MR. EGO on Roadie Crew magazine #130
November, 4th, 2009

EXALTING THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY
By Thiago Rahal Mauro

Formed on 1995 in Monte Azul Paulista – a city in the interior of São Paulo, by the brothers Julio Vieira (vocals) and Paulo André (bass), the band Mr. Ego that is on tour promoting their album “Mythology” released on 2008, proves that your dreams become true if you do it with quality and perseverance. Completing the line up there are the brothers Igor and Iuri Nogueira – keyboardist and guitarist respectively, and also the drummer Alexandre Zanetti. Júlio Vieira tells us everything about the composition process for the album and so much more.

MR. EGO: Check out the new single artwork
July 15th, 2009 – MS Metal Press



MR. EGO has published the official artwork related to the third single from the album Mithology. The selected song was “The Blade Of Truth", which has the singer Leandro Caçoilo (ex-Eterna) as a special guest and tells the history of the Greek goddess of wisdom, work, intelligence and fair war – Atena.

The material was developed by the web designer Thiago Lopes, from OperArt, who worked based on the theme of the record Mithology.

"The Blade Of Truth" single has been released for the main vehicles in Brazil and worldwide along with the Mithology promotion campaign



Listen to the MR.EGO new single on the show On The Rock
July 02nd, 2009 - MS Metal Press

The new single of the band MR.EGO entitled "The Blade Of Truth" that counts with the singer Leandro Caçoilo (ex-ETERNA) will debut on the radio Paraguassu 87,9 FM which is broadcast for many cities in Salvador, such as, Santo Estevão, Feira de Santana, Antônio Cardoso, Cabaceiras do Paraguassu, Ipecaetá and Rafael Jambeiro. On The Rock show will present the new single of the band from the album Mythology next Sunday July, 5th, at 7:00 PM.

"The Blade Of Truth" will be on the show “On The Rock”, one of the most important of Paraguassu FM that has a program dedicated to all Rock genres and is presented by Luciano de Edvaldo and Lisiane Braga.

Mythology – First reviews online
June 17th, 2009 – MS Metal Press

The first reviews about the second studio album of Mr. Ego, Mythology, are already online. Metal Clube and Whiplash! websites were the first vehicles to publish the reviews showing the importance of the group and their new material.

Whiplash! “An excellent album with all balanced elements that will certainly meet the expectations of those who already had the opportunity of checking the virtual single Messenger’s Rage (08) which had an inferior sound quality due to the pre-production.

Fully recommended for those who like the music that is done by a rich Brazilian underground.” Metal Clube: “A record that can bring good results to their career due to daring for choosing complex songs and show an attentive face of the band. Besides that, the album counts with important names of the metal scene in the country! It is one large and very important step in their career of almost 15 years in the Brazilian scene.” ".

Contract the Mr. Ego drummer clinic
May 26th, 2009 - MS Metal Press

Alexandre Zanetti, who is known as the drummer of the band Mr. Ego, is finally launching his own workshop methodology that will help to promote the recent release of Mythology, the second studio album of the band.

According to the musician: “I have been thinking of developing this new methodologyfor a time and realized that it is the right moment to present that, even because our fans were asking for this! I am very happy for releasing my first album with MR. EGO and can’t wait to see the fans in our shows or in classes.

” The technical content is consisted by double bass, posture, and mainly the rules to study music besides the interpretation, accompaniment, dictation, curiosities and so much more.

The fans will receive a course certificate, check some tracks from the Mythology album live and also will see two classic plays adapted for the drums.

To contract Alexandre Zanetti and his drums clinic, please submit an e-mail to contato@msmetalpress.com.

MR. EGO new album available
May 20th, 2009 - MS Metal Press

The second studio album of the band Mr. Ego, entitled Mythology, is already available for sales. The label Freemind Records which is responsible for the release has already started to distribute the material for the stores throughout the country. “We finally have Mythology in our hands in order to continue our tour. We apologize for the delay once again and inform that the CD will be available to our fans in our next show, in Olimpia, São Paulo interior”, said the bassist Paulo André.

Mythology is a thematic album that contains many subjects about the Greek Mythology and its main characters along the lyrics. The art work was developed by Daniel Dattoli who is the MS Metal Press web designer..

The record also counts with great musicians of the Brazilian Metal scene: Felipe Andreoli (Almah, Angra) "Lost Soul"; Rodrigo Carmo (VersOver) "Welcome To Hell"; Leandro Caçoilo (Eterna) "The Blade Of Truth"; Udo Stramm (Holy Sagga) "Messenger’s Rage".

