Gus Monsanto

Gus Monsanto is the stage name of Gustavo Monsanto (born 5 November 1974 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) is the former lead singer of the French progressive metal band Adagio,[1] and former lead singer of Finnish band Revolution Renaissance formed by Timo Tolkki after he left Stratovarius.[2] He is the brother of journalist Eduardo Monsanto of ESPN Brazil.

Gus Monsanto
(Gustavo Monsanto)
Born (1974-11-05) 5 November 1974
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresProgressive rock, progressive metal, symphonic metal, power metal
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1993–present
LabelsAFM,
Associated actsRevolution Renaissance, Adagio, Human Fortress, Astra, Symbolica, Code Of Silence, Stereo Scream, Omega Blast, Angel Heart, Seliger, Gunpoint, Lightseekers, Thunderstone, Skyrion, Kim's Over Silence, Burnt City
Websitewww.gusmonsanto.com

In 2009 he released an album as frontman of the band The Lightseekers.

Gus Monsanto is the new singer of German metal band Human Fortress and he is singing on the new album which was released 9 November. called "Raided Land". Gus released his first solo debut album called Karma Café in 2016, but he continues working with several other bands.

He is still fronting the legendary German power metal band Human Fortress and now the band is working on the new album that will be third release with Gus Monsanto on lead vocals, "Reign of Gold".

Biography

Monsanto's passion for music was sparked when he first saw KISS on TV in 1983. The image of four masked hairy rocking on top of a tank was fascinating, and unlike anything I had seen before. His fate, arm in arm with the music, was sealed. Soon after came the first guitar bands with fellow childhood and adolescence and the discovery that music was the goal of his life.

At 16, Monsanto lived in the United States, where the idea has matured to assemble your own band seriously because by now composed his first songs and knew their best musical identity and style that would follow. Back in Brazil, rode Angel Heart, a hard rock band who led for a few years. This banda, Monsanto swapped the guitar through the microphone, which is still their main working tool. During the '90s, the band recorded two albums, had a clip aired on MTV Brazil, and a good impact in the specialized media in Brazil and some other countries with good reviews in magazines from countries like Italy and Japan, in addition to its disc played on the radio.

In the mid 90s, Monsanto had the invitation to integrate with Overdose, one of heavy metal bands Brazil's most traditional, and which were a fan. His first show with the band took place in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, opening for Whitesnake, Megadeth and Queensryche. Monsanto rated this show as a unique experience, where he had contact with the first step of hard rock world. In the formation of Overdose – who had 7 albums released in Brazil and abroad – also featured former Sepultura guitarist, Jairo Guedz.

After the end of Overdose, Monsanto had a brief passage by heavy metal band from São Paulo Portrait, with which makes several shows, including the first festival BRAZIL METAL UNION, which is now a traditional event public fan of the genre. At that time, came to mind of Monsanto back to the States and start a band abroad.

In 2001, Monsanto joined the guitarist and vocalist Marc Ferreira, one of his best friends and the trio MONKEY BITE, they do many shows by the U.S., reaching open for bands like Ratt, traditional American hard rock band. The Monkey Bite – which is an ongoing project and which eventually participates Monsanto – played in Brazil in 2003, containing in its formation bassist Firehouse, Dario Seixas.

In 2002, Monsanto receives proposal from other Brazilian bands such as Silent Rio, São Paulo and the Frontline Records label, which sought musicians to form a band called Astra. The project took two years of his career, a very hard and wear a disappointment so great that Monsanto did admit the possibility of giving up the dream to continue making music.

But when all seemed lost, Monsanto sees the announcement of banda French Adagio, which featured one of his favorite singers, David Readman (PINK CREAM 69). David had just left the band, which was seeking a replacement immediately. Half curious, half for refusing to believe that was the end of the line, Monsanto had his material. However, for geographical reasons, even he did not expect a return. Then came the surprise: he receives an email from Adagio entrepreneurs interested in learning more about Monsanto, and asking and learn regravasse vocals in two songs from Adagio. In 48 hours, he learned the songs and recorded the material sent to the French. The result could not have been better: an invitation to live in France and join the band.

