Cobalto

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Formed in Salvador - BA, 2000. Cobalto is a 4-piece punishing metal device coming from Salvador, Brazil. The band started out on 1999 and quickly built a loyal fan base within their hometown. Cobalto released 2 demos and their second effort, “Mindiversity”, brought them more cohesiveness and aggression. They got to tour the country and play with bands such as Shaaman, Necromancia, Torture Squad, Ratos de Porão and Claustrofobia, to name a few. Drummer Jera Cravo, who was playing at the time, left the fold to pursue other musical goals, and Louis (ex-Drearylands and ex-Mystifier), known for his virtuosity and abrasive drumming, joined Cobalto. The band continued promoting their latest outfit and finally entered the studio to record their debut album. “Elemental” was produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by engineer Jera Cravo (Blaze Bayley, Virgil Donatti, Tribal Tech, Diesel Machine, Malefactor) and is a brutal 12-song CD. The record was released through Brazilian indie label Atalho Discos on mid-2005 and was definitely the band’s breakthrough. Because of all the buzz and excellent reviews worldwide, Cobalto got to tour Europe for almost a year, playing in countries such as Finland, Germany, Belgium and Czech Republic, and got “Elemental” released in Europe by Finnish label Forkwork Music. These accomplishments also include a slot on 2006’s “Masters Of Rock” Festival, playing for around 25,000 Czech metalheads and along bands such as Whitesnake, Kreator, Apocalyptica, Master Plan and The Gathering, to name a few. After coming back to Brazil for vacation and to begin writing songs for the new album, Jan announced he was leaving the band. A couple of months writing the new album and trying out a few vocalists, Cobalto stumbled upon Viktor Lemoz, a gifted local metal singer who never quite had the chance of fronting a pro band. Exactly 4 practices later the band set on to record their sophomore album, “Metamorphic”. Under the same production/engineering, Jera Cravo, yet signed to a new label, Torto Fono Gramas, Cobalto wrapped up recordings in a month. “Metamorphic” was released in Brazil via Torto Fono Gramas in September 2008. The album got excellent reviews worldwide as the first album, but was clear the development at the time. Currently the band is composing new songs with a new guitarist Victor Mattos (Godmak, ex-Doykod and ex-Drearylands) to take a step up the ladder and come back on the road!.


Banda : Cobalto

Gênero: Trash Metal

Origem: Salvador - Ba

Formada em 2000

Current line-up:

Daniel Dattoli : Guitar 

Jan : Vocals 

Chris Gomes : Bass 

Louis: Drums

Discografia:

Mindiversity [Demo, 2002]

Elemental 2005

Metamorphic 2007