www.sunroad.com.brThe trip start in the own name, because Sunroad means an inner trip searching for deepest spiritual knowledge and the man-God relation. The group was formed in Goiânia city (province of Goias), Brazil, by the cousins musicians Danillo Vee (guitars, backing vocals) and Fred Mika (drums, backing vocals), Sunroad, in the beginning, was simple a quartet but one year after it changed its line up to be a quintet and it happened many changes till the group establishes around Fred Mika, Jordan Faria (vocals), Thiago Tsuruda and Anderson Lemmy (both guitars) and Akasio Angels (bass, backing vocals) Sunroad started to makes relative sucess in Goiânia and borderline with its first two albums, Heat From The Road in 1999, distributed only by there and Light Up The Sky (EP) in 2001, distributed by Golden Music Records. The group only tried the national and the international business in 2001/2002, but without great impact. Some time after some changes, Jordan “Tell†Faria (ex-Forth Dimension, band that’s was opening act for Dr. Sin, Angra and Shaman) com to Sunroad in 2006. Its big chance appeared quickly with the international distribution by Avantage Records of the Arena Of Aliens album release, very well received by the national and international critic in countries like Japan, USA and all Europe reaching various worldwide charts positions. But some critics felt that group sounds like Scorpions but it doesn..t prevent that Sunroad reached good reputation in the nationals heavy stages, by its technique and dynamic shows. On the last Sunroad album, the appearence with Scorpions just disappeared and the group looks like Sunroad self. By this period, Sunroad was regard one of the most important brazilian band and the main hard rock band from the Midwest of Brazil. In 2006, they reached the Top 5 in the american college radios and many shows invitation begun, including a south-american tour promoted by the Delzotano management of Peru. Sunroad dealed with Eduardo Bonadia of Strikemet Management. Bonadia was the co-founder and ex-editor of the biggest South América rock magazine, Rock Brigade. Many changes of Sunroad line up happened since the band foundation. In the second year of Sunroad, they added a second guitar player, Erick Bandeira and one year after both of them (Danillo Vee and Erick Bandeira) were replace by other guitar player Alberto Conde then to Rafael Milhomem and then, finally, was replaced by the guitar player Thiago Tsuruda in 2008. Akasio Angels come to Sunroad in 2001 replacing Halley Douglas (keyboarder) and after turned to play bass in the band. In December, 2008, the band releases 1996-2006/Ten Years Treating Deafness, collection for the Sunroad..s ten years, since its foundation in 1996 till Flying N..Floating álbum release in 2006 and that were recorded between this period, a 15 tracks colletion of four álbuns. Released by Allegro Discos and Tratore distributor, Sunroad reach very good distribution in several brazilian cities. At early 2009, the band musicians are invite for the drummer Garry King (session man of Paul McCartney, Alice Cooper, Ian Gillan and Jeff Beck) and for Andy Robbins (ex-Holy Soldier). At Jul/2009, Sunroad is invite to be opening act for south-america tour of Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Deep Purple, Rainbow e Yngwie Malmsteen). Actually, Sunroad..s on recording sessions for the next album, Long Gone, that may be release in October/2009 with more hard rock sound comparing to the others releases. . DISCOGRAPHY: Heat From The Road (1999) – 9 tracks (independent) Light Up The Sky (2001) – EP with 4 tracks (Golden Music Records) Arena Of Aliens (2003) – 10 tracks (Avantage Records) Flying N..Floating (2006) – 11 tracks (Avantage Records) 1996-2006 Ten Years Treating Deafness (2008) – 15 tracks (Allegro Discos) Long Gone (2009) – 11 tracks (Allegro Discos Records) . LINE-UP: Jordan Faria: vocals Thiago Tsuruda: guitars, backing vocals Anderson Lemmy: guitars, backing vocals Akasio Angels: bass, backing vocals Fred Mika: drums, percussion, backing vocals . STRIKE MANAGEMENT Eduardo de Souza Bonadia (Manager) Caixa Postal 15094 Cambuci SP/SP, Brazil CEP 01519-970 E-mail:
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