![]() “Calango and I wanted to start this band, but we needed a good drummer. MAW’s career started in 2018, but the initial idea had been brewing for at least 12 years prior to that. ![]() No wonder I was really curious to see and hear the rock’n’roll side of Bahia up close and personal. Síndrome K was going to perform there, but had to wait to play their debut gig in Rio. It brings together established bands as well as newcomers, and there is always an aura of excitement about the festival, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic. That is a great event to find and discover exciting new bands from their area, and both MAW and Síndrome K stated the importance of the festival for the scene. Salvador is best known for its carnival, but the festival Palco do Rock, which happens every year brings joy to the non-carnival fans during the 4 days of follies in the city. ![]() And this meant we could finally get to see MAW and Síndrome K visit Rio, all the way from Salvador. ![]() But, at last, boosters in arms, we can all have some heavy metal fun once more, everyone in the same room, bumping against each other in a friendly way, headbanging to riffs and shouting choruses, hands held up in devil’s horns. Masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing do not go with the mosh pit, and we all had to wait for vaccinations to be more advanced and the omicron wave to pass before we could dive from stages and surf the crowds again. I really wanted to see these guys perform live, but times were still too uncertain, and rock concerts hadn’t returned to normal yet.
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