Fullblast

Fullblast
Studio album by Kiko Loureiro
Released	March 25, 2009
Genre	Heavy metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal
Length	55:40
Label	JVC/Victor Entertainment
Producer	Dennis Ward
Kiko Loureiro chronology
Universo Inverso (2006) Fullblast (2009) Sounds of Innocence (2012)

Fullblast is the third solo album of Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist Kiko Loureiro. Like the others, this is totally instrumental. Fullblast is a complete fusion of genres, which range from Rock, heavy metal and even Samba.

"The creative process of an artist born from the subjective and uncontrollable expression, which starts in the heart, is filtered by the brain and flows to the instrument. The inspiration to a composition must born without pre-concepts. 'Fullblast' is borne on these circumstances. Flowing naturally from the energy of the rock-heavy and sauced with the rhythms, sounds and Brazilian languages. This work idea is to let flow the ambiguity of Kiko's musical personalities, showed in such pure way on its extreme sides or in fusion. We find in Fullblast an acoustic guitar track and percussion with roots in pure samba and in the other extreme, a pure Heavy Metal track which brings back the guitarist roots in Angra".

Track listing

1. "Headstrong" - 4:50
2. "Desperado" - 5:46
3. "Cutting Edge" - 3:53
4. "Excuse Me" - 4:27
5. "Se Entrega, Corisco!" - 6:31
6. "A Clairvoyance" - 3:19
7. "Corrosive Voices" - 4:28
8. "Whispering" - 5:54
9. "Outrageous" - 6:11
10. "Mundo Verde" - 1:48
11. "Pura Vida" - 4:11
12. "As It Is, Infinite" - 2:17

Personnel

• Kiko Loureiro – guitar, keyboards, additional percussion and programming
• Felipe Andreoli - bass guitar
• Mike Terrana – drums
• DaLua - percussion
• Yaniel Matos - Rhodes piano on "Whispering"