Metal goes global, with some surprising riffs Jun 18, 2008
As guitarist Rafael Bittencourt of Brazilian metal band Angra notes, it's not as if heavy metal helped to free Brazil. But metal became a vehicle for joyous self-expression after the military dictatorship fell. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Cox on Torre Oct 20, 2007
Ah think some of those boahs would swing and miss Jimma s pitches just because Jimma was the Commanduh in Chief and had the powah to fiah all those boahs if he got angra with any of them. Well, Jimma stahted looking lahk Tomma Glavine right theah towahd the end of his fuhst and onlah tuhm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Full Blown Chaos Get Punishing LP In Order; Plus Megadeth, Down & More News That Rules, In Metal File Aug 10, 2007
" ... Power-metal powerhouses Brainstorm have entered Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany, with producers Sascha Paeth (Angra, Kamelot) and Michael Rodenberg (Rhapsody of Fire, Heaven's Gate) to record their seventh album, which should drop in early 2008. "Recordings are going extremely well so far and we are simply overwhelmed how [impressive] the new songs sound," the Krauts wrote on their MySpace site. "These are definitely the best Brainstorm songs that have seen the light of day yet. " ...... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lula: Brazil to spend $500 mln on nuclear program Jul 11, 2007
"We will complete Angra III, and if necessary, we'll go on to build more nuclear plants because it is clean energy and now proven to be safe," said da Silva, better known in Brazil by his nickname, Lula ... The Angra III power plant was approved by the National Energy Policy Committee three weeks ago ... Brazil's two existing nuclear plants, Angra I and Angra II, have an installed capacity of about 2,000 megawatts. (Xinhua)
