Interview to Tiago Monteiro from Flamenhell

Interview by Luis Landeo
Hello Tiago Welcome to Arsenal Del Metalero, I would like start this interview asking you about how Flamehell started? and who are the line members of the band? and why this name of: Flamenhell?

Hello, brother. Thank you for your support. The band was formed by me in 2013. The name is a mix with 'Flames' and 'Hell'. From the beginning we mix Melodic Death, Thrash and Death Metal in our songs.  We did our first show in 2015 and since then we have been very well received by the public. Currently the band is: Tiago Monteiro (vocals), Karl Neuman (guitar), Cristiano Costa (guitar), Madson Oliveira (bass) and Vitor Alves (drums).

The band released a full lenght entitled: Fire Away, how was record this full lenght? and in what are inspired the lyrics for this album?
We recorded totally independently, our guitarist worked with all the audios, mixes and mastering. The lyrics of this first cd are based on wars, death and chaos. 

The band released a music video, how was the recording sessions for this music video? and why do you choose the song: "Die By My Hands" to be recorded in a music video?
The recordings were a bit confusing and dangerous (laughs). Invaded an abandoned place and decorated everything, put fire on the walls. The fire went out of control and we had to stop the recordings, in the clip the scenes with fire out of control are not shown in the video. We chose the song 'Die By My Hands' because it could be well represented in the video.

Who designed the cover of this full lenght? and in what track is inspired this cover?
The cover was made by the Brazilian company Artspell. The art of our album represents all the songs of this release.

Your city: Joao Pessoa, have a notable metal scene with bands like: Demonized Legion and Metacrose, but actually in this days how goes the scene?
The scene goes well, new bands are emerging and keeping alive the flame of underground metal. Bands like Warising, Aporya and Sea of Monsters have done a great job in my opinion.

Is the band thinking in a tour to promote the new full lenght?  
Yes, we've done a lot of shows in several cities. Now we will start the new cd and soon we will return to the shows.

How was the reception of this full lenght? and what tracks are your favorites?

The reception was very good, the cd was elected the seventh best brazilian metal release in 2017. For us it was something very good, the band is recent and we work independently. My favorite songs are 'Systematic Chaos', 'Fmw 35', 'Avro Lancaster', 'Die By My Hands' and 'The Temple of War'.

To finish with this interview do you have a message to fans and readers?

Yes, I would like to thank everyone who supports the band. We are working hard for new releases, new albums and videos. If all goes well, this year 2018 we will still release our second album. Thank the invitation of Arsenal Del Metalero for the interview. See you next time, bangers!

To know more about Flamenhell:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/flamenhell