Udora (band)

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Udora
Origin	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Post-Grunge
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Currently unsigned (previously J Records).
Associated acts	Sepultura
Members
Gustavo Drummond (guitars/vocals) Daniel Debarry (bass) Leonardo Marques (guitars) PH (drums)
Former members
Thiago Correa (bass) Jean Dolabella (drums)

Udora is a rock band, originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (now based in Los Angeles, California, USA). The band was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Gustavo Drummond, bassist Thiago Correa, guitarist Leonardo Marques and drummer Jean Dolabella under the name Diesel and was one of the biggest names in the Belo Horizonte underground music scene. 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 world-famous bands like Silverchair and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

In 2003, 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. 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 ^[1] and they chose to sever their ties with the label.

In 2006, singer/guitarist Gustavo Drummond announced that drummer Jean Dolabella was leaving the band, citing "irreconcilable differences, both personal and musical"^[2] as the motive of his departure. Due to Jean's departure, their tour of Brazil scheduled for May 2006 was canceled. The band is currently unsigned and looking for a new drummer. A few months later, Dolabella joined Sepultura, replacing Igor Cavalera on drums ^[3]. Drummond decided to return to Brazil and record a new Udora album with songs in Portuguese to be named Goodbye, Alô^[4]. He was joined by bassist Daniel Debarry, who replaced Thiago Correa, and drummer PH.^[5]