Motorocker

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Motorocker was born in 1993. Quickly became famous in South Brazil as an AC/DC Tribute Band, attracting fans' attention thanks to the band's live performances and its high quality and fidelity to the original sound. From this period also came their first own compositions and the local music media recognition of Motorocker AC/DC Tribute Band.
However, the greatest acknowledgment came in 1996, when, during the Ballbreaker tour, AC/DC played in Brazil. Motorocker met Brian Johnson, Angus and Malcolm Young, who were very impressed with the high quality of the work and stated that Motorocker was the best AC/DC tribute band they have ever heard.
They could have stopped there, but decided to invest in their own career. They wrote new songs and, alongside with the old compositions, put together their first album, released in 2006 and called "Igreja Universal do Reino do Rock" ("Universal Church of the Kingdom of Rock"). This debut features five songs in Portuguese and five in English, one of which is AC/DC's classic Back in Black, whose recording rights were ceded by the Australian band.
Based on the idea that there are different churches for different beliefs, they decided to describe their dream congregation, which would gather rock'n'roll fans and its libertarian philosophy. The CD was well accepted by the Brazilian public and the specialized media, specially Guitar Player Brasil, Roadie Crew and Rock Brigade, this one having featured the band in three different issues. Besides that, their debut album also reached first place on several rock radios' top ten hits.
As a proof of their talent and charisma, they have shared the stage with such bands as DEEP PURPLE, GLENN HUGUES, MOTÖRHEAD, NAZARETH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, BIOHAZARD, MISFITS and SEPULTURA, among others.
Motorocker was selected, alongside Metallica and Guns'n'Roses, to be a part of the album Ruby Nazareth Tribute. This album, produced by Nazareth's founder Manny Charlton, features the interpretation by the band of Telegram, which was highly praised by Manny himself.
The band is, right now, in the studio, recording the successor to their debut album. Three of the songs which will be featured in their sophomore effort have been released as a single in 2008. One of them, Vamo Vamo, can be heard and seen right here on My Space, as well as on their official channel on YouTube.
"Its a long way to the top if you wanna Rock'n'Roll"
AC/DC
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O MOTOROCKER nasceu em 1993 e inicialmente consagrou-se no sul do Brasil como banda-tributo do AC/DC. Cativou fãs, que foram atraídos pela performance no palco e pela qualidade e fidelidade ao som original. Também datam dessa época as primeiras composições próprias e as primeiras repercussões na mídia local sobre o que a banda vinha fazendo.
O maior reconhecimento da época veio em 1996, quando o AC/DC, na turnê do álbum Ballbreaker, tocou no Brasil. Na ocasião, os Motorockers encontraram-se com Brian Johnson e os guitarristas (e irmãos) Angus e Malcolm Young, que se disseram impressionados com a qualidade das interpretações de suas músicas e revelando que havia sido a melhor banda-tributo que ouviram até então.
Em 2006 apresentaram o primeiro CD de músicas próprias, "Igreja Universal do Reino do Rock". O disco foi muito bem recebido pelo público brasileiro e pela crítica em geral, e ficando em primeiro lugar nas paradas de rádios-rock brasileiras.
A voracidade e a energia que envolvem a atmosfera de um show do MOTOROCKER são únicas, e por isso foi indicado nas categorias Melhor Show do Ano, Melhor Vocalista Nacional e Melhor Álbum Nacional, emtre outras. O MOTOROCKER já dividiu o palco com Lendas do Rock como DEEP PURPLE, NAZARETH, MOTÖRHEAD, GLENN HUGHES, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, BIOHAZARD, TRISTANIA e SEPULTURA. Também obteve a cessão dos direitos de gravação da música "Back in Black" do AC/DC.
Atualmente o MOTOROCKER aguarda o lançamento do disco em comemoração aos 40 anos da banda NAZARETH, produzido pelo seu ex-guitarrista Manny Charlton. Nele, participará com uma versão da música "Telegram", muito elogiada por Manny. Neste disco participam também nomes de peso como METALLICA e GUNS'N'ROSES.
Em 2008 o MOTOROCKER lançou o single "Vamo Vamo", e está em estúdio finalizando a gravação de seu próximo CD.