Armored Dawn is, without a doubt, one of the revelations of Brazilian Viking Metal. Formed in 2014 in Sao Paulo, today they have two albums released worldwide. Over these few years, Armored Dawn has been gaining fans wherever they go.
The debut album “Power of Warrior” was recorded in Denmark, produced by Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Jorn) and mixed by Peter Tägtgren (Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom). To promote these album, the band played alongside great bands as Megadeth, Symphony X, Rhapsody, Tarja and Sabaton. They also went on a tour through Germany, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia with Fates Warning in January 2017.
The videoclip of “Viking Soul” was shot at Yosemite, in California, and has reached more than 350 thousand views on YouTube.
The second and most recent album, “Barbarians in Black”, was released in February 2018 by AFM Records. It was produced by Kato Khandwala (The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach) and Bruno Agra (We are Harlot), and it also counted with the mixing and mastering by Sebastian ‘Seeb” Levermann (Orden Ogan). The first single “Sail Away” had a film production, which has reached more than 1 million views.
In promotion of the album, Armored Dawn played alongside Diamond Head and Saxon, in a tour through Germany and The Netherlands in February 2018.
In the same month that the video “Gods of Metal” reached 1 million views, October 2018, the band played in several countries in Europe alongside Hammerfall.
In December 2018, the video “Beware of the Dragon” was released at all Brazilian movie theaters during the trailers of the movie Aquaman. The video, which has counted with a huge production, was shot and directed by Libertà Films Group (Megadeth, Angra, Dee Snider). The video has already reached more than 2 million views on YouTube.
Currently, the band works on its third album, which will be released in the second half of 2019.