Udora (band)

Udora
Origin	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Genres	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Years active	1997–2012
Labels	Som Livre/J Records
Associated acts	Sepultura
Members	Gustavo Drummond (guitars/vocals) Daniel Debarry (bass) Marcelo Mercedo (guitars) PH (drums)
Past members	Ian Dolabella (bass) Jean Dolabella (drums) Leonardo Marques (guitars) Thiago Correa (bass)

Udora is a rock band originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its members lived for five years in Los Angeles, California, USA and moved back to Brazil in 2006.

The band was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Gustavo Drummond, drummer Jean Dolabella and bassist Ian Dolabella (Jean's brother) under the name Diesel and was one of the biggest names in the Belo Horizonte underground music scene. Shortly after guitarist Leo Marques joined and around 1999 Ian left the band for being contrary to the exposure they were having, being replaced by bassist Thiago Correa, nicknamed TC. In 2001, the band gained nationwide exposure after winning, through a battle of the bands-style contest, a spot on the main stage of the Rock in Rio 3 festival. They opened the last day of the festival, performing alongside bands like Deftones, Silverchair and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

In August 2001 the band decided to move to Los Angeles in an attempt to break into the US market. The name Diesel was dropped to avoid conflict with Diesel jeans. After playing several shows in small local clubs, they were signed to the J Records label and went into the studio with producer Matt Wallace to record their first album as Udora, Liberty Square. However, after a lengthy tour of the US supporting former Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, J Records merged with RCA. The change in management was not well received by the band and they chose to sever their ties with the label.

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