ET tu Brutus, the veteran Guyanese rock band, headlined the second annual Caxiri Metal Fest in Boa Vista, Brazil. They appeared alongside eight other heavy metal Brazilian bands, namely: Night Habit, Awaken, Old Page, Black Spectrum, Deadly Hatred, Carnivore and Coma State.
The event was an outdoor concert, held at the Cultural Square, Boa Vista and was attended by 350 people.
The show was a historic one for the band, because it was the first time in 10 years that they’ve returned to Brazil to represent Guyana.
All of the members who played at the SESC rock festival in April 2005 graced the stage again last Saturday night, but this time around, with the addition of their newest member, Brazilian Vanderson Alencar, playing lead guitar.
At the SESC festival, et tu Brutus played to a crowd of 6,000 people and the show was televised to most of Spanish-speaking South America, Mexico and Latin America.
The band, which was formed in 1998 in Georgetown, is arguably the loudest heavy metal band to come out of Guyana. It has held over 200 hundred shows and has played in Brazil as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.
To date, they have released three albums, namely Poison (2000), Trippin’ at the Side (Live 2002) and From the Dust (2016), and one single, Far Removed From The Scene (2006).
One of their songs, Insanity, from the Poison album, was featured on an international rock compilation called Globe of Steel.
Et tu Brutus will be playing at Bunker 81 on Lime & Hadfield St. on Saturday, August 27. Tickets cost $500, and are available at the bar.