In 1995 they founded the band Second Heaven, that unfortunately did not leave any recordings before split up two years later. The musicians then began to devote to academic studies of music, which eventually led them to other segments where they made career. But the passion for metal remained pulsating throughout this time. After a telephone conversation, they decided to meet to play and compose heavy metal again. The result? A new band: Higher!
To complete the band's line up, it was necessary other musicians of proven experience, such as the Chilean bassist Andres Zuniga (music teacher and columnist of Bass Player Magazine) and the drummer Pedro Rezende (that studied with Virgil Donati in Australia).
With a musicality full of identity, as never heard before, Higher's debut album is awaited with the same expectation of a big Brazilian heavy metal name, although it is a newly formed band.
Recorded in Sao Paulo at Fusao Studios and produced by Thiago Bianchi (Shaman, Noturnall), the self titled album will bring the tracks "Lie", "Illusion", "Keep me High", "Climb the Hill", "Like the Wind", "Break the Wall", "Time to Change", "Make It Worth" and "The Sign".
Signed by Carlos Fides (Noturnall, Shaman, Almah, Fire Shadow, etc), the art cover reflects directly the lyrics content and the ideological concept of the band members.
"When we decided to start this project, automatically asked ourselves: what ideas or concepts would be our songs about," says Gustavo Scaranelo. "The conclusion was instantaneous: enjoy life and its challenges to become a better person is something me and Cezar always valued, and for us this may justify the human life. From this concept was born the name Higher: humans fighting for a more elevated and highest condition. Nevertheless, the strength and vigor that heavy metal has always given us has made it a worthy vehicle, fully capable for carrying this concept, so important to us. But, anyway, we do not want to convey the idea that we (as a band) are on this highest condition, we're just strongly on this daily fight for self-transformation. Though obvious, it should be said that we are not in possession of any absolute truth, and hope that people receive our message and see us as accomplices in the relentless journey of human evolution, never as moralists. Respect is the principle of any higher level, is possible, and necessary, disagree without disrespect. All lyrics were written after these settings, the art cover and the composition of the new material were also totally based on this idea. Finally, the project has a very clear and well-defined ideological format, there is no Higher without this concept."
Higher's debut album will be released independently in the first half of 2014.
Check out the 'lyric vídeo' of "Climb the Hill" on Youtube: http://youtu.be/JU3CWs4_JKI
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