The Brazilian Rock band Rebel Machine launched in July the album “Nothing Happens Overnight,” their first full-length record. Comprising eight tracks over 32 minutes, the quartet formed by Marcelo Pereira (vocals), Murilo Bittencourt (guitar), Marcel Bittencourt (bass) and Chantós Mariani (drums) has been drawing attention even before its official release.
While bringing every hard rock musical aspect the band members would like to hear in an album, “Nothing Happens Overnight” is mainly aimed at the rescue of classical elements with a modern approach. Being a DIY band, Rebel Machine signs the musical and executive production of their work. With no contract or distribution agreement, “Nothing Happens Overnight” can be found in stores not only in Brazil but in Scotland (Elvis Sheakspeare – Edinburgh), Sweden (Sound Pollution – Stockholm) and Germany (Core Tex – Berlin). The album also had vocal production by Renato Osorio (Hibria) and mixing and mastering by Benhur Lima (Hibria, Keep Them Blind).
Formed in Porto Alegre, Rebel Machine is already reaping what they sowed, and not only in their own hometown. Tony Sison, of The Dedicated Rocker Society, says on his Nothing Happens Overnight review that “if you have been looking for a new band that plays classic hard rock, Rebel Machine will be your new favorite rock band”. For Valeria Campagnale, of MyGlobalMind, Rebel Machine “got the right stuff to become a real success”. The song “Don’t Tell Me I’m Wrong” was chosen by renowned radio host Ed O’Neill to play on his show on Radio Rocket FM in Stockholm. In Australia, Mick Griffin chose “”Don’t Tell Me I’m Wrong” for his radio show “Rock Bottom”, on Phoenix FM and “Life is Fuckin’ Good” for his podcast “Bad Music”. Nothing Happens Overnight has received positive quotes in podcasts (NfsPod, infosphere and MBG Podcast) and websites (Collector’s Room, Van do Halen, LABirinto, Muiro Alem do Microfone, Roque Reverso, Red Behavior and even in american websites The Dedicated Rocker Society and MyGlobalMind) and from the public on social networks, while the first and second print runs – 100 CDs each – of “Nothing Happens Overnight” are sold-out.
In the end of July, Rebel Machine was on TV for the first time (Rio Grande no Ar, Channel 2 – Porto Alegre) and on August 1st managed to hit the pages of Zero Hora, the biggest newspaper in southern Brazil. On September 02, Rebel Machine’s first concert, at Divina Comedia (live rock music venue for 200 people) was sold-out as well.
“Nothing Happens Overnight” was officially released July 11th in major streaming platforms. Currently the band is preparing to release the music video for “It Doesn’t Matter To Me” and features the track “Don’t Tell Me I’m Wrong” on their official website and also on YouTube.
The album is pretty consistent throughout. It has a total 80’s Metal Vibe starting with “Don’t tell me I’m Wrong”, to “Down the Road”, “Waiting for You”, “It doesn’t matter to me”, and “Goodbye Honey”, all the songs have a very solid rock feel with loud power chords and vocals that are reminiscent of Jackyl’s singer Jesse James Dupree. The First song that got my attention was “Run Away” which has a repeating guitar riff throughout most of the song that gets you into a mental metal groove. And then there is the song “Life is Fuckin’ Good”, my personal favorite on the album. Song starts with the Bass setting the mood for the song, and then the vocals and guitar carry you through on a fun ride. It has lots of interesting changes and tempo changes and keeps you interested all the way to the end. If I had to sum up this album I would say it belongs into the category of Party Metal. This is the perfect album to get the party started, straight up Old School Rock n Roll.
Rebel Machine is:
Marcelo Pereira (Vocals)
Murilo Bittencourt (Guitars)
Marcel Bittencourt (Bass)
Chantos Mariani (Drums)
Resonate Track listing:
- Don’t tell me I’m Wrong
- Down the Road
- Waiting for You
- It Doesn’t Matter to Me
- Goodbye Honey
- Run Away
- Nothing On Me
- Life is Fuckin’ Good
Album: Nothing happens Overnight
Band: Rebel Machine
Reviewed by: Storm@backstage360.com
LISTEN TO A SAMPLE OF NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT
