Felipe Andreoli : new Fretless 5 strings Bass Condor signature

Felipe Andreoli presents his new Fretless 5 strings bass Condor signature by Eliezer Lara ! Enjoy ;)

Body: Mahogany, Swamp Ash
Top: Amboyna Burl, Buckeye Burl and Quilted Maple
Neck: 5 pieces - Select Hard Maple and Jacarandá
Fingerboard: Ebony and Jacarandá
Bridge: Gotoh 510B 18 and 19mm
Tuners: Gotoh GB707
Pickups: Aero Instrument H and K Series
Preamp: 18V Aguilar OBP-3
Luthier: Eliezer Lara



For more news : Felipe Andreoli Official Twitter

Almah : end of bass recordings

Almah has finished the recordings of bass parts for his upcoming album yesterday at Norcal Studios (São Paulo, Brazil) !

Edu Falaschi about Almah via Twitter, yesterday :

"ALMAH: Today we finish the bass! We already have the album almost done! Only the keyboards and vocals are left to do! All the instrumental parts were done within 15 days!"

For more news : Edu Falaschi Official Twitter

Marcelo Barbosa / Almah : recordings of acoustic guitar parts

Yesterday, Felipe Andreoli posted on his Official Flickr some great pics of Marcelo Barbosa taken during the recordings of acoustic guitar parts for the new Almah's album at Norcal Studios (São Paulo, Brazil) ! Enjoy ;)







For more news : Felipe Andreoli Official Flickr

Marcelo Barbosa / Almah : news from the studio

Marcelo Barbosa informs from the studio via Twitter (@marcelogtr)

"All the solos of Almah 2011 are finished. It's time of acoustic guitar parts !"

For more news : Marcelo Barbosa Official Twitter

Felipe Andreoli : demo pedal ANALOG STEREO DUAL CHORUS NIG (video)

Almah's bassist Felipe Andreoli presents a demo of the pedal Analog Stereo Dual Chorus Nig in video !



For more news : Nigmusic Official Youtube

Almah : headliner at ForCaos Festival

From Almah Official Website / MS Metal Press :

Almah has recently confirmed its first show in 2011, the band will be one of the headliners of the annual ForCaos Festival that will take place on 21-23 of July in Fortaleza (Brazil).

ForCaos Festival is one of the most important underground events to the Northeast of Brazil. The history of ForCaos started in 1999 and this year it will bring together bands and metalheads for the 13th time.

Besides the headlining show on 22th of July (Friday) Almah will play a pocket show (20/07, entrance is free). Also, the frontman of the band Edu Falaschi will present a talk show with the fans (19/07) and a Workshop (21/07).

For more news : Almah Official Website / MS Metal Press

Almah : video reports from the studio, guitar recordings part I, II&III

From Almah Official Website :

Almah continue working at the third studio album, the follow-up to the previous success, Fragile Equality (2008). As we reported, the band entered the Norcal Studios in São Paulo, Brazil on May 2th. Check out the latest studio report by Almah’s guitarist Marcelo Barbosa:

“The last few weeks I live between the trips from my home city Brasilia to Sao Paulo and back: at first, it was preproduction of the new material and right now, we’re recording the guitars for the new CD of Almah. The whole atmosphere in the studio is very good and we are convinced that the album will be great. As the songs are taking shape, we start to realize the weight and profundity of them and of their arrangements. All the guitar bases have been already recorded and at the moment we are doing some details and the solos. I have to return to Brasília for the week-end because of some shows and appointments there. But I believe that before the middle of the next week we’ll finish all the guitar and acoustic guitar parts.

Too many things happen at the same time and I must confess that I’m getting a bit crazy because of it. But let come what may!

I’ve made two videos with parts of the new songs. They are short because we can’t reveal all the secrets before their time, but I think it could be enough to stimulate your curiosity. Some elements remind Fragile Equality, after all, the band remains the same with the same guitarists. These elements are a part of our sound’s identity. But I’m sure that for the most part of the album we are daring enough and many things will be different from the stuff presented on the previous CD.

Sorry, I made a mistake recording the second video with my iPhone, I did it in the vertical position that is why the picture is too narrow. Anyway, what is really important, the sound is there. Check out the videos, we will show you more things soon. Stay tuned!”


