Released Jul 16, 2021
FFO: Sepultura, Megadeth, Slayer, Testament, Lamb of God
Biography
Metal
Requiem is a thrash / death metal band, founded in 2001 by Alden de
León ( Skullcrusher ) drums & Ezra de León ( The Crow )
bass, together with guitarist César Flores ( Massacre ), and later joins
the in Walter Villegas ( Tormentor ) on the vocal duties.
The
band recorded their first EP in 2002 titled " Inquisition ", the single
of the same name was on local radio promotion, which makes known to the
band nationally and Central American debut at this year as the band "
Disclosure of the Moment "at various festivals, the most important of
Independence Metal Fest II bands sharing the stage with national and
Central American region.
At
the end of 2003 begins the recording of the new album, with changes in
the band, now reinforcing the 2 guitars sound, which is released in
early 2004 with a more melodic than the previous record, Metal Requiem
is enshrined as one of the most powerful band in the Guatemalan metal
scene.
The
tour begins and the band comprises an extensive touring of almost 2
years without stopping, covering Guatemala City and inside the country
and Central America (Honduras and El Salvador). The band has headlined
the opportunity to share stage with international bands like: Behemoth
(Poland) & Marduk (Sweden) in 2005 and participated in several
music festivals, including one that involved various genres such as
Jazz, Regge and rock: Jamtigua 2006.
In
2007, the band publishes a compilation of the best (2002-2007) and
start promoting and recording of video / single "Corruption Of
Morality", the band opened the show for Cannibal Corpse (USA), also in
that year they won a Rock Republik Award (from page
www.rockrepublik.net) as the best death metal band from Guatemala, then
continues the tour with dates to 2008 in which the group opened the
shows for: Transmetal , Leprosy (Mexico) & Antidemon ( Brazil).
In
2009 they began composing and recording the third material, titled
"Unorthodox", recorded at Soundtrack Studios (El Salvador) and Zero
Studios (Guatemala) and mastered in New York WWSM Studios by Alan
Douches (Nile, Mastodon, Cannibal Corpse, Shadows Fall and more). The
new album has a great composition and production that surpasses anything
done before by the band, the album was launched in early 2010 and it
receives great reviews nationally and internationally (close up Magazine
in Sweden), due to the quality of the production they were invited to
open the Megadeth show in Guatemala (USA) in May 2010.
The
first single “Slaves of Violence” reach to the top ten in the
Guatemala radio charts and was nominated for Best Song of the year
category in 2010 by the online radio El Circo del Rock
(www.elcircodelrock.com).
Check out the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRoP7_2mWos
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Current line-up
The preacher : vocals
Skullcrusher: drums.
Raúl Cerna: guitars.
Demolisher: bass
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Deezer:
http://www.deezer.com/artist/1439541
Follow the band at these links:
https://www.facebook.com/metalrequiem
https://www.instagram.com/metalrequiem/
https://twitter.com/metalrequiem
https://www.facebook.com/MetalRequiemofficial
www.reverbnation.com/metalrequiem
