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APOCALYPSE - ROCK ON MOTION One of the main aspects of progressive rock was always the movement. The progressive sound is the mutation music, indeed. In fact, this characteristic applies to the whole style, once the main bands such as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc always sounded different from each other. Like good ministers of this genre in Brazil, in 25 years on the road APOCALYPSE had changed a lot in the beginning they used to be a power-trio but changed to a quartet and later to a quintet; always had focused on your international career till start investing on your home land again; translated all your lyrics from Portuguese to English; and always have changed your sonority. When the new century came, they were honest enough when incorporating new influences without worrying with the most radical InchproggerInch fans that never understand the message of the old gurus in this style always changing hands! 25 YEARS OF HISTORY The progressive rock band APOCALYPSE was born in 1983, in Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil, founded by Eloy Fritsch and some school friends at the Colégio Nossa Senhora do Carmo who got together for a student music contest. After this first concert, guitar player Ruy Fritsch and drummer Chico Fasoli joined their ranks, playing with the band at the Festival 1º Ópera Rock. From the beginning, they presented a very different style, compared to the other local groups. They made use of organ, synthesizers, classical vocals and created songs influenced by Uriah Heep, Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zepellin, Rush and Genesis. From 1984 to 1988, the line-up changed several times. They recorded some demo tapes with the songs InchLivreInch, InchHorizontes de AntimatériaInch, InchAuroraInch, InchPássaros do AbismoInch, InchBesta do MalInch, InchDelírioInch, InchAncestralInch, InchMiragemInch and InchApocalypseInch and made live appearances with bands l
