Rosa de Saron is a brazilian christian rock band formed in 1988 in Campinas, São Paulo, it's known for being one of the first openly catholic metal bands in the world.
It's nowadays composed of Bruno Faglioni (Vocals), Eduardo Faro (Guitar), Rogerio "Lerão" Feltrin (Bass) and Wellington "Grevão" Greve (Drums).
Current Members:
- Bruno Faglioni - Vocals (2019-present)
- Eduardo Faro - Guitar (1990-present)
- Rogerio "Lerão" Feltrin - Bass (1988-present)
- Wellington "Grevão" Greve - Drums (1995-present)
Former Members:
- Marcelo "Tchelão" Machado – vocal (1988–2000)
- Alessandro "Sandão" – drums (1988–1995)
- Alex Nozaki – guitar (1990–1995)
- Eduardo Bortolatto – keyboard (1990–1998)
- Paulo Faganello – keyboard (2002)
- Guilherme de Sá – vocal (2001–2019)
- Marcus Paulo – Keyboard and Backing vocal (2014–2019)
- Fábio Corrêa – keyboard (2016)
- Gustavo Leite – keyboard (2008–2012)
- Eduardo Veloso "Du Bboy" – DJ, VJ and backing vocals (2009–2015)
Studio Discography:
- 1994 - Diante da Cruz
- 1997 - Angustia Suprema
- 1999 - Olhando Pra Frente (EP)
- 2002 - Depois do Inverno
- 2005 - Casa dos Espelhos
- 2007 - Acustico
- 2009 - Horizonte Distante
- 2011 - Siete Camiños (EP)
- 2012 - O Agora e o Eterno
- 2014 - Cartas ao Remetente
- 2018 - Gran Paradiso
- 2020 - Lunação
- 2021 - Baile das Mascaras
Live Discography:
- 2008 - Acústico e Ao Vivo
- 2010 - Horizonte Vivo Distante
- 2013 - Latitude, Longitude
- 2015 - Acústico e Ao Vivo 2/3
Rosa de Saron provide examples of the following:
- Album Intro Track: "Rosa de Saron" from Diante da Cruz and "Via Crucis" from Angustia Suprema
- Christian Rock
- Drugs Are Bad: "Mentiras da Agulha"
- Epic Instrumental Opener: Seculo I starts with an orchestral opener, that goes for almost 2 minutes.
- Epic Rocking: "Chance" (6:16), "Amor Perdido" (6:18), "Meu Abandono" (7:05), "Seculo I" (7:14) and "Aurora" (8:11)
- Horizonte Vivo Distante has a live version of "Alem do Meu Jardim (7:10) note
- Grief Song: "Latas Retorçidas"
- New Sound Album: Most of their albums see the music style change in one way or another, to recap:
- Diante da Cruz has a classic hard rock/heavy metal style, with influences of power/speed metal
- Angustia Suprema features a more modern style of heavy metal, with influences of alternative and thrash metal
- Depois do Inverno marks a shift to a more accessible alternative metal sound, with influences of post-grunge.
- Casa dos Espelhos keeps the more accessible sound of Depois do inverno, with more influences of nu metal, it also has more ballads than it's predecessors.
- Heavy Metal: The First three albums of the band can be considered as this.
- Power Ballad:"Apenas Uma Canção de Amor", "Amor Perdido", "Latas Retorçidas", "Linda Menina", "Recomeçar", "Tempo"
- Speed Metal: Diante Da Cruz has elements of this, which can be shown in songs like "Mentiras da Agulha" and "Noite Fria"
- Title Track: All of their albums except Depois do Inverno and Horizonte Distante have one.
- Unplugged Version:Acústico
