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Taurus was born from one dream - to stop being a fan and start making music. Even with the fever that Rock in Rio Festival (1985) seemed to set up, being part of a heavy metal band in Brazil was like "going to the war". A war of Quixote against the windmills. It was not only making music: assuming the dream as an ideal and going to the fight was a very difficult task.
It started in 1985 with Otávio (vocal), Cláudio Bezz (guitar), Jean (bass), and Sérgio Bezz (drums). The band was launched in a rock radio station called Fluminense FM.
After successful concerts in Rio, where the band gathered quite a strong following, Taurus has turned into one of the most respectable names at the underground scene and recorded its debut album called "Signo de Taurus", by Point Rock label (July/1986). After Otávio..s exit, Jeziel (vocal/guitar) took his place, doing several gigs with the band throughout Brazil. Two years later (1988), the second album, "Trapped in Lies", marked a new step with lyrics in english. 1989 was the release year of the third album called "Pornography".
In 2007, after relaunching the complete discography by Marquee Records, the band announced a “stage return”. The first show was an opening night with the thrash metal band Testament, at Canecão, Rio de Janeiro.
The current line-up is: Otavio (lead vocal), Jeziel (lead vocal/bass), Cláudio Bezz (guitar) and Sérgio Bezz (drums/vocal).
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