- Almah, guitar recordings part I :




- Almah : guitar recordings part II :




- Almah : guitar recordings part III :



For more news : Almah Official Website / Marcelo Bargbosa Official Blog

Felipe Andreoli : demo pedal BASS SHAPER NIG (video)

Almah's bassist Felipe Andreoli presents a demo of the pedal Bass Shaper NIG in video !
Enjoy ;)



For more news : Nigmusic Official Youtube

Almah : guitar recordings Part I&II (videos)

Marcelo Barbosa and Paulo Schroeber began to record some solos for new Almah's album yesterday at Norcal Studios (São Paulo, Brazil).

Marcelo Barbosa posted on his Official Youtube Channel two short videos of the recordings ! Enjoy ;)


- Almah, Guitar recordings part I :




- Almah, guitar recordings part II :




For more news : Marcelo Barbosa Official Youtube / Official Twitter

Edu Falaschi : Super EuAnimeRPG 2011 in Americana / SP (Brazil)

Almah's singer Edu Falaschi takes part today in Super EuAnimeRPG 2011 at ETEC Polivalente de Americana in Americana / São Paulo (Brazil) from 11h00 am (Brazilian time). He will play some Almah's and Angra's songs as well as the theme of the Knights Of the Zodiac !

For more news : Super EuAnimeRPG 2011 Official website

Almah at Norcal Studios : guitars recordings

- Edu Falaschi posted yesterday on his Official Twitter a video and a pic of Almah at Norcal Studios, São Paulo (Brazil), during guitars recordings !


- Edu Falaschi via Twitvid :




- Felipe Andreoli also offers on his Official Flickr some great pics of guitars recordings. Enjoy ;)







For more news : Edu Falaschi Official Twitter / Felipe Andreoli Official Flickr

Marcelo Barbosa about new Almah's album on Fullrock.com

From Almah Official Webiste :

At the moment, Almah continues working at the third studio album, the follow-up to the previous success, Fragile Equality (2008). This week, the band has started to work at the guitar parts. Brazilian journalist, Felix Briano from Fullrock.com has got a few answers from Almah’s guitarist Marcelo Barbosa about how the work at the new material is going on.

First, the journalist asked how much the new stuff can be compared with the first Almah’s CD made as a solo-album of Edu Falaschi (while the 2nd one, Fragile Equality was a result of a real band work): “In some parts, - told Barbosa – but we won’t abandon the technical side which is one of the most important features of the band. That time the songs themselves were the central point of the attention and the arragements permeated them with some temperance, which doesn’t appear so much in Fragile Equality - the album that I adore. But now it’s a different moment and since we express in the music the way we think and the way we live at the moment, it couldn’t be the same”.

You live in Brasília and the rest of the guys are from São Paulo and Caxias do Sul, all the places are in different states in the country with a very big territory. How did the composing become possible in such conditions?

“This time it has been a little bit different. It’s been a bit faster than in case of the previous CD. We started to exchange some ideas through the Internet. When we had got enough material, we set up an appointmemt and spent almost a week in São Paulo in order to finalize the songs and the arrangements for the new album and right after that Moreira entered the studio to record the drums. This part has already been finished and this week we start to record the guitars, acoustic guitars and the bass".


Where are you recording the new album, in which studio?
“We have choosen the same one where we made Fragile Equality. Norcal is a studio with excellent equipment, technical staff, organization and where we are very welcome. With old partners by our side the whole process becomes easier and more agile. The main difference is the fact that this time the album will be mixed in Europe".

We are talking about the album without using any certain name, did you define the title of the new Almah’s effort?

“Not yet. Everything is happening very very fast and we will fill the gaps during the recording. We waited for some break in Angra’s schedule to have a space to go on with Almah. And when it happened we immediately caught this opportunity! :) Every one of us is really excited with all this stuff that our fans would like to get to know, and these details will be announced soon, for sure".


Almah is : Edu Falaschi – vocals, Felipe Andreoli – bass, Marcelo Barbosa – guitars, Paulo Schroeber – guitars, Marcelo Moreira – drums. The band entered the Norcal Studios in São Paulo, Brazil on 2th of May. The release of the album, as-yet-untitled, is planned for September 2011 worldwide. According to the previous messages of the musicians, the new CD will be heavy and up-to-date. And it will include 10 songs.

