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2012
Nov. 1, 2012
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Sep. 23, 2012
Expomusic
São Paulo/SP
Brazil
Sep. 22, 2012
Expomusic
São Paulo/SP
Brazil
Jul. 28, 2012
Plebe Bar
Indaiatuba/SP
Brazil
Jul. 21, 2012
Clube Lítero
Jacutinga/MG
Brazil
Jul. 6, 2012
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 18, 2012
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 12, 2012
Barka Mada
Hortolândia/SP
Brazil
Feb. 20, 2012
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
2011
Dec. 1, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Nov. 26, 2011
California Bar
Poços de Caldas/MG
Brazil
Nov. 18, 2011
Plebe Bar
Indaiatuba/SP
Brazil
Nov. 13, 2011
Aldeia Bar
Jundiaí/SP
Brazil
Oct. 27, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Oct. 8, 2011
Pq. Municipal Maria Chica
Penápolis/SP
Brazil
Sep. 18, 2011
Manifesto Rock Bar
São Paulo/SP
Brazil
Sep. 10, 2011
Estação Ferroviária
Rio Claro/SP
Brazil
Sep. 2, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jul. 23, 2011
Vip Eventos
Itapira/SP
Brazil
Jun. 23, 2011
Roça 'n' Roll - Fazenda Estrela
Varginha/MG
Brazil
Jun. 18, 2011
Arraial do Rock
Franca/SP
Brazil
May 29, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 15, 2011
Mad House
Piracicaba/SP
Brazil
May 14, 2011
Paulistânia Rock Bar
Ribeirão Preto/SP
Brazil
May 6, 2011
Ego Club
São Paulo/SP
Brazil
May 5, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Apr. 15, 2011
Lounge Club
Jundiaí/SP
Brazil
Mar. 27, 2011
Carroção Rock Bar
Votorantim/SP
Brazil
Mar. 26, 2011
D'Vinci Music Bar
Rio Claro/SP
Brazil
Mar. 13, 2011
Woodstock Music Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jan. 20, 2011
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
2010
Nov. 20, 2010
Parque da Uva
Jundiaí/SP
Brazil
Sep. 19, 2010
Sebastian Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jul. 11, 2010
Araraquara Rock
Araraquara/SP
Brazil
Jun. 12, 2010
Roça 'n' Roll - Fazenda Estrela
Varginha/MG
Brazil
Apr. 17, 2010
Clube Periquito
Várzea Paulista/SP
Brazil
2009
Dec. 12, 2009
Orquídea Rock Fest - Refúgio do Lago
Lages/SC
Brazil
Nov. 15, 2009
San Remo
Jundiaí/SP
Brazil
Oct. 11, 2009
Galpão Santa Fausta
Extrema/MG
Brazil
May 9, 2009
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Apr. 25, 2009
Clube Cica
Várzea Paulista/SP
Brazil
Apr. 24, 2009
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
2008
Oct. 27, 2008
Clube Mogiana
Ribeirão Preto/SP
Brazil
Oct. 3, 2008
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Aug. 23, 2008
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Aug. 17, 2008
AutoRock - Estação Ferroviária
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jul. 26, 2008
Woodstock Music Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 17, 2008
w/ Sepultura - Campinas Hall
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 10, 2008
Woodstock Music Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
May 9, 2008
Catedral Bar
Santo André/SP
Brazil
Apr. 26, 2008
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Mar. 22, 2008
Porão do Pirata
Paulínia/SP
Brazil
Feb. 23, 2008
Clube Cica
Várzea Paulista/SP
Brazil
2007
Dec. 16, 2007
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Dec. 15, 2007
Clube Mogiana
Ribeirão Preto/SP
Brazil
Nov. 10, 2007
Plebe Bar
Indaiatuba/SP
Brazil
Sep. 16, 2007
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jul. 22, 2007
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jun. 24, 2007
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Mar. 22, 2007
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jan. 12, 2007
Clube do Vinil
Americana/SP
Brazil
2006
Dec. 23, 2006
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Nov. 5, 2006
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Oct. 8, 2006
Hangover
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Aug. 20, 2006
Hammer Rock Bar
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Aug. 5, 2006
Hangover
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Jan. 29, 2006
w/ Torture Squad - Clube Kraft
Campinas/SP
Brazil
2005
Dec. 3, 2005
Thrashers Festival
Atibaia/SP
Brazil
Nov. 19, 2005
w/ Claustrofobia - Irapuã Bar
Amparo/SP
Brazil
Nov. 12, 2005
Fofinho Rock Club
São Paulo/SP
Brazil
Nov. 6, 2005
Freetown Art Rock
Mogi Guaçu/SP
Brazil
Oct. 16, 2005
Esporte Clube Santa Sofia
Pedreira/SP
Brazil
Aug. 28, 2005
Clube Kraft
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Apr. 16, 2005
Irapuã Bar
Amparo/SP
Brazil
2004
Dec. 11, 2004
Centro Cultural Antimatéria
Campinas/SP
Brazil
Oct. 23, 2004
Centro Cultural Antimatéria
Campinas/SP
Brazil
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Kamala 1: an East Indian tree and/or lotus 2: a common Hindu name, derived from the lotus plant 3: a Brazilian thrash metal band that otherwise can not be defined by words alone Just when you think you know what Kamala is all about, suddenly, you don’t anymore. That’s one of the secrets to this aggressive, dynamic, ever-evolving group of talented musicians. Kamala plays things in extreme fashion, that’s all part of being a thrash metal band. They’ve been compared to Gojira, Sepultura, Machine Head, and In Flames. But unlike their peers, predecessors, and contemporaries, Kamala is relentlessly pushing the boundaries of their genre while staying true to the sound that has been attracting fans and other musicians to them for years. How much can the past actually mean to a group that is always pressing forward? The road behind is still a part of the journey ahead; a journey that was conceived in 2003, but started decades before that. The members of Kamala, Raphael Olmos, Diego Valente, Nicolas Andrade, and Andreas Dehn, share more than a few similarities. The major point they have in common is their deeply ingrained love for music, and the power it has over there’s and other’s lives. Each of them had their own