Aitor Porres
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Aitor Rodrigo Porres is a Spanish
musician, and is the bassist for the progressive metal
band Relative Silence
.
Born in Bilbao
, Vizcaya
, Porress started to play bass in a friends' band when he was 17 years old, giving his first concert three months later. About year and a half later he joined his first serious band WarCry
. When he left the band he made a project with Dani Cabal on drums and Pablo García on guitars, which would become the band where he currently works Relative Silence
.
Aitor influences come from:
ARK
, Masterplan, Rage
, Dream Theater
(Including their side projects), Symphony X
and anything kind of jazz and fusion substyle like weather report
, Dave Weckl Band, Richie Kotzen
, etc.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
musician, and is the bassist for the progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Relative Silence
Relative Silence
Relative Silence was a Spanish progressive metal band from Asturias formed in 1998 by guitarist Pablo García and drummer Daniel Cabal, as a result of the metal band Presto's dissolution.-History:...
.
Born in Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, Vizcaya
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, Porress started to play bass in a friends' band when he was 17 years old, giving his first concert three months later. About year and a half later he joined his first serious band WarCry
WarCry (band)
WarCry is a Spanish power metal band led by founder, singer, and songwriter Víctor García. Formed in 2001 when García 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...
. When he left the band he made a project with Dani Cabal on drums and Pablo García on guitars, which would become the band where he currently works Relative Silence
Relative Silence
Relative Silence was a Spanish progressive metal band from Asturias formed in 1998 by guitarist Pablo García and drummer Daniel Cabal, as a result of the metal band Presto's dissolution.-History:...
.
Aitor influences come from:
ARK
ARK (band)
Ark is a progressive metal band from Norway resulting from the friendship and musical collaboration of guitarist Tore Østby and drummer John Macaluso , who later joined up with singer Jørn Lande to record two acclaimed albums.Lande, Østby and Macaluso were joined by...
, Masterplan, Rage
Rage (band)
Rage are a German heavy metal band, formed in 1984. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Blind Guardian.-Background:...
, Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
(Including their side projects), Symphony X
Symphony X
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey.Founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo, their albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community...
and anything kind of jazz and fusion substyle like weather report
Weather report
Weather report may refer to:*Weather forecasting, the application of science and technology to predict the weather*Weather Report, a jazz fusion musical group...
, Dave Weckl Band, Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
, etc.