My name is Juliana Lopes da Mata Novo, born in 25.01.79 in a seashore city named Rio Grande, currently I live in Porto Alegre, RS/Brazil. Besides singing for 'Noctis Notus', 'Vintage Cafe' and drumming for 'Crucifixion BR', I work as a Delphi Systems Analyst/Developer. My ancestry is a mix of british and portuguese. As for my personality, I could say I'm a persistent person with a huge sense of justice and sometimes a brutal honesty, yet keeping a good sense of humour. I fight for my goals and don't give up easily. Always learning from my past and evoluting while revoluting.
As a musician I'm a singer and left-handed drummer, although I used to play guitar aswell. I am the drummer for brazilian Black Metal band 'CRUCIFIXION BR' since 1997, besides playing the guitar during 1996; I am a member since their beginning. We've recorded two demo-CD's in 2002 plus two live demo-CD's in 2000 and in 2005. I've taken part in various gigs with Crucifixion BR since 1999, mainly through the south of Brazil, we have also opened for 'Krisiun' in Dec/2007. We are going to release a single in 2010, and we are looking for labels to release our first full length album sometime in 2011. The album is being recorded and mixed at Hurricane's Studio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and mastered in Karlskoga, Sweden by Henrik Nordvargr. Cover art by norwegian artist Bjorn Schistad.
As a singer I am classified as a lyric soprano, although I tend to explore my whole range, and I sing from rock to Classical style, being strongly influenced by Heavy Metal voices. For now I have 3.3 octaves-range, hitting from C3 to F6.
During the year of 2005, I've acted mostly as a Mezzosoprano in the Symphonic Choir of OSPA (Symphonic Orchestra of Porto Alegre). I've performed in works by Gustav Mahler, Felix Mendelson Bartoldy and Giuseppe Verdi. In the same year I joined a Nightwish/After Forever cover band as the vocalist. We had some gigs in 2005, you can watch some old videos on You Tube. In January 2006 they came to an end.
In November 2006 I became the lead singer of american symphonic metal band 'Dremora'. We released an EP in August/2007 named 'Martyrs'. In the beginning of December/2007, Dremora decided to part ways. In May 2008 a song from Martyrs EP is featured alongside After Forever, Epica, Agua de Anique on "A World Of Sirens" 2 CD's compilation released by Sonic Cathedral Records (USA) in cooperation with Nuclear Blast, Ascendance Records and other labels. In June, another song from Martyrs EP is featured in the compilation CD "Ferocity and Femininity", produced by Anthem Records Netherlands.
In January/2008 I was invited to sing in the doom/death metal project 'Lamented Despondency' from Slovakia. In April 2008 I quit the project.
Singer and Drummer! Hell yeah! ,,/
My name is Juliana Lopes da Mata Novo, born in 25.01.79 in a seashore city named Rio Grande, currently I live in Porto Alegre, RS/Brazil. Besides singing for Noctis Notus and drumming for Crucifixion BR, I work as a Systems Developer. My ancestry is a mix of british and portuguese. As for my personality, I could say I'm a persistent person with a huge sense of justice and sometimes a brutal honesty, yet keeping a good sense of humour. I fight for my goals and don't give up easily. Always learning from my past and evoluting while revoluting.
As a musician I'm a singer and left-handed drummer, although I used to play guitar aswell. I am the drummer for brazilian Black Metal band CRUCIFIXION BR since 1999, besides playing the guitar during 1996; I am a member since their beginning. We've recorded two demo-CD's in 2002 plus two live demo-CD's in 2000 and in 2005. I've taken part in various gigs with Crucifixion BR since 1999, mainly through the south of Brazil, we have also opened for Krisiun in Dec/2007. We have released an EP named War Against Christian Souls em 2911, and have supported Dark Funeral in 2011 together with Gama Bomb. We are going to release our firt full length album sometime in 2013. The album was recorded and mixed at Hurricane's Studio in Porto Alegre, Brazil. EP cover art by norwegian artist Bjorn Schistad.
As a singer I am classified as a lyric soprano, although I tend to explore my whole range, and I sing from rock to Classical style, being strongly influenced by Heavy Metal voices. For now I have 3.3 octaves-range, hitting from C3 to F6.
During the year of 2005, I've acted mostly as a Mezzosoprano in the Symphonic Choir of OSPA (Symphonic Orchestra of Porto Alegre). I've performed in works by Gustav Mahler, Felix Mendelson Bartoldy and Giuseppe Verdi. In the same year I joined a Nightwish/After Forever cover band as the vocalist. We had some gigs in 2005, you can watch some old videos on You Tube. In January 2006 they came to an end.