For more news : Almah Official Website / Fullrock.com

Felipe Andreoli about the new Almah's album on Metalrebellion Fan Blog

From Almah Official Website :

As we previously reported, at present Almah continues working in the Norcal studios in Sao Paulo at the third studio effort, the follow-up to the previous success, Fragile Equality (2008). This week, the band has started to work at the guitar parts. Felipe Andreoli has recently revealed a few details about the recording process in the interview for Metalrebellion fan blog. Check out some parts of the interview about Almah:

“Talking about the direction of the new CD, I could say that it’s really heavy enough. Of course, with melodic parts which Almah has always had, with catchy refrains, with the lyrics full of melodies, with cool harmonies and even more, but it’s still quite heavy and it contains some parts which is the heaviest stuff we have ever done. The album is to be launched in the August or September this year, we are in the negotiations with the record label about the best date. We intend to mix the album in Holland and it will take more time than we would like, because the studio there is quite full of other appointments, but it will work. Perhaps, this album won’t be a concept one, we are quite tired of it, we prefer to write the stuff having some freedom, and to be honest, we don’t have certain lyrics as yet (smile). First, we composed the instrumental parts, and now we are going to finish all the lyrics while we record the stuff. But, of course, we have many ideias in our heads”.

Almah is : Edu Falaschi (vocals), Felipe Andreoli (bass), Marcelo Barbosa (guitars), Paulo Schroeber (guitars), Marcelo Moreira (drums). The band entered the Norcal Studios in São Paulo, Brazil on 2th of May. The release of the album, as-yet-untitled, is planned for September 2011 worldwide.

For more news : Almah Official Website / Metalrebellion Blog

Edu Falaschi : Super EuAnimeRPG 2011

Next May 15, Almah's singer Edu Falaschi will take part in Super EuAnimeRPG 2011 (Anime Festival) at "ETEC Polivalente de Americana" in Americana / São Paulo (Brazil) from 11h00 am (Brazilian time) ! The artist will give an acoustic show of his greatest hits with Angra and Almah, as well as songs of Knights Of the Zodiac!

For more news : Super EuAnimeRPG 2011 Official website

Felipe Andreoli : workshop in Volta Redonda (Brazil)

Almah's bassist Felipe Andreoli gives today a workshop with Thiago Bianchi, Léo Mancini and Téo Dornellas at Teatro Gacemss I in Volta Redonda (Brazil) from 7h00 pm (Brazilian time) !

For more news : Teatro Gacemss

Edu Falaschi : Yamaha Brazilian Beat with Bittencourt Project

Edu Falaschi takes part today with Bittencourt Project in Yamaha Brazilian Beat at Groove Bar in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil) from 4h00 pm (Brazilian time) !

Yamaha Brazilian Beat is a festival of independent bands that happens for the first time in Brazil which aims to discover new talents and bring support to the winner band to play in one of the biggest festivals in Asia, the Asian Beat ! The winning band will also have the opportunity to perform at Yamaha stand at Expomusic 2011, playing alongside the endorsers of the brand.

For more news : MS Metal Press / Yamahamusical

Almah France Blog : playlist of the month

Here is the new playlist of the month :

• Shade Of My Soul (Almah, Fragile Equality, 2008)
• You'll Understand (Almah, Fragile Equality, 2008)
• Forgotten Land (Almah, Almah, 2006)
• The Sign Of Glory (Almah, Almah, 2006)

Enjoy ;)

Felipe Andreoli : workshop in Fortaleza (Brazil)

Almah's bassist Felipe Andreoli gives today a workshop at Viva Música Viva in Fortaleza / CE (Brazil) from 7h00 pm (Brazilian time) !

For more news : Viva Música Viva

Almah : video report from the studio, day 1

Edu Falaschi posted yesterday on his Official Twitter some videos showing the first day of the band at Norcal Studio (São Paulo, Brazil), on Monday May 2th !


- Edu Falaschi via Twitvid : Almah new CD - Day 1 :




- Edu Falaschi via Twitvid : Almah new album - drums soundcheck :




Official note from Almah Official website :

"As previously reported, Almah has just entered the studio Norcal in São Paulo to start the recording of the drums for the long-awaited 3rd album, follow-up of the previous success Fragile Equality.

