Nuno Bettencourt Crosses The Line With DramaGods

Most rock music fans know Nuno Bettencourt from the band 'Extreme' in the early to mid 90's. Over the years since the breakup of Extreme, Nuno seems to have been in a deep search for something. Like an insane scientist, Nuno has been constantly creating and re-creating bands, shifting musicians, writing, and re-writing dozens of songs every year. Clearly, Nuno has been looking for something not unlike a heroine addict seeking to re-live his very first buzz.

But this latest release with DramaGods is something different. There is not that listless search for something- not that feeling of a drifting ship on a dark ocean, trying desperately to center on a distant foghorn. This album has real teeth, but not just one kind of teeth. It has production, arrangement, and solid commercialism with melodic messages of deep heart and soul. There is the feeling that Nuno has found something special, and is settling in for the long run. Tunes like Megaton (video below), Heavy, and Pilots, are a smart AOR Program Director's dream.

Nuno has finally found a home. But it is not in Los Angeles, not in Boston, and not in the Azores. It is in his own soul- finally. And it shows on this incredible album.