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Saturday, February 7, 2026
OVERDOSE (BRA) (ROCK BRIGADE #27, 1988)
Rock Brigade was a classic metal magazine from Brazil, written in Portuguese. Here is an interview translated to English.
OVERDOSE - PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE
When we talk about the good old days of Minas Gerais, we immediately think of Cruzeiro, cheese, Atlético, hard rock bands, women, lottery and other things, but of course there are also good heavy metal bands there, and OVERDOSE is undoubtedly the most expressive of them. We talked to the band members and their manager RICARDO, and here we bring you the result of this interview.
Q) To start, I would like you to give me a brief history of OVERDOSE.
A) OVERDOSE began to form in mid-1983 with CLÁUDIO and BOZÓ who later recruited bassist FERNANDO. Later, the band replaced the old drummer and rhythm guitarist with two musicians from a band called CARROUSSEL: HELIO and RICARDO. With this lineup, they began to promote the band's sound with shows in BH and Minas Gerais. From there, signed by Cogumelo, they released the EP SÉCULO XX and more recently the LP CONSCIENCE by Heavy Discos, in a totally independent production.
Q) For you, how was the reception of the SÉCULO XXI BESTIAL DEVASTATION by the public and specialized critics?
A) It was excellent because, when the EP was released, OVER was already known in the RJ-SP-MG axis and it was easier for the public to accept it. The critics were also quite receptive and, being one of the first Heavy Metal albums in Brazil, we have news that it has already sold over 8,000 copies.
Q) So far, how are the sales and reception of the LP CONSCIENCE going?
A) Taking into account the current situation of our beloved homeland Brazil and the crisis that has also affected the recording industry, the LP CONSCIENCE is selling well. In one month, the first pressing (1,000 copies) sold out, and another 2,000 copies are already coming out of the oven. As for the reception of the album, sometimes we don't understand what the Brazilian public wants. Noise?? If so, you can give up. They say the album is too crazy. Others say it's difficult to understand. And others say that the musicians are trying too hard to show off: I think if you put in the effort studying music, spending sleepless nights, playing and training, you should show the results!!!!
Q) Did CONSCIENCE... achieved everything you really intended?
R) In terms of Brazil, we can consider that our objective was achieved because, for us, the album was satisfactory, and that's what matters! As for abroad, which is and still is our biggest goal, we are waiting for some contacts and some answers. (We should even have one of our songs on the METAL MASSACRE VOL 9 compilation)
Q) How was the experience of switching from Cogumelo to Heavy?
A) We thought it would make things easier for us, but the truth is we worked much harder than Cogumelo. The people at Heavy are willing, but they're still a bit inexperienced with productions.
Q) What is the real meaning of the cover and title of the LP?
A) The title has to do with the song PRISON OF THE CONSCIENCE, which is about a guy who discovers that if he thinks about and understands the world's problems, he is condemned and considered crazy. If we think about it, our conscience can see the rot in the world and we can't do anything about it. The title also served as a message to a certain type of audience in Brazil that has become a plague and has nothing conscious about it. As for the cover, it's difficult to convey everything it has to say. We leave it open: whoever is aware, let them interpret it however they want!
Q) What do you think about SEPULTURA releasing their MORBID VISIONS LP abroad?
A) Great for them, because it can open the way for other Brazilian bands!
Q) Are there plans for you to also release CONSCIENSE abroad?
A) Yes! We have several contacts in the US and some record labels in Europe. Q) Do you intend to record any of the older material on a future LP?
A) No, because we are always creating new things. As long as we are producing, there is no need for re-recordings.
Q) What is the reason for singing in English? Why is A ULTIMA ESTRELA the only song on the LP in Portuguese?
A) As we have already said, the main objective. The idea behind the IP was to reach the foreign market: There is no possibility of succeeding abroad singing in Portuguese, besides, Heavy sounds much better in English. As for "A ÚLTIMA ESTRELA" being recorded in Portuguese, it was because it was practically our first song and everyone already knew it in Portuguese. It was a tribute to our first fans and not to mention that as an encore it gets even the most radical of radicals going!
Q) What are your biggest influences? And those of each band member?
A) We try to listen to everything, from Jazz to Power, from Farofa to classical. Without prejudice, always keeping an open mind to all styles as long as it's music and well played.
