Guitar player & Composer
@ancientmachineband
Kiko Dittert (born Feb 26, 1976) is a Brazilian guitar player, composer, and producer. He is the founding member of the heavy metal band DREADNOX . His band released 3 albums and 2 singles: Divine Act (1993), Dance of Ignorance (2010), Jogo Justo (single - 2011), The Hero Inside (2014), and Dreamcatcher (single - 2014).
In 2014, DREADNOX also released a lyric video from the single Dreamcatcher.
"The Hero Inside" (2014) was Kiko Dittert’s last release with his band DREADNOX . This album was considered by many Brazilian heavy metal magazines as one of the best heavy metal albums at the time. "The Hero Inside" was produced by Renato Tribuzy (Tribuzy), mixed by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Yngwie Malmsteen)
Dreadnox had the opportunity to play with other great musicians/bands such as Angra , Kiko Loureiro, Andre Matos, Tarja Turunen , Epica , Tribuzy, and Almah.
In 2017, Kiko Dittert released 2 singles with his friend and producer Alexandre Macedo at Full Sound Studio. For this project, Kiko Dittert invited international musicians such as Mark Boals (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen), Mike Lepond (Symphony X), Bob Katsionis (Firewind), Maxi Nil (ex-Visions of Atlantis), and Renato Tribuzy (Tribuzy).
In 2019, Kiko joined Rafael Bianzeno and together they released 3 singles: Walking Circles (2019), Unconscious (2019), and Voices (2020).
2020 was the year to start a new project called Ancient Machine. A Hard Rock band with an outstanding rock sound, melodic vocals, and high energy.