ANGRA: Audio Interview With KIKO LOUREIRO Available

October 11, 2007

An audio interview with ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro conducted on September 15, 2007 by Burhanudin Bin Buang (a.k.a. Brader Bo),host of "Vicious Volume", the only metal radio show in Singapore (airing on RIA 89.7FM),is available for download in two parts: Part#1, Part#2.

"Vicious Volume" is a one-hour program dedicated to metal, rock and other extreme music. It airs every Friday at 5:00 pm (Singapore time) and is repeated on Sundays at 9:00 p.m.

Metalheads around the world can listen to the program via the Internet on www.ria.sg.

Kiko Loureiro recently signed a deal with Boosweet Records. The label will release Kiko's products in the USA, Canada, Australia, South and Central America; with the exception of the guitarists home country Brazil. The deal provides Boosweet Records all of the digital rights to Kiko's music internationally.

Kiko Loureiro has risen to international acclaim and stardom by being the lead guitarist of the world-renowned Brazilian rock group ANGRA. Currently, he has two solo projects: "No Gravity" and his latest jazz guitar release "Universo Inverso". In pre-promotion mode, "Universo Inverso" is already heating up: getting early radio ads, selling well at online retailers such as Boosweet.com, Amazon.com, Guitarnine.com, iTunes, and a host of other digital download retailers. "Universo Inverso" will hit major and independent retail stores here in the U.S. in July and will be released under Boosweet Records' new deal with Portland, Oregon-based Burnside.

Kiko Loureiro was recently voted as the #1 progressive/metal player in the world by reader polls in two of Japan's most popular guitar magazines: Young Guitar and Burrn!!!. He beat out guitar gods Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci and a host of others to receive this honor.

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