According to the bassist and co-producer of the material, Felipe Andreoli:
"The last few days we stayed at my place finishing the compositions and pre-production of the next CD of Almah. We've caught the energy and vibrations of our musical ideas and we've been able to transform them into the real songs. So, now we can feel the real potential of every composition. All is going on in a very exciting way and I have no doubts that it will be the best done and mature album of Almah".

The line-up of the band remains the same: Edu Falaschi (vocals,) Felipe Andreoli (bass,) Marcelo Barbosa (guitars), Paulo Schroeber (guitars), Marcelo Moreira (drums). The material will be mixed and mastered in Europe (Holland). The release of the new CD, as-yet-untitled, is planned for September 2011 worldwide."

For more news : Edu Falaschi Official Twitter / Almah Official Website

Almah entered the studio yesterday

From Almah Official Website :

Almah has recently finished pre-production of the 3rd studio album, the long-awaited follow-up of “Fragile Equality” (2008). Yesterday the band entered Norcal Studio in São Paulo to start the drums recording. Entire band participated in composing of the new material and according to the musicians, the album will include 10 songs and the whole stuff will be really heavy and up-to-date with less influences of typical melodic metal:

“This CD will affirm the identity of the band. It will be a style which I love and adore! I’ve been looking for this kind of satisfaction as a musician and as a person over the years”, – tells Edu Falaschi

The line-up of the band remains the same: Edu Falaschi (vocals), Felipe Andreoli (bass), Marcelo Barbosa (guitars), Paulo Schroeber (guitars), Marcelo Moreira (drums). The material will be mixed and mastered in Europe (Holland).

The release of the new CD, as-yet-untitled, is planned for September 2011 worldwide.

Almah was established by Edu Falaschi in 2006 and released the first self-titled album in 2006 (Asia, Brazil)/2007 (Europe, North America). The second CD, Fragile Equality saw the light of day in the fall of 2008 through JVC (Asia)/Laser Company (Brazil)/AFM Records (Europe, North America) and became one of the most significant and best selling power metal albums at that time. The Fragile Equality tour started in São Paulo in November 2008 and finished in June 2010 in Brasília. Then the musicians began to prepare new ideas. More details about the new album will be revealed soon.

For more news : Almah Official Website

Almah European Fan-Club : news of the month

Hi everybody ;)

Here are the news of the month on Amah European Fan-club :

** News of the month :

- Almah enters the studio on Monday May 2th : Almah is currently finishing pre-production of the 3rd long-awaited studio album, follow-up of “Fragile Equality” (2008). As previously reported, the band will enter the studio (Norcal Studios, São Paulo, Brésil) on 2th of May and will start to record the drums. The line-up remains the same:

• Edu Falaschi – vocals
  
• Felipe Andreoli – bass
• Marcelo Barbosa – guitars
• Paulo Schroeber – guitars
• Marcelo Moreira – drums.

The release of the album, as-yet-untitled, is planned for September 2011 worldwide.

- Latest news from the band before the studio : Here are the latest news from the band posted posted on Twitter and Facebook on April 30 :

@Edufalaschi : Almah: The album is 100% ready to be recorded! I can't wait to show it to you !

@Felipeandreoli :The material for the new CD of Almah is almost done, and we're going to enter the studio Norcal on Monday to record 10 songs.
Wish us good luck !

Marcelo Barbosa via Facebook :Almah 2011. 10 exciting songs in our hands. I'm back to Brasília!
I'm happy with the result and I wanna sleep. :)

** Guitar lesson of the month : Fan-Club offers you this month to work basic arpeggios in tapping for metal figerings ! Files in downloading contains tabs in Guitar-Pro and PDF formats and also the video of the excercise ! Check out Scary Zone Blog and feel free to ask your questions to Steph, the teacher of the Fan-Club !

** New photo gallery : Fan-Club offers you this month a new photo gallery regarding the pre-production work and recordings of the new Almah's album ! This new gallery will be regularly updated !

And remember : registration to the Fan-Club is FREE !!!

See ya soon;)

The webmaster.

For more news : Almah European Fan-Club