LANDFALL - Wide Open Sky (CD)

Brazilian melodic rockers Landfall present their sophomore album, "Wide Open Sky'.
Landfall, the Hard rockers from Curitiba, Brazil, features singer Gui Oliver (ex-Auras), guitarist
Marcelo Gelbcke, bassist Luis Rocha, and drummer Felipe Souzza, are back with an almighty
bang!
The band’s delightful Melodic Rock/AOR sound can best be described as falling somewhere
between classic melodic rock, a là Journey, and slightly heavier influences, such as classic
era Dokken, White Lion, and Extreme. With phenomenal musical and songwriting abilities
and the golden voice of Oliver, Landfall is truly a welcome addition to the melodic rock
genre.
The new album delivers a solid band and the new songs are stronger, able to capture the
best of each band member, melodic rock has never sounded better!
Landfall was originally formed by drummer Felipe Souzza and guitarist Marcelo Gelbcke,
childhood friends who have been playing together since they were about 15 years old. Some
years later, bassist Thiago Forbeci joined up with them and added new musical input and
influences, at which point the band decided to go in a new direction. During this period, they
released three independent albums under the name Wild Child, performing several
concerts around Brazil, including opening for acts such as Glenn Hughes and Mike Vescera;
until 2017 when the former Auras singer Gui Oliver, joined the band and Landfall began
writing songs that would eventually become their first album released by Frontiers Records,
'The Turning Point'.
As a songwriter, Oliver had previously written songs for several artists from the label,
including Jimi Jamison, Bobby Kimball, Fergie Frederiksen, and Issa.