The brazilian Rock band Rebel Machine launched in July the album "NothingHappens Overnight," their first full-lenght record. Comprising eight tracks over 32 minutes, the quartet formed by Marcelo Pereira (vocals), Murilo Bittencourt (guitar), Marcel Bittencourt (bass) and Chantós Mariani (drums) has been drawing attention even before its official release.
While bringing every hard rock musical aspect the band members would like to hear in an album, "Nothing Happens Overnight" is mainly aimed at the rescue of classical elements with a modern approach. Being a DIY band, Rebel Machine signs the musical and executive production of their work.
With no contract or distribution agreement, "Nothing Happens Overnight" can be found in stores not only in Brazil but in Scotland (Elvis Sheakspeare - Edinburgh), Sweden (Sound Pollution - Stockholm) and Germany (Core Tex - Berlin). The album also had vocal production by Renato Osorio (Hibria) and mixing and mastering by Benhur Lima (Hibria, Keep Them Blind). Formed in Porto Alegre, Rebel Machine is already reaping what they sowed, and not only in their own hometown.
Tony Sison, of The Dedicated Rocker Society, says on his Nothing Happens Overnight review that "if you have been looking for a new band that plays classic hard rock, Rebel Machine will be your new favorite rock band". For Valeria Campagnale, of MyGlobalMind, Rebel Machine "got the right stuff to become a real success". The song "Don’t Tell Me I'm Wrong" was chosen by renowned radio host Ed O’Neill to play on his show on Radio Rocket FM in Stockholm. In Australia, Mick Griffin chose "Don’t Tell Me I'm Wrong" for his radio show "Rock Bottom", on Phoenix FM and "Life is Fuckin’ Good" for his podcast "Bad Music". Nothing Happens Overnight has received positive quotes in podcasts (NfsPod, infosphere and MBG Podcast) and websites (Collector’s Room, Van do Halen, LABirinto, Muito Alem do Microfone, Roque Reverso, Red Behavior and even in american websites The Dedicated Rocker Society, MyGlobalMind, Maximum Volume Music, Roppongi Rock and Sleaze Roxx) and from the public on social networks, while the first and second print runs - 100 CDs each - of "Nothing Happens Overnight" are sold-out. In the end of July, Rebel Machine was on TV for the first time (Rio Grande no Ar,Channel 2 - Porto Alegre) and in august 1st got to the pages of Zero Hora, the biggest newspaper in southern Brazil. In september 02, Rebel Machine’s first concert, at Divina Comedia (live rock music venue for 200 people) was sold-out as well. "Nothing Happens Overnight" was officially released July 11th in major streaming platforms. Currently the band is preparing to release the music video for "It Doesn’t Matter To Me" and features the track "Dont Tell Me I'm Wrong" on their official website and also on Youtube.
"The quartet composed by Marcelo Pereira (vocal), Murilo Bittencourt (guitars), Marcel Bittencourt (bass) and Chantós Mariani (drums) has the right stuff to become a real success" - Valeria Campagnale, My Global Mind (USA)
"If you have been looking for a new band that plays classic hard rock, Rebel Machine will be your new favorite rock band. Highly Recommended!" - Tony Sison, The Dedicated Rocker Society (USA)
"The eight songs here are full with hooks, riffs and goodness me, these boys can write a chorus.”– Andy Thorley – Maximum Volume Music (UK)
"Many record companies should take notice of the potential in this band.”– Metal Mike, Sleaze Roxx (Canada)
"Rebel Machine’ s destiny is the arena, the crowd headbanging, doing ‘ air guitar’ and singing along " – Gustavo Brigatti, Zero Hora (Brazil)
"Sometimes you just need great rock music to get the party started. That’ s where Rebel Machine comes into your life”- Stefan Nilsson, Roppongi Rocks (Japan)
“Lyrics that make you want to defy the world"– Jeniffer Baptista, LABirinto (Brazil)
"independent production that sounds like an album of a consolidated rock band" - Thiago Kittler, Buzzfeed Comunity (Brazil)
"Believe it: if you like Rock and Roll, this is gonna be one of your favorite albums in 2016!" - Ricardo Seelig, Collector's Room (Brazil)
