reach For The Light”, the band already has another entire album practically finished, which should soon enter the final stage of production.
Also watch the music video for “Against the Wind”, a track previously released in isolation, not part of the band’s debut:
Learn more about Armiferum via the band’s Instagram @armiferumband
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