O Corcunda de Notre Dame

O Corcunda de Notre Dame came together in São Paulo in the early 2000s, taking their name from Victor Hugo's novel. The band's founding lineup included Rogério Fernandes on vocals, Marcello Minotti on guitar, Rogério Oliveira on bass, and Diego Farias on drums. They built a sound around extreme metal with gothic touches, a mix that found its first full expression on their 2005 debut album, 'Fogo do Inferno'.

It also became an underground favorite, anchored by tracks like 'Salve Os Proscritos' and the title track. The band followed it with other albums, including 'O Eterno.', 'Morto', and 'A Última Ceia', where their sound incorporated more death, black, and thrash metal elements.

Rogério Fernandes handled most of the lyrical direction, writing about darker themes and the duality of good and evil. Marcello Minotti's guitar work provided the melodic and chaotic backbone, while Oliveira's bass and Farias's drums drove the rhythm. Songs like 'O Pátio Dos Milagres' and 'Topsy Turvy' show how they balanced that heaviness with their gothic sensibility.