APOCALYPSE - ROCK ON MOTION One of the main aspects of progressive rock was always the movement. The progressive sound is the mutation music, indeed. In fact, this characteristic applies to the whole style, once the main bands such as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc always sounded different from each other. Like good ministers of this genre in Brazil, in 25 years on the road APOCALYPSE had changed a lot: in the beginning they used to be a power-trio but changed to a quartet and later to a quintet; always had focused on your international career till start investing on your home land again; translated all your lyrics from Portuguese to English; and always have changed your sonority. When the new century came, they were honest enough when incorporating new influences without worrying with the most radical quot;proggerquot; fans that never understand the message of the old gurus in this style: always changing hands! 25 YEARS OF HISTORY The progressive rock band APOCALYPSE was born in 1983, in Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil, founded by Eloy Fritsch and some school friends at the Colégio Nossa Senhora do Carmo who got together for a student music contest. After this first concert, guitar player Ruy Fritsch and drummer Chico Fasoli joined their ranks, playing with the band at the Festival 1º Ópera Rock. From the beginning, they presented a very different style, compared to the other local groups. They made use of organ, synthesizers, classical vocals and created songs influenced by Uriah Heep, Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zepellin, Rush and Genesis. From 1984 to 1988, the line-up changed several times. They recorded some demo tapes with the songs quot;Livrequot;, quot;Horizontes de Antimatériaquot;, quot;Auroraquot;, quot;Pássaros do Abismoquot;, quot;Besta do Malquot;, quot;Delírioquot;, quot;Ancestralquot;, quot;Miragemquot; and quot;Apocalypsequot; and made live appearances with bands like Astaroth, Nenhum de Nós, Garotos da Rua and Vôo Livre. In 1989, APOCALYPSE won first place in a festival, playing for over 10.000 people, and recorded the song quot;Só Vocêquot; for the quot;1º Circuito de Rockquot; compilation. THE FIRST ALBUM AND INTERNATIONAL CAREER At the time of their first self-titled LP release, they interrupted the traffic in their town's main street and gave a concert for over 2.000 people. Their Portuguese version for Marillion's quot;Lavenderquot; soon became a hit at the local radio, which led to a successful tour in the south of the country. In 1992, the line-up stabilized with Eloy Fritsch (keyboards), Ruy Fritsch (guitar), Chico Fasoli (drums) and Chico Casara (bass, vocals). Brazilian progressive rock guru Dario Axelrud was quite impressed by the band's sound and style during their first LP release concert and got in contact with the French label Musea, suggesting they signed the band. What seemed impossible for a band from a small town became a reality - APOCALYPSE was now signed to Musea, the most prestigious progressive rock label in the world. It took APOCALYPSE two years to record the second album 'Perto do Amanhecer', which was released in France in 1995. The good reviews from abroad soon started to arrive, which led to a rise in the band's popularity and another invitation from Musea, this time for the compilation 'Le Melleur du Progressif Instrumental'. This CD was edited in the end of 1995 with several European bands and APOCALYPSE representing Brazil. With it's baroque influences and a beautiful interplay of minimoog and guitar solos, the chosen song was quot;Notre Damequot;. In their following album, quot;Aurora dos Sonh
