Spanish Power Metal Musical Groups - Warcry (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: WarCry is a Spanish power metal band led by founder, singer, and songwriter Vctor Garca. Formed in 2001 when Garca and drummer Alberto Ardines were ejected from Avalanch, the band has since released five studio albums and one live album, with a sixth studio album currently in progress. WarCry has had a fluctuating lineup with Garca as the sole constant member. The band has been acclaimed as one of Spain's most famous heavy metal acts and has won numerous awards in both Spain and Latin America. In the middle of 2001, while working in Spanish power metal band Avalanch, vocalist Vctor Garca and drummer Alberto Ardines decided to record an album with the songs they had been composing in their spare time. Most of the songs had been written during the 1990s with lyrics in English. The pair translated the lyrics into Spanish and produced the album themselves, with Garca singing as well as playing bass guitar, rhythm guitar, and keyboards. Guitarists Fernando Mon, formerly of Avalanch, and Pablo Garca of Relative Silence also collaborated on the album by recording guitar solos. Upon learning of Garca and Ardines' project, the other members of Avalanch disapproved of it and expelled them from the band. Garca has stated that he presented many of his song ideas to Avalanch, but received writing credit on only two released songs: "Aqu Estar" and "Por Mi Libertad". "Aqu Estar" had barely been accepted by the band but went on to become one of Avalanch's most popular songs, and so he decided "to release a couple of songs, but never with the idea of leaving Avalanch." "WarCry" had always been Vctor Garca's idea of a band In 1992 he formed a band named War-Cry, playing as guitarist, but disbanded it in 1994 when he became the rhythm guitarist... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4189384