Voltax

Neighboring the USA, Mexico’s Metal scene, over the years, always had the great potential of capturing the fumes of Heavy Metal and creating its own American scene. Nevertheless, that event has not occurred yet and the Mexican Metal scene is rather inferior and smaller even from several of the European countries. The views of Voltax, originally Voltage from Mexico City, and other Mexican bands, is that their Heavy Metal is South American more than North American and they have the intention on incorporating their views to the European scene and the world. Many arguments followed the question of South American Metal, which mostly is associated with the Brazilian scene that is rather extreme than classic. Another issue comes to mind is the actuality of the Heavy Metal bands as Voltax and their vast similarities (or let’s say influences) to older 80s classic US and NWOBHM acts. So if there is a discussion regarding South American Metal, Voltax are way off as several other bands from Chile, Argentina, Porto Rico and other Latino countries in America. It seems that all of these bands have taken their first breath through the sounds and style of older bands from the Anglo-Saxon parties with almost no connection to their south Latino brethren. Let’s go back to Voltax. Formed in 2006, this band developed great ambition to create classic Heavy Metal in the veins of the 80s. While spinning their debut album, Voltax, it’s hard to ignore their influences of classic eras of NWOBHM and its devoted follower, US Heavy Metal. With their influences, there are fragments of examples of older bands that answer the same criteria and follow the equivalent stream of similarities such as Obsession, Loudness, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The last two, the giants of them all, seem to be the …READ MORE