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Cut to us going to New York to record the vocals...
and produce the songs with him....
and why not shoot a video clip with him?
During this process we went to New York...
to meet our producer Russell Allen...
and we took advantage of this...
since he was already taking part of a song and you'll see the clip...
and so we shot images of him...
taking part of the clip with us.
We were able to do the whole dramaturgy of the clip you'll see...
and the scenes were recorded in New York...
because of the opportunity we had...
to go there and meet Russell...
plus the contacts and friends who permitted us to do this.
It is a exhausting work...
and we had a week of intensive recordings in New York.
We had incredible help from Jodi Jones...
one of the most renowned photographers of New York.
She was great because she got the location for our video...
and that was the icing of the cake.
We recorded the clip in a penthouse overlooking the Hudson river...
with a bridge in the background...
with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.
We said, "That's it. That's the clip".
The script unfolded during the filming of the clip.
I showed Juninho a rough draft.
He liked it and gave me his insights, things he thought would be cool...
things that could be done. So we debated...
until the story itself told the story of the video clip.
That was really cool.
On a ferry in the Hudson river, aerial images...
images in the art studio of a photographer, Williamsburg bridge.
Thiago presented an idea, a rough draft of a script...
and we sat down and developed this script.
While on the plane we were still developing the script...
we were still writing and scribbling away...
coming up with new ideas.
Renata Diffley also contributed as an actress.
She did an excellent job.
It was one of her best interpretations as an actress.
She dove head first into the character.
Antoine Verglas, owner of the photographic studio where we shot some images...
was also really nice and helpful.
He is Angelina Jolie's photographer as well as that of other big stars...
of Hollywood, of this market.
He lended his acting talents to a dubious character...
because he plays a guy who takes advantage...
of the actress and he dove head first into the character.
It was really cool in every aspect.
He also contributed a lot to the ideas....
because when you are filming...
the local atmosphere finalizes your script.
You arrive with one script and leave with another...
because things happen and the energy converges...
to something bigger than expected...
because you're working with good people.
When I saw the clip for the first time...
the impression I had was that I was really watching...
the clip of a big band.
It was something like, "One day I'd like to make a clip such as this one".
When I realized that I had the opportunity to be part of that...
I dedicated myself to the extreme.
This track received special attention.
When I began working on it...
I knew it would be the flagship song of the album...
the song of the video clip...
so I really came up with a very special arrangement for it...
and I adapted myself to the proposal the band already had.
But the coolest thing is that people will notice right away...
that it is Aquiles Priester playing...
in a more modern way, in a newer fashion...
and that is exactly what I needed.
This is the kind of challenge that I like...
when you have to push yourself...
to do something that is a little beyond of what you have already done.
This new album is exactly that.
It is a remodelled Aquiles, a present-day Aquiles...
with new ideas remembering the characteristic style Aquiles always had.
Noturnall is one of the most cohesive bands...
where the members really fought for a common objective...
I ever worked with in my life.
With the arrival of Aquiles this became more obvious...
the team became even tighter.
In these two years working together this team...
became very close. We are close friends and are always at each other's house.
We are always composing, always writing new ideas...
wanting to contribute with new things we want to show.
I think that makes a difference.
It is not something we're doing thinking about the market...
but because we think people have to listen to what we're doing...
because we're really dedicating ourselves...
and it's turning out really well.
There's nothing that sounds like it.
I think it will really surprise the metal fans...
as well as those who appreciate rock and roll.
Wait and see. It is very good.
During two years we kept changing until we formed a team...
that in my opinion is a really dream team.
Some people may be expecting something connected to...
to the former bands of the members...
but Noturnall is completely different to anything these bands have done.
I think that this is the impact people will feel.
When they hear this song...
when they watch this video clip...
they will see that it is something new.
I think that a band is exactly that.
You can count on your friends to fulfill your dream.
And music is a dream.