Mythology Track List:

01. Chaos: The Beginning
02. King Of Gods
03. Lost Soul
04. Welcome To Hell
05. Evil Force
06. The Blade Of Truth
07. Lord Of War
08. Warriors Of Light
09. Shining Eyes
10. Wandering Life
11. Messenger´s Rage
12. Pandora´s Box

Freemind Records explains about the delay to release Mythology
April 8th, 2009 - MS Metal Press

The Mythology Brazilian Tour 2009 will begin on April, 9th, at Toma Rock, in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo interior. The group was supposed to launch the second album of their career but due to some production problems, the CD won’t be available for this event.

Rodrigo Balan, Freemind Records owner, published the following note explaining about that:

Hello Mr. Ego fans,

I am really sorry for the delay to release Mythology specially for this show, in São José do Rio Preto. Unfortunately we had problems with the CD manufacturer and won’t be able to release the album as planned. We are doing everything we can in order to launch that in Brazilian market as soon as possible. Thank you for supporting us and Mr. Ego band as well. We apologize once more.

Rodrigo Balan

Mr. Ego announces the Mythology tour dates
March 30th, 2009 - MS Metal Press

About to release its second studio album entitled Mythology, Mr. Ego band officially announced the Mythology Brazilian tour dates.

The group will perform in São Paulo interior first and then will tour for other cities in the country showing the mythology stories from one of the most daring Brazilian Metal records in the latest years. “We are really excited about everything and can’t wait to go out on tour. We are booking new tour dates that will be announced to our dearest fans very soon”, said the singer Julio Vieira. Check out the dates in tour dates section.

For more information about the band or to book a tour date in your city, please submit an e-mail to contato@msmetalpress.com.

Mr. Ego’s vocalist is interviewed by kids in a radio from São Paulo
March 20th, 2009

The charismatic vocalist of Mr. Ego band, Julio Vieira, was the special guest of Nova Era FM radio, in Monte Azul Paulista, last Tuesday 17th. He was interviewed by kids who are students of Profª Alzira de Freitas Casseb School, and the chat was organized by the teacher Janio Gurion. “We have talked about many things regarding to music. I am very happy for being interviewed by those children and pass along them my experience as a musician. The result was so positive that I was invited to return with my band after releasing our new album Mythology, in order to discuss about the future plans of Mr. Ego”, said Julio.

Mythology will be released in the end of March in Brazil by FreeMind Records and will be distributed in Europe and United States by The End Records

Mr. Ego announces new website, blog and MySpace
March 13th, 2009 – MS Metal Press

Ready for releasing their second studio album entitled Mythology, the band Mr. Ego made an upgrade in all their internet vehicles so, this website, blog and MySpace were re-designed based on the Greek Mythology theme in order to be related to the album. “We can’t wait to see our album on the stores all over the country. We are preparing our first national tour with all affection and it was necessary to improve our channels on the web. So, I worked very hard and hope that everything meets our fans expectations. They deserve that”, said the singer Júlio Vieira.

Mythology will be released in the end of March in Brazil and will be distributed in Europe and United States by The End Records.

Mythology: pre-order reach expressive numbers
Feb. 12th, 2009

The second studio album of the band Mr. Ego, from São Paulo, entitled Mythology, has reached an expressive pre-order number even before being distributed to the stores.

According to the label Freemind Records, the first edition of the album is already sold out.

Rodrigo Balan, who is the owner of Freemind Records, stated: “We didn’t expect such a positive result for an underground band like Mr. Ego. The sales are doing really well in our online shop. More than a half of the first edition was sold before the official release. I would like to thank all fans for supporting and encouraging the Metal that is done honestly in Brazil.”

 

Mythology - Pre-Order on Heavy Metal Rock website
Jan 19th, 2009 – MS Metal Press

The second studio album of Mr. Ego, entitled Mythology, is available for pre-order on the Heavy Metal Rock website. The record will be thematic containing material about the Greek Mythology and its main characters in all tracks.

The artwork was developed by the web designer Daniel Dattoli, from MS Metal Press, based on the CD concept.

The album Mythology will be released in the beginning of March and counts on well-known Brazilian metal musicians, such as:

Felipe Andreoli (Almah, Angra) in “Lost Soul”; Rodrigo Carmo (VersOver) in "Welcome To Hell"; Leandro Caçoilo (Ex-Eterna) in "The Blade Of Truth" and Udo Stramm (Holy Sagga) in "Messenger’s Rage".

MR. EGO signs with Freemind Records
Dec 10th, 2008 – MS Metal Press

MR. EGO band signed a contract with one of the most important labels in Brazil, Freemind Records, from São Paulo, that will be responsible for releasing the second studio album of the group entitled “Mythology”.

The artwork was developed by Daniel Dattoli who is the web designer of MS Metal Press. The CD theme contains many features of the Greek Mythology and its main characters that can be found in all lyrics of the album.

According to the bassist Paulo André: “Our press consulting, MS Metal Press, provided the contract and we were very happy with everything agreed. Freemind Records has been doing a great job in Brazil and it won’t be different with us. We are almost ready to show the power of “Mythology” to our dearest fans. We see you on the road!”