Photo by Jean Novaes

Brazilian band IVORY GATES which play progressive metal with classic rock elements will release their new studio album titled “Behind the Wall” on CD through German label Green Bronto Records. Date of release is scheduled at 25th November 2022 and will be released as digipak CD with 16 pages booklet which containst 2 bonus tracks. Pre-order can be placed here. “Behind the Wall” was released digitally 8 April 2022 at all digital platforms and can listened at:

• Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3EAsjOp)
• Bandcamp (https://ivorygatesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-wall-bonus-edition).

Stylistically, their music can be compared to the achievements of bands such as Evergrey, Angra and Kamelot.

Album credits:

• drums, acoustic guitars and additional vocals recorded and co-produced by Renato Napty at iPu Va’e Estudio (Piracicaba, Brazil)
• edited by Matheus Armelin and Renato Napty
• recorded and produced by Matheus Armelin at Transient Studio (Piracicaba, Brazil)
• mixed and mastered by Renato Napty at iPu Va’e Estudio
• female vocal on “Leaves on Winter” by Jane Pereira
• video to the songs “Behind the Wall” and “Fall of Jericho” by Felpie Travaglini

Tracklist:

1. The Book of Life
2. Prisoner
3. Fall of Jericho
4. Leaves of Winter
5. Good Enough
6. Duality
7. Yesterday’s News
8. Behind the Wall
9a. Folhas De Inverno (Bonus Track)
9b. Betrayal of the Heart (Re-recorded, Bonus Track)
10. Devil´s Dance (Re-recorded, Bonus Track)

Ivory Gates was created in Piracicaba/SP in 2000, having today in its discography “Shapes of Memory”, “Status Quo”, “Devil’s Dance” and UnKnown Trais, all records extremely well received by the national and international press.

The main characteristics that define and distinguish Ivory Gates in the music scene are the high doses of 70’s influences and 80’s progressive rock, added to good old heavy metal.
The compositions are direct and aggressive, but with extremely sophisticated arrangements.
The current lineup of Ivory Gates consists of Felipe Travaglini on vocals, Matheus Armelin on guitar, Hugo Mazzotti on bass and Thiago Siqueira, drums.

Always looking to evolve, this time Ivory Gates went to extremes and used “evolution”, as well the fear of the unknown and the comfort zone accommodation as concepts for the musical creation of Behind the Wall.

So, despite keeping the band’s roots, Ivory Gates sought to add elements that they had never used before in their compositions, as we hear in a 6/8 ballad (Leaves of Winter), the weight of thrash metal in “Fall of Jericho”, or even flerting with Brazilian and Latin rhythms, used in the instrumental “Duallity”.

Below You can watch official video to the title song “Behind The Wall”