É vulgar assistirmos a um mundo de bandas heavy-metal mais habitado por homens do que por mulheres, principalmente quando nos referimos a bateristas.
Conta a história que Marcus Junius Brutus de Filipos foi um cidadão aristocrata da Roma Antiga e um líder político. Júlio César governava de forma autocrática e autoritária um senado constituído por 60 membros, liderado por Marcus Julius Brutus. Por desprezar a opinião dos seus adversários, Júlio César foi morto com 23 facadas nas escadarias do senado. Ensanguentado, cobriu-se com uma toga e, às portas da morte, quando se tentava defender, vê o seu rival Brutus que assiste ao seu assassinato. Entre a vida e a morte, Júlio César terá dito a sua última famosa frase: "Até tu, Brutus?". Assim se dá o fim da República e o começo do Império.
O império destes Brutus originários da Bélgica inicia-se em 2013. Todos os membros da região de Leuven reuniram-se na perspectiva de formarem uma banda que juntasse num só bolo todas as camadas de cores e texturas sónicas diferentes. A baterista e vocalista Stefanie Mannaerts mistura black-metal blast beats com math-rock, enquanto canta apaixonadamente com uma voz doce que, num abrir e fechar de olhos, passa a rouca e gritada. As melodias vocais são conduzidas pelos tons etéreos pós-rock e riffs punk/hardcore tocados a grande velocidadade por Stijn Vanhoegaerden, além dos poderosos desvios de sub-frequência de Peter Mulders. Desta maneira tão peculiar e intensa, a banda mistura a construção pós-rock, a dinâmica do metal com energia hardcore e o rock progressivo, ao mesmo tempo em que combina com melodias pop puras que fazem o som de Brutus tão único e exclusivo.
O primeiro álbum Burst (2017) foi lançado pela editora Hassle records na Inglaterra e Europa, e mais tarde pela Sargent House nos EUA e resto do mundo. Entre 2017 e 2018, fizeram uma digressão intensiva por toda a Europa e tocaram em festivais de renome ao lado de nomes como Russian Circles, Thrice e Chelsea Wolfe. Este ano lançam NEST novamente pela Hassle Records e Sargent House.
A baterista e vocalista Stefanie Mannaerts revela quais os 5 livros, 5 discos, 5 filmes/séries que influenciaram a sua vida.
5 livros:
- Blankets, Craig Thompson
- Habibi, Craig Thompson
- The Shining, Stephen King
- Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
- Blankets, Craig Thompson
- Habibi, Craig Thompson
- The Shining, Stephen King
- Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
- The Good Daughter, Karin Slaughter
5 discos:
- Somewhere along the highway, Cult of Luna
- Kindred, Burial
- Untrue, Burial
- Ausserwelt, Year of no Light
- Paradise, White Lung
- Somewhere along the highway, Cult of Luna
- Kindred, Burial
- Untrue, Burial
- Ausserwelt, Year of no Light
- Paradise, White Lung
5 filmes/séries:
- Twin Peaks, David Lynch
- From Dusk till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez
- Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese
- Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone
- Heat, Michael Mann
- Twin Peaks, David Lynch
- From Dusk till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez
- Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese
- Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone
- Heat, Michael Mann
- TRANSLATION -
It is quite common to witness a world of heavy-metal bands with more men than women, especially when it comes to drummers.
History tells us the story of Marcus Julius Brutus, an aristocrat from Ancient Rome and political leader. Julius Ceasar governed in an autocratic and authoritarian fashion a senate formed by 60 members whose leader was Marcus Julius Brutus. Julius Ceasar ended up being killed by 23 stab wounds in the staircase of the senate for despising his adversaries's opinions. Filled with blood, he covered himself with this tunic to try to defend himself and that is when he sees his rival and once protegee Brutus that watches his murder. Between life and death, Julius Ceasar uttered the famous phrase: "Also you, Brutus?". And so it ends the republic and the empire begins.
The empire of these Brutus from Belgium begins in 2013. The members from the region of Leuvens gathered with the aim to create a band that could encapsulate different colors and textures. The drummer and vocalist, Stefanie Mannaerts mixes black metal blast-beats with math-rock while she sings passionately with a sweet voice that in a blink of a second turns husky and fierce, melodies that are guided by the ethereal sounds typical of post-rock and harcore punk riffs played at high speed by Stijn Vanhoegaerden and the powerful sub-frequency deviation by Peter Mulders. In this peculiar and intense way the band blends post-rock structure, the dynamics of metal with hardcore energy and progressive rock, while at the same time manages to combine those elements with pure pop melodies that make Brutus's sound so unique and exclusive.
Their debut album, Burst (2017) was released by Hassle Records in the UK and Europe and later in the USA and rest of the world by Sargent House. Between 2017 and 2018 they toured Europe extensively and played in renown festivals alongside bands such as Russian Circles, Thrice and Chelsea Wolfe. This year they will release NEST through the labels Hassle Records and Sargent House. This year Brutus will once again be at portuguese stages at the Rodellus festival in Ruilhe, Braga that takes place between the 18th and 20th of July.
The drummer and vocalist, Stefanie Mannaerts reveals her favorite 5 books, 5 records, 5 films/tv shows that influenced her life.
5 books:
- Blankets, Craig Thompson
- Habibi, Craig Thompson
- The Shining, Stephen King
- Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
- Blankets, Craig Thompson
- Habibi, Craig Thompson
- The Shining, Stephen King
- Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
- The Good Daughter, Karin Slaughter
5 records:
- Somewhere along the highway, Cult of Luna
- Kindred, Burial
- Untrue, Burial
- Ausserwelt, Year of no Light
- Paradise, White Lung
- Somewhere along the highway, Cult of Luna
- Kindred, Burial
- Untrue, Burial
- Ausserwelt, Year of no Light
- Paradise, White Lung
5 movies/tv shows:
- Twin Peaks, David Lynch
- From Dusk till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez
- Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese
- Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone
- Heat, Michael Mann
- Twin Peaks, David Lynch
- From Dusk till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez
- Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese
- Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone
- Heat, Michael Mann
Texto: Priscilla Fontoura
Escolhas | Choices: Stefanie Mannaerts
Escolhas | Choices: Stefanie Mannaerts
Tradução | Translation: Cláudia Zafre
Imagens: Press Kit Brutus
Video: R. Zawistowski
Video: R. Zawistowski