Debut in September, “too close – too close” will show a backstage an excursion that has visited 20 Brazilian cities at the beginning of the year
A new documentary will play the backstage of the recent Brazilian tour held by drummers Achille Priester AND Thomas Lang. “Too close – too close” He will have his debut at the Olido Cultural Center, in San Paolo, September 9, at 19:30. Tickets are on sale on the official Achille website.
The tour, baptized “Destruction of two bubbles”He traveled 6,400 km and exceeded 20 Brazilian cities during the last month of February. In addition to capital such as Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and Florianópolis, Giro included cities such as Piracicaba (SP), Pouo Alegre (MG), Jaraguá do Sul (SC), Bento Gonçalves (RS) and Paranavaí (PR), usually outside the course of the initiative of the type.
“Too close – too close” Has a 4K direction and filming Thiago Bandas Drum’on. In addition to playing the performances, the film shows the road routine and the challenges faced by a team of eight professionals, the largest ever collected by Achille for a battery show.
In a note, the musician says:
“The idea was to show what nobody sees: the tiredness, difficulties and energy that keep everything in motion.”
Priester joined the band Of yearby the singer Paul of the year (former-Iron Maiden), before joining Angra and obtaining notoriety inside and outside Brazil. It was part of the group between 2000 and 2009. In the same way Hangarwhich existed between 1997 and 2018. In recent years, he played with the singer Edu Falaschi and names such as Tony Macalpine AND Dragonforce. Since 2017 he performs with the Waspwith which he visited the country in May to perform at the Paulistano Bangers Open Festival.
Lang, Austrian based in the United States, is the founding member of the Stork and collaborated with Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, John Wetton, Asia/King Crimson, Spice Girls, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Sugababa, Steve Hackett, Peter Gabrielamong many others. Both he and Achille were among the seven drummers selected in an audition to replace Mike Portnoy node Theater of dreamsat the beginning of the last decade.
Service: debut of “too close – too close”
- Date: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)
- Hours: 19:30
- Position: Olido Cultural Center – Av. São João, 473 – São Paulo/SP
- Tickets: aquaspriesterstore.com.br
Launch:
- Aquiles Priester – drummer/tour manager
- Thomas Lang – drummer
- Ramon Cruz (Dry Trip) – Drum Tech
- Daniel Fernandes (Dwarf) – audio technician
- Luis Fernando Pereira (Lufeh) – Drum Tech
- João Gomes de Lima (Bon Jovi) – Driver
- Thiago Bandas Drum’on (Bahian) – Videomaker
- Carlos Vinicius (minimum) – Merchandiser
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Source: Terra
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