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Dominus Praelii
12+ albums
heavy metalPower metalbrazilian metaltrue metalbrazilian
about
Londrina - Brazil: 1999 - Dominus Praelii was formed in 1999 by Silvio Rocha and Rafael Guilhen, ex-members of bands like Predator, Psicodeath and Murder. After some rehearsals, Renê Warrior (ex-Peaceful Tomb) joined the band and the composing process begun. Some time later Evandro Romero and Ricardo Pigatto made the group complete. The name of the band comes from latin, and means Lord of the Battle. It was chosen because of the lyrical themes about the ancient wars that took place in our world, as well as elements of its mythology and folklore. In 2001 the band recorded their first demo tape, entitled The First Battle, started to make concerts to show their work throughout Brazil and sent the demo to various labels that were interested in releasing the record. In the same year Megahard Records released the debut CD called Holding the Flag of War. The music of Dominus Praelii has influences of 80's classics like Running Wild, Manowar, Grave Digger, Destruction and Coroner. That explains the weight and aggressiveness that are clearly present in the songs, exalting the true metal. Holding the Flag of War was released in Brazil and has been distributed in Europe, Japan and South America by Megahard Records. In 2002 the band made an extensive promotion throught he metal scene with interviews made by the biggest magazines, zines, webzines and radios. In the same year they made the Prima Prellun Tour, which included an unforgettable concert with Saxon. The tour was extended '