Just twenty days later, Monsanto landed in Paris where he would begin a new and decisive step in his career. Immediately, he joined the band, which concluded the tour CD "Underworld", from the U.S., Switzerland, Spain, Holland and France, with considerable success, performing at various festivals, among which the U.S. versions and the European Prog Power, one of the biggest events in the world of heavy metal world, sharing the stage with names like Edguy, Savatage and Devin Townsend.

The year 2005 is dedicated to the stage and the studio. Monsanto made his first season of 40 shows in the summer with the French troupe Cocktail de Nuit (with whom he toured France every summer since then, totaling almost 300 shows). After intense pre-production, writes "Dominate", their first CD with the Adagio, which was released in December 2005. In addition, 2005 also marked another participation in Monsanto banda Monkey Bite, with whom he made several shows in New York and New Jersey.

The year 2006 is spent on promoting the CD "Dominate", which was released worldwide by Locomotive Records (Europe / North America), Hellion Records (Brazil), Double Vision (France) Avalon / Marquee (Asia). The first show of the tour takes the band to Africa for the first time, where they open for the legendary Robert Plant, former Led Zeppelin in Tunisia. The band shared the stage with former guitarist of the Scorpions and Electric Sun Uli Jon Roth, Edguy, Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Leaves Eyes, Epica and other big bands in Europe. The band plays at the Salon de Musique, one of mùaiores fairs musical instruments in the world, with the largest audience the show.

The new year of 2006/2007 brings a great show after New Year's Eve in France, recording disco banda French Lightseekers and Monsanto starts recording vocals next disc Adagio, "Archangels in Black", at the same time. They return to Tunisia, with Firewind and Portugal, with Destruction and Primal Fear. plus a tour, opening for the band Kamelot would be the last work of Monsanto and Adagio together.

Begins an intense pace of investments in disks of various bands, as Dr.Sin and Venturia, in addition to producing the album the band Skyrion, launched in Brazil and Europe in 2008. This album was also produced by Alex Macedo, a super guitarist and sound engineer, who made the project Zyon Vega with Monsanto, that was recorded in the same period, but remains unpublished to this day.

After the departure of the Adagio, in 2008, Monsanto engages in two papers: 1 -) It is the lead singer of Takara, which replaces the renowned Jeff Scott Soto, singer of Journey and Yngwie Malmsteen, recording "Invitation to Forever", in Los Angeles in May this year, with the kitchen of Yngwie Malmsteen. 2 -) is between 400 singers chosen to be the lead singer of the band Revolution Renaissance, led by Finnish guitarist Timo Tolkki, which sold 3 million records with Stratovarius. Another Brazilian part of the contract, drummer Bruno Agra, which was part of Zyon Vega with Monsanto.

With Timo, Monsanto writes two Cds "Age of Aquarius", released in 2009 and "Trinity" in 2010, in addition to touring across South America

The partnership ends in 2010 and Monsanto is preparing its next sounds. Wait!

Influences

Monsanto always says there are two kinds of music: good and bad. Everything influences directly or indirectly. Some of his favorite artists are beyond the aforementioned Kiss, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, AC / DC, Dokken, Queensryche, Dream Theater, King's X, Jellyfish, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Glenn Hughes, Goo Goo Dolls, among thousands of others who have been and are a significant impact on his music.

