ICON OF SIN – Icon of Sin
Raphael Mendes has a band Icon of Sin is the self-titled debut record from the Traditional Heavy Metal band from Brazil. Lead singer Raphael Mendes made himself known in Metal circles with his voice, which sounds eerily similar to Bruce Dickinson’s. He created a series on YouTube, “What if Bruce Dickinson Sang For…” where he sings songs of other Metal and Hard Rock bands in his own Dickinson impression. The album is absolutely fantastic, doesn’t have a single bad song in it, and ranges from Hard Rock to Power Metal and everything in between, with a distinct homage to Iron Maiden, but also love for everything else Classic Metal. You won’t regret buying it if you’re into Metal at all and don’t mind the similarity to Bruce. Imitation leads to evolution It is through emulation and derivation that art evolves. In the painting world, art can be divided into movements, with many artists trying to achieve the same general concept while putting their own flare to it. Monet is the most famous impressionist painter, but that didn’t stop a whole host of contemporaries from adopting and improving or adding variation to his style. Music and Metal especially are no different with bands in the same subgenre usually sounding quite similar. From Da Vinci to Michelangelo to Raphael (yes, yes, the TMNT), through every other lesser-known contemporary, each artist has had a deep influence and challenged the other to create something better. The same holds true for one country’s scene influencing the next, with a remarkable similarity between the Dutch master Rembrandt and Flemish master Rubens, French and Italian baroque, or the larger Europe-wide movement of the Renaissance. Apprentices surpass their masters, creating their own version of the master’s signature style and evolving the art in the process. Metal music is …READ MORE
