On McKinney Music, “the best independent music magazine in the UK“, ARMORED DAWN, a Brazilian metal band, has returned with the official music video for “S.O.S.” and the brutal single “Tides.” Now, they have released their latest single, “Wayfaring Stranger,” which is a heavy take on Johnny Cash’s song.
Wayfaring Strange
“Wayfaring Strange” was recorded at eminent Dharma Studios and mixed and mastered by the famous producer Heros Trench, a Latin Grammy champ, with in excess of 200 artists added to his repertoire.
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The band decided to record a new version of the song after watching the movie “1917,” whose soundtrack features “Wayfaring Stranger” in a scene that makes the audience think a lot. The popular American Christian song is about a lonely walker who overcomes the challenges of this world in the hope of reaching heaven, where his loved ones are already present.
Armored Dawn
Armored Dawn’s current lineup—Edwardo Parras on vocals, Tiago de Moura and Timo Kaarkoski on guitars, Heros Trench on bass, Rafael Agostino on keyboards, and Chris Oliveira on drums—continues to work on upcoming albums.
Rodrigo Oliveira and Heros Trench, two of the most prominent figures in North American music production, produced and recorded the band’s upcoming album, Brand New Way, at the renowned Dharma Studios in So Paulo. Chris Lord Alge was on mixing duties and Ted Jensen mastered it. Chris Lord Alge has been acclaimed since the 1980s and has won five Grammys. He has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, James Brown, Prince, and worked on the soundtracks for Rocky IV and Batman.
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen, a sound engineer best known for his work at the renowned Sterling Sound studio, has mastered albums by the Eagles, Santana, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Norah Jones. In 2002, he won a Grammy for these albums. He worked on the most recent albums from The Pretty Reckless, Death by Rock & Roll, and Death Magnetic by Metallica, as well as albums from bands like Korn, Disturbed, Alice in Chains, and Papa Roach, in the heaviest genres of music.
Armored Dawn’s Philosophy And More
Find the right partners, develop a concept, make it all work together, and invest in the potential to achieve your goals. According to this point of view, Armored Dawn break showed up in 2014 and became pertinent in the Brazilian metal scene. After all, they went on tour with great bands like Saxon, Megadeth, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Europe, Hammerfall, Rhapsody, Fates Warning, Sabaton, and Tarja. They also went on the Motörboat cruise, which was led by the legendary Motörhead.
Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Jörn), Bruno Agra (We Are Harlot), and Kato Khandwala (The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach) were important professionals who worked on the production of the band’s first two albums, Power of Warrior (2016) and Barbarians in Black (2018). Rodrigo Oliveira and Heros Trench produced, mixed, and mastered the third album, Viking Zombie.
The band showcases a sophisticated and adaptable metal sound in their music videos, including the super productions “Sail Away” and “Beware of the Dragon,” which were played in all Brazilian movie theaters during the Aquaman trailers. In addition to them, millions of people have watched the songs “Ragnarok” and “Animal Uncaged,” which were recorded during their performances at the Rockfest Festival at the Allianz Parque in So Paulo in front of approximately 37,000 people.
They released the single “Stronger Together” during the pandemic, which was well received by fans. In 2022, they released their two most recent singles, “S.O.S.” and “Tides.” The band is currently producing Armored Dawn’s fourth studio album.