Discography

Date Artist Album Title Notes
1995 Angel Heart Welcome Lead Vocals
2004 Astra Astra Lead Vocals
2005 Adagio Dominate Lead Vocals
2007 Dr.Sin Bravo Guest Vocals
2007 Zyon Vega Trinity_ (unreleased) Lead Vocals
2008 Stéphane Cavanez Collectif Tribute Guest Vocals
2008 Venturia Hybrid Guest Vocals/Backing Vocals
2008 Skyrion Beyond Creation Producer
2008 Revolution Renaissance Untitled Demo Lead Vocals
2008 Takara Invitation To Forever Lead Vocals
2009 Adagio Archangels in Black Backing Vocals
2009 The Lightseekers Flying Free Lead Vocals
2009 Revolution Renaissance Age Of Aquarius Lead Vocals
2009 Thunderstone Dirt Metal Backing Vocals
2010 Revolution Renaissance Trinity Lead Vocals
2010 Ferreira Better Run !!! Guest Vocals
2010 Julien Damotte Trapped Guest Vocals
2010 Jade Lizard Puppet Master (unreleased) Lead Vocals
2010 Kim's Over silence Carpe Diem Guest Vocals
2010 Painside Dark World Burden Guest Vocals
2010 Pleaides Pleaides Producer
2011 Gunpoint (unreleased) At Gunpoint Lead Vocals
2011 Seliger (unreleased) Out of the Dark Lead Vocals
2011 Ferreira Are You In ? Guest Appearance
2012 Aria Inferno The Absinthe Episodes Lead Vocals
2012 Lord Of Mushrooms Perspectives Lead Vocals
2012 Symbolica Precession Lead Vocals
2012 Tray Of Gift The Tray Of Gift Guest Vocals
2013 Human Fortress Raided Land Lead Vocals
2013 Aneurose From Hell Lead Vocals
2013 Code Of Silence Dark Skies Over Babylon Lead Vocals
2014 Marmor Alma Celta Guest Vocals
2014 Jesus Christ Superstar (unreleased) Hits From Rio Cast Recording Guest Vocals
2014 Refurbished Only Want The Best Guest Vocals
2014 Exxiles Oblivion Guest Vocals
2015 Galwem Joaquim e o Barril de Carvalho Producer
2015 Skyeart Freedom (Between Being and Nothingness) Lead Vocals
2015 Sons Of Haze Skirmish Guest Vocals/Producer
2015 Roots Of Hate Inside The Purgatory Producer
2015 Alex Martinho Ao Vivo Na Toca Do Bandido Guest Vocals
2016 Motorgun Motorgun Writer
2016 Stereo Scream (unreleased) Stereo Scream Lead Vocals
2016 Human Fortress Thieves of the Night Lead Vocals
2016 Gus Monsanto Karma Café Lead Vocals, producer
2016 Grand Media Blackout Grand Media Blackout Lead Vocals
2017 Omega Blast Omega Blast Guest Appearance
2017 Criminal Brain Killing Joke Producer
2017 Burnt City Resurgence Lead Vocals
2017 Edu Falaschi A New Lease Of Life: 25th Anniversary Tribute Vol. II Guest Vocals
2017 Sicke The Room Producer
2017 Indiscipline Sanguinea Producer
2017 Rec/All Rec/All Guest Vocals
2017 The Yell Recovery Lead Vocals
2017 1Dia Pro Fim 1Dia Pro Fim Producer
2017 Fall Of Silence Act 1 Writer
2017 Exos Time for a Change Guest Vocals
2018 Pleasure Maker Dancin' With Danger Guest Vocals
2018 Fleesh Versions Guest Vocals
2018 Supremacy Sirius (Single) Lead Vocals
2019 Guilherme Costa Light Of Revelations Guest Vocals
2019 Human Fortress Reign Of Gold Lead Vocals
2020 Marius Danielsen and Friends We Are The World (Single) Guest Vocals
2020 Ferreira Come And Get It Guest Vocals
2020 Walter Monsanto Perfect Balance Guest Vocals
2021 Human Fortress Epic Tales & Untold Stories Lead Vocals
TBA Revolution: East Revolution: East Lead Vocals
TBA Eden Myrrh Lost Anthology Lead Vocals

References

  1. "Gus Monsanto não faz mais parte do Adagio" (in Portuguese). Whiplash.net. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. "Revolution Renaissance Bio". Metal From Finland. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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