moment of awakening, when the music in their lives went from being something they enjoyed, to something that was an essential part of their being. That musical bug bit fairly early on in their lives; each member of the band had picked up and began playing their respective instrument by the time they were thirteen years old: Olmos and Dehn began playing guitar, Andrade picked up the drumsticks, and Valente learned bass. It would be a journey of many miles and many years until they would all come together. With the exception of Dehn, who is from Mainz, Germany, the group was born in Campinas, in the Sao Paulo state of Brazil, where the band is now based out of as well. And even though Kamala now sounds like a unified presence, driven by the same goals and purpose, it wasn’t always that way. Just as the sound and style of their thrash metal has developed over the years, so has the group’s personnel, with line-up changes and comings and goings taking place since 2003. But now, Kamala is at the top of their game and their music continues to evolve because of that unity. At its core, the music of Kamala is thrash metal in every sense of the term; the guitars of Olmos and Dehn roar their way through their riffs and rhythms, Valente lays down a thunderous bass with a loud and heavy groove, and Andrade slams his way across the drum kit at breakneck speed. Then there are the vocals of Olmos, with their guttural, primal force behind them, carrying the message of their music through the sonic assault. The distinction within Kamala and their music is in how they built off of that foundation. Just as how the name of the band comes from a culture outside of Brazil, Kamala incorporates different ethnical elements into their music. For example, the band is no stranger to the sitar and the distinct cultural sounds that instrument brings along with it, and they’ve also utilized samples of Mongolian throat singing; a unique vocal sound and style that many thrash metal and general music listeners alike are unfamiliar with. Through the use of the distinctive samples, Kamala tries to create diverse ethnic atmospheres. Along with the Western Asian theme, the band likes to use some of their own style and bring in Latin rhythms and grooves to add an extra dimension to their already deep sound. All of these elements have led to Kamala sometimes being described as progressive metal or groove metal, with the most important part about that being the metal itself. To the band, metal is extreme, with no exceptions. Kamala is always playing to and stressing the extreme nature of their music and the emotions within it. The power, the groove, the melody, it’s all there within the band, the songs, and the listeners, but Kamala strives to unlock it all and bring it to a new realm of extremes, creating an unforgettable experience for themselves and their fans. A large part of this key is formed around their live performances. There are certain qualities of a band that can’t be captured on an album, and the raw intensity of Kamala’s stage presence is one of them. Their talent has brought them devoted fans and praise from other musicians, including drummer Eloy Casagrande from Sepultura and guitarist Rafael Bitterncourt from the metal band Angra. They’ve also had the honor of being able to share the stage with Sepultura as well as former Iron Maiden vocalists Paul Di’Anno and Blazy Bayley, rock vocalist Glenn Hughes, and fellow thrash metal bands, Almah and Torture Squad. Even if there’s certain qualities of Kamala that can’t be captured on record, that doesn’t make their albums lacking at all. With two releases under their collective belt already, Kamala’s released their third album, and first with their current line-up, The Seven Deadly Chakras. By continuing to develop their ethnically diverse sound, this new album proves to be the most exciting yet, as evidenced by the track, “Solar Plexus” and its upcoming music video. Part of the making of the album was filmed for their YouTube channel, where a great deal of other Kamala material can be enjoyed and experienced. 
Kamala: as enigmatic as the name might sound, there’s no mystery as to why this four piece thrash metal band is so engaging. Together they write and perform music that pushes everything to the limit, from the genre itself to the listeners in their audience. The power of metal is clear to them and not only do they harness that power, but enhance it with their own grooves and diverse ethnic elements. Kamala is at once, familiar and exotic, powerful and melodic; and they’ll only continue to explore those paradigms into their future. |
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The Seven Deadly Chakras [2012] 01. Envy | 02. Gluttony | 03. Root | 04. Heart | 05. Solar Plexus | 06. Third Eye | 07. Greed | 08. Pride | 09. Sloth | 10. Sacral | 11. Lust | 12. Wrath | 13. Throat | 14. Crown Order now at: Amazon.com | iTunes | Kamala Store |
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Fractal [2009] 01. Consequences | 02. Stand on My Manger | 03. Purify | 04. The Fall | 05. Push | 06. What is That? | 07. In Others Mind | 08. Determination | 09. No Turning Back | 10. Fractal | 11. Stillbirth Additional Infos: Consequences - Video Clip Order now at: Amazon.com | iTunes | Kamala Store |
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Kamala [2008] 02. Genocide | 03. Brainwash | 04. Tired | 05. Angel | 06. System Army | 07. What Doesn´t Kill | 08. Endless | 09. Take Away | 10. Shame | 11. Pride | 12. Sweeping | 13. Corrosive | 14. Better Gun Order now at: Amazon.com | iTunes | Kamala Store |
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Corrosive - Demo [2005] 01. Corrosive | 02. System Army | 03. Tire | 04. Take Away | 05. Shame Additional Infos: Multimedia Track with videos and photos. |
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