After several years of trying to make things happen with very underground bands in Brazil, the guitarist, composer, and producer Fábio Simão started his new Melodic Power Metal solo project, called ANGELS ARISE! Check out the first official post discussing the project and its plans for the near future!
"みんなこんにちは! Hi friends! Finally, my first post! I'm excited for this, and if you would like to support Angels Arise, sharing this video would mean the world to me! Thank you so much! どうもありがとうございました、また次回お会いしましょう!"
An homage to the power metal bands of the 90s and 2000s: fast, powerful, and playful. This is how you could describe the style of the Munich band Legacy Reborn if it weren't for the multi-layered vocals of frontwoman Susan Noto, which add the necessary amount of emotion to the concentrated energy of the instrumentalists. The result is a unique style of melodic power metal, exciting, honest, and free of clichés.
Susan Noto - Vocals
Carlos Prada - Guitars
Karlos Chavez - Guitars
Mischa Goschkoder - Bass
***Note: at the same release date of this interview, Legacy Reborn announced the farewell of vocalist Susan Noto, and her last show as the band's frontwoman on August 30th. Check out the post on their official profile on Instagram***
The band's guitarist, Karlos Chavez, kindly provided Power Metal Producers blog with an exclusive interview, talking about their releases and the journey so far, as well as future plans! Check the interview below:
1- The first demo, self-entitled “Legacy Reborn,” features traditional elements of melodic power metal, characteristic of the 2000s, evoking a sense of nostalgia and good memories. How was the public's reception to this demo?
The first demo we published received a few but genuinely positive reactions. We shared those songs to establish our presence on social media and to give promoters a clear idea of what we could deliver to secure live bookings. Randomly enough, a YouTuber (Power Metal Ranger) came across our demo and reviewed one of our songs: Rising From Fire. The review showed us we were on the right track and confirmed that both the band and the music had potential. When we played the songs live, people were excited and enjoyed them so much that we even gained some fans at that gig who still come to our shows.
2 - “Unbroken” was one of the official singles released, a power ballad with a striking chorus and an incredible video clip, marking new steps in the journey of Legacy Reborn. What is the main message the band seeks to convey with this song?
Unbroken was originally born from the inspiration found while reading one of the books of the saga: A Song of Ice and Fire.
One of the characters falls from the heights after an almost deadly attack and, as a consequence, falls into a deep state of unconsciousness. In his dream or illusion, unconscious, the character gets confronted and encouraged to fly despite falling, as an act of resilience and endurance.
I found the passage very inspiring and wanted to put its spirit into a song that encourages listeners to be strong despite hard times, to be brave, and to endure darkness. For me, music has always been a way to go through rough times. Unbroken tries to capture this spirit. You are not broken, not this time. Believe in yourself, look deep within you, there you'll find the courage to open your wings and fly.
3 - “Wind Rose” is the latest single, featuring some epic elements, melodic solos, and a sailing theme, in a lyric video with beautiful artwork. Does the band intend to explore more themes like this, or incorporate fantasy and mythology themes into the songs, or even create an epic saga in future compositions?
Beyond being inspired by a fantasy or mythological theme, Wind Rose is an allegory to my own story, leaving everything behind to go abroad and start living a new life in a foreign country.
The song found its inspiration when I started to look back in time and recapitulate how far life can take you once you decide to go discover new places. How many stories you can live, how many places you can visit and the wonders you can see. Sometimes through a storm, sometimes with a tailwind. In the end, there is always a reward for those who are able to leave their comfort zone and start looking for something else beyond their borders.
Wind Rose is an ode to the ones who, no matter how difficult it can be, have taken the risk to leave it all behind to board into an adventure, into a journey to many distant shores.
It is not planned to become a saga, but…hey, who knows?
4 - What can fans expect from a future full-length album from Legacy Reborn?
We want to record a full-length album, and it’s one of our next goals. Right now, we are developing the concept for it, though there are no definite plans yet. We already have enough songs to make it happen, but we first want to speak with some producers we’d like to work with and develop the idea further. It may even be that we end up creating entirely new songs for the album.
5 - Are there already plans for festival appearances or a future European tour?
We have already played festivals such as Schalldruck 2023, StuStaCulum 2023, Free & Easy 2024, and very recently Wisdom Tooth Festival 2025. We have a few shows planned for this year, the next one being on the 30th of August at the Hot Rock Festival 2025 in Reichel, a small town near Munich. We don't have any tours planned at the moment, but once we record an album, we will definitely plan a release event and a small tour within Germany to promote it. All our upcoming shows are listed on BandsInTown.
6 - The story of the two guitarists, Carlos Prada and Karlos Chavez, who grew up in Colombia and managed to make their way to consolidating a metal band in Germany, is undoubtedly a great inspiration and motivation for musicians from Latin American countries. What is the best advice you can give to those who share the same dream?
We used to have separate bands back in Colombia around 20 years ago. Although we had high hopes, playing outside the country felt more like a dream than a real possibility (sometimes never even thought of it). Times have changed impressively since then, and I believe it’s now easier to travel and create music with musicians from all over the world. Nevertheless, the only advice I can give (and the only one I truly believe matters) is to follow that dream to the very end. Every band that has made it big, in any place and at any point in history, has risked it all for that dream. ___________________________________________
The Power Metal Producers blog is very grateful for this interview and wishes Legacy Reborn every success and good fortune! STAY METAL!
