The band's references date back to the late 1970's, when sons of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal VENOM appeared. Uniting KISS' theatrics to the heaviness of BLACK SABBATH, and the aggression of MOTÖRHEAD and Hardcore Punk, they took Metal to the next level, creating the Power/Speed/Thrash/Death/Black Metal subgenres. Great bands followed: HELLHAMMER, BATHORY, SODOM, ONSLAUGHT, MASTER, POSSESSED, and in Brazil VULCANO and DORSAL ATLÂNTICA, among many others.
Despite the world changes since then, the eighties or old school Metal is now a recurring issue, but seldom completely understood. Heavy music has no expiration date.
APOKALYPTIC RAIDS was formed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1998, by fans who lived that history. Some songs date back from 1985.
Fast and visceral, yet heavy and introspective. Vintage and careful production. Simple, but not easy to reproduce. Lyrics dealing with obscure, fantastic, existential, pessimistic, niestszchean themes.
