With bassist from Sepultura, Cultura Tres releases an album reinforcing the foundations of heavy music

The determination and constant search for new ways to create art are decisive factors for groups that seek a relevant space in the music market. Coming from a country with little metal tradition, Culture Three it has not let continental borders act as a barrier to its growth.

They started their activities in Venezuela, just like so many others: with their families. the guitarists Alejandro Londono Montoya It is Juan de Ferrari Montoya, of Colombian origin, formed the group with well-defined objectives, and left the South American country to invade Europe: “We are currently in Amsterdam, Holland. Our drummer, jerryis also Venezuelan/Colombian,” says Alejandro.

The fourth member is a legend of the genre: Paulo Xisto Jr.. wrote important chapters of heavy music since the 1980s, with the Grave, band that remains today. Despite the recent announcement, the partnership with the Brazilian has been going on for some years now, and has brought a new perspective.

“O Paul lives part of the time in Brazil and part of the time in Europe. We were into something like sludge and doom metal as it was on the rise. Now we’re back to our roots, in a more thrash metal sound, more along the lines of what we listened to in the beginning”, he says.

Everyone had known each other for years, sharing the stage on several occasions, which cultivated a strong friendship. The personal connection became professional as soon as the bassist joined the band. “We grew up listening to thrash, but we spent a lot of time focusing on other styles. Paulo took our sound to an intermediate level. We still have those elements, but now it’s much more aggressive, it has more impact”, he guarantees.

The good relationship between the four provides unique moments, the result of which is an invaluable enrichment. “We had been listening to music from the 1970s together for a long time, and the Schist loves the 1980s. We always open a bottle of wine and listen to old sounds, those of iconic guitarists and bassists from rock history”, he reflects.

As a result of this immersion, Alejandro quotes “Signs”, the latest single. “This song is a good example of mixing very heavy metal, which then turns into 1970s classic rock. These are things that we had in our influences, and now it brings these ingredients that we hadn’t explored in this way yet. He has a lot of experience as he comes from one of the biggest bands in the world.”explains.

The working song of the album Camino de Brujos (2023) also won a music video, whose central concept is simplicity. “We try to show something with the greatest honesty, which is the band playing, almost the same way it happens live. We shot the video in Amsterdam, in a place that had that vibe. Not much history around. Some people have commented that this is the magic.”reports.

The union of the four members of Cultura Tres is eternalized in this album, which came out via Autumn Music/Universal Music in the Americas, and by Bloodblast in the rest of the world. About the title, the musician explains that it is not a conceptual work, and that the lyrical charge is poured almost subconsciously.

“Brujo is the guy who dabbles in dark magic and that sort of thing. Each one leaves a different place, more or less like in dreams. When you dream, it’s because something impressed you that day. From that same place came many of the lyrics of the album, including the title”it says.

If the lyrics come in a more subjective way, sonically there was a very defined vision of objectives: “Most of the groups took a more digital direction, very produced. It lacks the human and organic factor. We were looking for this, to have something that you could imagine a drummer playing while listening, or to feel that the guy barely reaches the last note in the guitar solo, to perceive the effort and the blood in his veins. This type of production is not an easy thing, so we decided to do it ourselves. It’s a dangerous thing. I do not recommend it, as intimacy is necessary. We recorded the drums in Spain and took everything to our studio in Amsterdam”, he narrates.

While they don’t stop by with the current tour, Alejandro recalled the group’s only visit to Brazil, in 2018. “I was impressed! Where I thought I would see differences, I found similarities. It was surreal, as it is a nation very similar to what we knew. In fact, the only thing that changes is the language. We knew the European scene because we played in many places, but the Brazilian audience is the people I know and like. I felt like I lived there.”

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