BOZO ERIC ADAMS RONNIE DIO. GEOFF TATE, DON DOKKEN and especially the great opera singers. CLAUDIO DAVID YNGWIE MALMS-TEEN, STEVE VAI, EDDIE VAN HALEN, AL DI MEOLA AND PACO DE LUCIA. He's also crazy about classical music. FERNANDO PAZZINI BILLY SHEE HAN JACO PASTORIUS, STANLEY CLARK And, GEDDY LEE and STEVE HARRIS. ANDRE CHARLIE BENANTE, GREG BISONETTE, ALEX VAN HALEN.
Q) What do you think of all these new bands from Minas Gerais that have emerged, like SARCOFAGO, CHACAL, HOLOCAUSTO PLACENTA, etc.?
A) Honestly? No comment!!
Q) What is your relationship like with the other bands from BH2?
A) We get along very well with the bands that make MUSIC, especially the more experienced people in the musical melody of Belo Horizonte.
Q) Of the national bands; which ones do you appreciate the most?
A) AZUL LIMÃO, KAMIKAZE, DOR SAL VODU, VIPER, MUTILATOR, ASTA ROTH and TAURUS.
Q) What are your hobbies outside of music?
R) Claudio David sleeps and wakes up playing guitar, Bozo is our Public Relations manager, as he loves going out to party in the nightlife scene; Fernando Pazzini is more of a homebody and his favorite hobby is going on tour. As for our new drummer, we don't know much yet because we've only been together for a month, but as soon as we find out, we'll let you know.
We also like to hang out together, have a beer and go bowling. Not to mention the women.
Q) How does it feel for you to be considered one of the best heavy metal bands in the country?
R) Wow, do I need to answer? It's very gratifying to know that those who put us in this position are our true fans and we hope they always will be.
P) What would be the biggest difficulty in making heavy metal in Brazil?
Q: Lack of media support, ignorance and stupidity of Brazilians, because they don't know how to put on a show or a musical event (except for the ROBERTOS MEDINAS of the world) and the public itself helps to transmit this negative image of Rock and Heavy (this is for the idiots who think that going to a show is synonymous with destruction and clowning around).
Q: How is the promotion of OVERDOSE going?
A: Now at the end of the year we are kind of on hold because with the change of the new drummer, HELIO for the ex-DETH ANDRE, we had to take a break until ANDRÉ got musically in sync with the band. We hope that for '88 we can start well touring Brazil, and maybe recording an EP.
Q: What are the band's future plans?
A: To play, play, play... and play!!
P) To conclude this interview, we leave this space open for you to send a message to your fans and readers of RB in general.
R) Oh, it was great chatting with you, readers and editors of RB. It's truly an honor to be able to participate in such a well-regarded and well-known magazine worldwide. And remember: Free your conscience, you will free yourselves and help the world to free itself!!! See you!!!
Thank you, OVERDOSE team, and we hope you turn your plans into concrete realities.
(Eduardo Russomano)
UNFORGETTABLE STEEL - THE ARGENTINIAN HEAVY METAL SCENE (NECROANARCHY #8, 1996)
Unforgettable Steel was a Metal magazine from Chile, written in Spanish. Here is an article translated to English for you.
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Unforgettable STEEL!
In the early 80s, the Argentinian metal scene produced its best work. Among the most important bands was V8 (now disbanded), which gave rise to Logos, where Alberto Zamarbide showcased his powerful vocals. It's no wonder he's one of the best vocalists on the other side of the Andes. Alongside them, Hermética was also born, another of the iconic bands of Argentinian metal. With O'Connor, Romano, and Iorio, they unleashed the most thunderous sound effects throughout their country and all of South America. Many remarkable albums emerged from those devastating riffs and those crushing battles. Without going too far afield, Rata Blanca is also part of V8's history, since Walter Giardino once played in their ranks, and no one today can deny this great guitarist and the outstanding career of his band.
The legacy of these groups is one of the most important in recent years in the world of heavy metal. Descendants of those pioneers include Malón (three members of Hermética together), who present their album *Espíritu Combativo* with a truly devastating sound and spectacularly crafted tracks, most notably the single "Síntoma de la Infección," which shakes us with thrash genius in the best Exodus style.
Alma Fuerte (Ricardo Lorio, also from Hermética) continues in their previous vein with *Mundo Guanaco*, where he also handles the vocals—not entirely successful, but full of power—and Logos (V8), the breakout band of 1995, demonstrates why their second album, *Generación Mutante*, has been considered one of the five best heavy metal albums of the nineties. And get this! It was produced by none other than Rudy Sarzo himself.