In November 2006 I became the lead singer of american symphonic metal band Dremora. We released an EP in August/2007 named 'Martyrs'. In the beginning of December/2007, Dremora decided to part ways. In May 2008 a song from Martyrs EP is featured alongside After Forever, Epica, Agua de Anique on "A World Of Sirens" 2 CD's compilation released by Sonic Cathedral Records (USA) in cooperation with Nuclear Blast, Ascendance Records and other labels. In June, another song from Martyrs EP is featured in the compilation CD "Ferocity and Femininity", produced by Anthem Records Netherlands. If you're interested in 'Martys' EP, drop me a line.
In January/2008 I was invited to sing in the doom/death metal project Lamented Despondency from Slovakia. In April 2008 I quit the project.
In March/2008 I've formed my current Heavy/Thrash Metal band from Porto Alegre, Brazil named NOCTIS NOTUS. We took part on the internacional competition 'Global Battle Of The Bands'. We have also supported Tarja pn her gig in Porto Alegre, 2012. I'm working with NOCTIS NOTUS on our debut EP named 'The Hateful Hours' who might be finished by 2013.
Nasci em 25 de janeiro de 1979, na cidade de Rio Grande/RS, e desde pequena sempre gostei de cantar e curtir som com meu pai, que adorava os Beatles, mas também gostava das bandas de rock/pop nacional e international da época. Ele também tocava violão, então acredito que tive uma certa influência musical dele.
Com 14 anos comecei a curtir Metal em suas várias vertentes, e comecei a tocar violão e guitarra. Tentei montar uma banda de thrash metal com outras meninas mas não deu certo, daí entrei para a banda Crucifixion BR como segunda guitarra, no início da sua formação. Com 19 anos mudei para a bateria e vi que era o melhor instrumento para mim na banda. Nesta época também comecei a praticar vocais líricos com o descobrimento do Nightwish através do Oceanborn, Therion, Cradle Of Filth, além de continuar curtindo clássicos como Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Megadeth.e também várias bandas de Doom, Death e Black Metal. E comecei a procurar uma banda para cantar. Enquanto isso, gravei duas demos com a Crucifixion BR, em 2002. Mas vi que não adiantaria continuar em Rio Grande, então acabei me mudando para Porto Alegre depois de muita batalha em 2003, e um ano depois a Crucifixion BR fixou residência em Porto Alegre.
Enquanto continuei minha carreira como baterista da Crucifixion BR, tive algumas bandas como vocal. A primeira era uma banda de covers de Heavy Metal, a Mastercode. Não durou mais de um ano, daí em 2005 fiz teste para o coro da OSPA e passei, e fiquei pouco mais de meio ano lá, o que aliás foi uma ótima experiência. Logo depois tive uma banda cover de Nightwish, que também não durou muito.
Em 2006, um americano viu meus vídeos cantando no youtube e me convidou para cantar na banda dele, chamada Dremora, de Symphonic Metal. Gravei o CD chamado Martyrs, que foi lançado em 2007, e juntos participamos de mais duas compilações: A World Of Sirens em 2008, pela Sonic Cathedral dos EUA, em que participaram também bandas como After Forever e Epica, e Femininity and Ferocity em 2007 pela Femme Metal Productions da Inglaterra. Depois disso, saí da banda pois não tinha como me mudar para Los Angeles. No mesmo ano, tive a honra de fazer com a Crucifixion a abertura do show do Krisiun, o último da Assassination Tour.
Já em 2008, participei de uma banda da Eslováquia chamada Lamented Despondency, de Doom/Gothic Metal. Gravei com eles o álbum Ornaments Of Death. No mesmo ano, fiz as gravações da bateria para o primeiro álbum oficial da Crucifixion BR. E nesse meio tempo decidi montar uma banda para cantar, chamada Noctis Notus, de heavy/thrash metal. Participei com a Noctis de vários festivais, inclusive abrindo para a Tarja em abril de 2012 no Opinião. Também participamos do terceiro volume da coletânea da Femme Metal Productions da Inglaterra. Gravamos 2 músicas do EP The Hateful Hours, mas por problemas pessoais do guitarrista, não terminamos o resto, e estou pensando em terminar as gravações em 2013.
Quanto à Crucifixion, em agosto de 2011 lançamos o EP "War Against Christian Souls" pela Satanica Prods. da Nova Zelândia, e estamos para lançar o primeiro álbum "Destroying The Fucking Disciples Of Christ" no primeiro semestre de 2013, além de participar de algumas coletâneas em 2012, incluindo a primeira coletânea de bateristas mulheres do Brasil.
No ano de 2012, também participei da gravação de uma música da banda Effectionhate dos Estados Unidos, cantando junto com Dave Ingram (ex vocalista do Benediction e Bolt Thrower). Fizemos o cover da música Hymn, da banda Ultravox.
Como cantora também já fiz inúmeras participações ao vivo de shows em Porto Alegre e em São Paulo de algumas bandas, incluindo Vintage Cafe, Street Flash, Caixa Acústica e Alfheim (Tristania Tribute) de São Paulo.
Podem ouvir amostras dos meus trabalhos como vocalista em www.myspace.com/juliananovo, e também conferir vídeos em www.youtube.com/jdarkmoon
