It was formed in 2000 by friends Andre Mendonça and Andreth Ives, with the entrance of guitarrist Rodrigo Sampaio, vocalist Sandro Barros and Bassist Eurico Santoro in the same year. The initial aim of the band was joining tradionatl heavy metal with great chorus and choirs (what is the reason of the band's name).
So this was the style of metal adopted by early days of Immortal Choir. In the same 2000, the band did its first live gig, in a big rock festival, with other rock bands, to an huge audience (more than 5 thousand people).
In 2001, after some other live shows, Alisson Oliveira, classical keyboard player, join the Immortal Choir. This would define the musical direction of the band and materialize, for the next year, the recording of band's first album.
Recorded in the 1st half of 2002 but released only in 2003, "Beyond the Great Vast Forest" shows a power metal with great choruses and a dark and heavy sound, with the amazon forest as main theme. At the end of the year of releasing, the band promoted its official night, in their home town (Manaus), with a lot of special guests, including "Detonator", vocalist and of the Humour Metal Band "Massacration", from Brazilian MTV.
In 2004 the former drummer, Andreth Ives, unjoin the Immortal Choir and is replaced by a friend of the band, SEVERAL (alternative rock band from Manaus) drummer, Beto Montrezol.
Between 2004 and 2006, the band has played in a lot of gigs in Manaus: own shows, rock-metal festivals, international bands opening (like angra and shaman bands). Also it has done some shows in other cities in Brazil, like Belem and Boa Vista.
In the beggining of the year, the band invited Robson Mariano, MORTIFICY (brutal death metal from Manaus)to play along with the band, and from this union we had two great shows and a JUDAS PRIEST (english masters of heavy metal) tribute show, which can make Immortal Choir record one track for its new EP, that is being produced and recorded.
Requiem
Immortal Choir Lyrics
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"Sombras que resistem aos tempos
Parcos sons que bradam aos ventos
Envolve um império em seu manto
Debruçado à cova do desencanto
Reze a missa de teus mortos
A vasta floresta é teu tormento
Que abriga seus restos sonhos e corpos
Em teu sangue tua eterna bravura
Tua morte celebra a agrura
De ser tão ilustre ninguém
Que o silêncio liberte as almas
Aprisionadas ao fio das palavras
Clamadas na missa do Requiem"
The opening lines of Immortal Choir's song Requiem pay tribute to those who have given up their lives fighting for true ideals. The lyrics are a reflection of the culture and legends of these brave warriors who have raised the history of their empire as well as their lives. The song then takes a more somber tone, as the lyrics contemplate the fate of these warriors who have been laid to rest. The vast forest that once tormented them now serves as a burial ground for their dreams and their bodies. The lyrics acknowledge the courage that these warriors displayed in life and in death, celebrating their bravery and sacrifice.
The song then turns to more spiritual themes, with the notion that the silence of the requiem mass can free the souls that have been imprisoned by the weight of their words. The Mass for the Dead or Requiem Mass is a Catholic liturgical service that is typically celebrated for the repose of the soul of those who have passed away. The song seems to suggest that through the power of prayer and the healing of time, the memories of those who have died defending true ideals can live on.
Line by Line Meaning
Sombras que resistem aos tempos
Shadows that withstand the test of time
Parcos sons que bradam aos ventos
Scarce sounds that echo through the winds
Envolve um império em seu manto
Enshrouds an empire with its mantle
Debruçado à cova do desencanto
Leans over the grave of disillusionment
Reze a missa de teus mortos
Pray the mass for your dead
Descansa no túmulo do esquecimento
Rest in the tomb of oblivion
A vasta floresta é teu tormento
The vast forest is your torment
Que abriga seus restos, sonhos e corpos
That shelters your remains, dreams, and bodies
Em teu sangue tua eterna bravura
In your blood, your eternal bravery
Tua morte celebra a agrura
Your death celebrates the hardship
De ser tão ilustre ninguém
Of being so illustrious, yet no one
Que o silêncio liberte as almas
May silence free the souls
Aprisionadas ao fio das palavras
Imprisoned by the thread of words
Clamadas na missa do Requiem
Cried out at the Requiem mass
Contributed by Parker S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.