Tandra, a Brazilian folk metal band from Curitiba, combines heavy metal with the melodies of accordion and flute, bringing in their compositions folkloric influences mainly from Celtic, Viking and Pagan culture, in addition to other cultures of the world (including the Brazilian one). It is possible to notice in the songs traces of extreme metal combining influences that vary between death, black, progressive and power metal. Doing in their own way, with the individual characteristics of each member, the band seeks to bring a theme that is still little explored in Brazilian metal, but already has a large portion of fans. Tandra is:
Felipe Franco – Bass/vocals;
Christopher Knop – Guitar/vocals;
Geferson Franco – Guitar/backing vocals;
Max Waltrick – Drums;
Felipe Ribeiro – Flutes/backing vocals;
Carlos Linzmeyer – Accordion;
The band was formed in 2017, and in the same year the first single Open The Bar was released. In 2018 the second single Time And Eternity had great repercussion, reaching in the first months 200 thousand reproductions on the streaming platform Spotify, being heard in many countries. The band with a short career had participation in major Brazilian metal festivals such as Maniacs Metal Meeting 2017, Araraquara Rock 2018 and Odin’s Krieger 2019, sharing the stage with great Brazilian bands such as Angra, Krisiun, Soulspell, Tuatha de Danann, among others.
In October 2019 the first full album, Time and Eternity, was released featuring nine original tracks. Considered the height of the band until now, it was well received and praised by the metal fans, conquering even a prominent place in major communication vehicles of the metal segment in Brazil, such as the magazine Roadie Crew. The band also has a large number of listeners on streaming platforms. In just over half a year, the album Time and Eternity has been heard almost 300,000 times worldwide, appearing alongside big names of metal in hundreds of playlists and attracting an increasing number of followers.
In the second half of 2020 Tandra will be recording their newest songs, which are in the final stages of composition. Through the band's official channels news will always be released about what will come. Follow us too!