It's also worth highlighting the great influence of all these musicians within the current Argentine scene, where one of the bands most influenced by them is Raptor, a trio from Buenos Aires whose 1995 album established them as the new spearhead and rising star of Argentine metal. Their track "Grita por tu honor" (Shout for Your Honor) is excellent. Without further ado, I urge you to listen to some of these bands that exemplify the effort, tenacity, quality, and aggression that can only be achieved through perseverance and hard work. Here in our country, there are also bands just as badass, or even more so, and I would prefer that instead of criticizing our neighbors, we work our butts off to stand out, since we have more than enough merit and quality.
/ Freddy Alessis
EXUMER (GER) ON THE FRONT COVER OF ROCK BRIGADE (#27, 1988)
Rock Brigade was a legendary Metal magazine from Brazil.
ACCEPT BACKSTAGE IN SPAIN (1986)
Before going onstage at the Pabellón De La Ciudad Deportiva Del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain (April 17, 1986).
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CRIONIC (DEN) "THE LAND WHICH ONCE WERE" [DEMO TAPE]
Genre: Thrash Metal
Year: 1986
Country: Denmark
Notes: The only release by this Danish band from Aarhus, and that really is a shame. Would have loved to hear a full-length album by the band. The name Crionic was taken from the Metallica song Trapped Under Ice and the line: "No release from my cryonic state". Their demo was reviewed in Rock Brigade #27 'zine, where the band name was misspelled Crionics.
Year: 1986
Country: Denmark
Notes: The only release by this Danish band from Aarhus, and that really is a shame. Would have loved to hear a full-length album by the band. The name Crionic was taken from the Metallica song Trapped Under Ice and the line: "No release from my cryonic state". Their demo was reviewed in Rock Brigade #27 'zine, where the band name was misspelled Crionics.
Side A:
Dawn
The Land Which Once Were
Side B:
Sneaking Disease
Putrescent Deceit
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Friday, February 6, 2026
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PUÑO DE HIERRO (MEX)
Found in the wild so unfortunately I don't know from what magazine this one comes from.
PUÑO DE HIERRO
Metal Overture... Have Faith
By Juan Carlos Castellanos
After carefully listening to the Metalmania compilation, we couldn't ignore the quality of each of the participating bands, and among those that stood out for their well-crafted music are Iron Fist, who, having previously appeared on another compilation, are now making their debut album, produced by Octavio Aguilera, director of Discos y Cintas Denver, which, incidentally, has expanded its catalog of Mexican rock.
"After the Metalmania album came out, Octavio Aguilera offered us the opportunity to record an LP, because he said he liked our work."
OLIVER MAGNUM (US/OK)
Oliver Magnum were founded in October 1983 by the rhythm section Dan Kurtz and Curt Daughterty. Soon after that Monte Humphrey joined the band, which at the time started to play their first live gigs as an instrumental trio. In 1984 vocalist Mark Mueller left his old band to join Oliver Magnum.
Rumors say that the band won a "Battle of the Bands" contest in Tulsa, Oklahoma which enabled the band to enter a studio and record their first demo tape. This demo tape entitled 01986 included the 4 songs "Trapped", "Silent Scream", "Old World Nites" and "Fahrenheit 451", which got fantastic critics in all fanzines/magazines. According to the band, "1986" did sell over 2000 times within 2 years, "Old World Nites" later appeared on Metal Massacre IX. About a year later, Oliver Magnum made another recording session and recorded a song called "Metal Cruelty" which was meant to be released on a sampler that unfortunately has never been released.
The first line-up change took place in late 1988 and brought new singer James Randel into the band. At this time Mark Mueller didn't want to play heavy metal anymore. This line-up recorded the self-titled debut album, which actually was supposed to be entitled Metal Cruelty. Metal Cruelty was used by the band as a promo tape to raise interest for a record deal. The band signed a record deal with New Renaissance records which released Oliver Magnum in 1989 and licensed the album to SPV Steamhammer in Europe. The album contains the 4 songs of the demo tape and 4 additional songs. The album track "Sister Cybele" was also released on a SPV sampler called The Future of Metal Is Now. Oliver Magnum also managed to finance a self produced video clip of their song "Trapped". Oliver Magnum didn't achieve much in the way of sales, and they were dropped from their record company.
Randel lost faith in the band and quit Oliver Magnum after the release of their debut album and was temporary replaced by Jimmy King. Randel later appeared as vocalist on the first {\link Forté} album and in early 1991 vocalist Mark Mueller rejoined the band. But this line-up was only able to record a few more songs which were released in 1992 as the Drive By demo as well as a split 7" entitled Necessary Evil. After those releases it became quiet around Oliver Magnum and finally the band split-up around 1997. They also appeared on the Dominion Records compilation Tomorrow Never Tells with "Time to Tell" and "American Queen."
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