APOCALYPSE is, definitively, one of the all time biggest names in Brazilian progressive
rock scene. It’s a 25 year career! Uninterrupted! Its vast discography includes 10
albums released in Brazil, Europe, USA and Asia - including a double album recorded live in
the United States during the first international tour of the band and the DVD Live In Rio from
2006, with an impeccable production.
And when everybody thought that the band had already done everything, they announced
the release of 25th Anniversary Box Set, a commemorative box in celebration of the band’s
25th anniversary.
Unpublished work in the national progressive rock, the commemorative box-set includes
book, DVD and two CDs, one being the band’s new studio album.
Titled 2012 Light Years From Home, the new APOCALYPSE album is for sure the highlight of
this Box-Set. The album was recorded at Refugio Studios in Porto Alegre and produced by
the band. This is the successor of the high acclaimed The Bridge Of Light from 2008 (Musea
Records) and marks the premier of the new drummer, Fabio Schneider.
The second CD in the box is Magic Spells that brings old APOCALYPSE’s classics played by
the band's previous line-up and sung in English. The recordings were extracted from live
performances during the "Magic Tour" in 2005.
The DVD The 25th Anniversary Concert is other great feature of the box-set. It registers the
show APOCALYPSE played in September 2009 at Acts Lounge of the Rio Grande do Sul
Federal University in Porto Alegre. On the occasion, the band presented the show of the "The
Bridge Of Light Tour" and also songs from Live In Rio DVD. They counted with the special
participation of the Brazilian musician Hique Gomes from the duo ‘Tangos & Tragedias’.
Lastly, the book that comes in the box was written in Portuguese and English by the
journalist and producer Eliton Tomasi and tells the complete history of APOCALYPSE. The
book recalls the great moments of the group and includes unpublished photos. The book also
contains a chronology of APOCALYPSE written by the author of the Brazilian Progressive Rock
Encyclopedia, Leonardo Nahoum, beyond statements of musicians, staff and complete
discography.
The content of 25th Anniversary Box Set comes accompanied by a very special package. An
exclusive poster is also part of the bill. All the artwork of the CDs, DVD, book and package is
signed by the vocalist Gustavo Demarchi.