El Sello De Los Tiempos Tour
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El Sello De Los Tiempos Tour was the first concert tour by Asturian
power metal
band WarCry
, supporting their second studio album
. The tour consisted of 33 shows performed throughout Spain
.
Víctor García decided not to give any tour until they had released a second album, with the idea to have enough songs to perform. The band made their first live-presentation on a concert in Avilés
, Asturias
, Spain
free of charge just by showing the covers of any of their two albums. The second concert, which took place December 17, 2002, at the hall
Divino Aqualung in Madrid
, also featured the famous Spanish
metal
band Dark Moor
. Throughout March, the band kept touring as a solo act. In the first concert of the next month, which took place in Dos Hermanas
, Sevilla, WarCry performed with groups like Darna
, SunFire, Snowblind. Metal Mareny, Perversiones, Víctima, and other bands participated as opening acts on some of their concerts. On the metal
festival
Derrame Rock, which took place June 27, 2003, WarCry played with bands like Moonspell
, Saratoga
, Avalanch
, Hamlet
, Sôber
. Then on July 11, on the Bike Rock Festival in Cantabria
, they shared stage with Sepultura
, Rage
, Barricada
, Hamlet
, Lost Horizon
, among others. The band kept performing only on festivals the remaining of the tour, as they were working on their upcoming album
. On their last performance at Sala Quattro in Avilés
, Asturias
, bassist Alvaro Jardón
left the band, due to musical and personal issues.
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
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...
, supporting their second studio album
El Sello De Los Tiempos
El Sello De Los Tiempos is the second studio album by the Spanish power metal band WarCry, released on December 1, 2002 through Avispa Music...
. The tour consisted of 33 shows performed throughout Spain
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...
.
Víctor García decided not to give any tour until they had released a second album, with the idea to have enough songs to perform. The band made their first live-presentation on a concert in Avilés
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, Spain
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...
free of charge just by showing the covers of any of their two albums. The second concert, which took place December 17, 2002, at the hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
Divino Aqualung in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, also featured the famous Spanish
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...
metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Dark Moor
Dark Moor
Dark Moor is a Spanish power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker...
. Throughout March, the band kept touring as a solo act. In the first concert of the next month, which took place in Dos Hermanas
Dos Hermanas
Dos Hermanas is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military...
, Sevilla, WarCry performed with groups like Darna
Darna (band)
Darna was a Spanish power metal band from Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Formed in 1998, they released two successful albums before the drummer's departure in 2004 led the remaining band members to decide to disband the group and focus on separate projects....
, SunFire, Snowblind. Metal Mareny, Perversiones, Víctima, and other bands participated as opening acts on some of their concerts. On the metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
Derrame Rock, which took place June 27, 2003, WarCry played with bands like Moonspell
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
, Saratoga
Saratoga (band)
Saratoga is a Spanish Heavy Metal band, established in 1992 by Niko del Hierro and Jero Ramiro....
, Avalanch
Avalanch
Avalanch is a Spanish heavy/power metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released 5 studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works.-Biography:...
, Hamlet
Hamlet (band)
Hamlet is a five-piece heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain. They formed in 1987 and are still active. They are signed to Kaiowas Records and have released ten albums, their most recent being Amnesia was released in September 2011...
, Sôber
Sôber
Sôber is an alternative rock band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 1994. Founded when Carlos Escobedo posted an advertisement in a local guitar store and was then contacted by Antonio Bernardini to start Sober Stoned...
. Then on July 11, on the Bike Rock Festival in Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
, they shared stage with Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
, 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:...
, Barricada
Barricada
Barricada is a navarrese hard rock band created in 1982 near the area of Pamplona/Iruñea.The band members are Enrique Villareal as bassist and vocalist, Javier Hernandez guitarist and vocalist, Alfredo Piedrafita as guitarist and Ibon Sagarra on drums...
, Hamlet
Hamlet (band)
Hamlet is a five-piece heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain. They formed in 1987 and are still active. They are signed to Kaiowas Records and have released ten albums, their most recent being Amnesia was released in September 2011...
, Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (band)
Lost Horizon are a power metal / progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They went under the name Highlander from 1990 until 1994 before the band was put on hold. Reformed in the late nineties, briefly under the same name, before changing it to Lost Horizon...
, among others. The band kept performing only on festivals the remaining of the tour, as they were working on their upcoming album
Alea Jacta Est
Alea Jacta Est is the third studio album by the Asturian power metal band WarCry, released on January 1, 2004 , and distributed through Avispa.- Overview :...
. On their last performance at Sala Quattro in Avilés
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, bassist Alvaro Jardón
Alvaro Jardón
Alvaro Jardón is a Spanish bassist, who played in the Power metal bands WarCry and Darna.-Career:...
left the band, due to musical and personal issues.
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December 2002 | Avilés Avilés Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than... |
Spain | Sala Quattro |
| 17 December 2002 | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
Sala Divino Aqualung | |
| 7 March 2003 | Irun Irun Irun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain... |
Sala Tuk | |
| 8 March 2003 | 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... |
Sala BilboRock | |
| 14 March 2003 | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
Sala Mephysto | |
| 15 March 2003 | Castellón Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana or Castelló de la Plana is the capital city of the province of Castelló, in the Valencian Community, Spain, in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea... |
Sala Duende | |
| 21 March 2003 | Pontevedra Pontevedra Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city... |
Sala Camawey | |
| 22 March 2003 | Ourense Ourense Ourense is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of the same name in Galicia. Its population of 108,674 accounts for 30% of the population of the province and makes it the third largest city of Galicia.-Population:... |
Sala Burbuja | |
| 5 April 2003 | Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military... |
"Leyenda 2003" Festival | |
| 6 April 2003 | Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... |
Sala Mambo | |
| 11 April 2003 | Pamplona Pamplona Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions... |
Sala Artasia | |
| 12 April 2003 | Zaragoza Zaragoza Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain... |
Sala Oasis | |
| 25 April 2003 | Córdoba Córdoba, Spain -History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy... |
Sala Áfrika | |
| 10 May 2003 | Junquera La Jonquera La Jonquera is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated just by the border with France, with the municipalty of Le Perthus.-History:... |
"Sona que Trona II" Festival | |
| 16 May 2003 | Valencia | Sala Republica | |
| 23 May 2003 | Salamanca Salamanca Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to... |
Sala Argos | |
| 24 May 2003 | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
Sala Divino Aqualung | |
| 30 May 2003 | Alicante Alicante Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest... |
Sala Stereo | |
| 31 May 2003 | Murcia Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village... |
Sala Gamma | |
| 27 June 2003 | Langreo Langreo Langreo, , officially Llangréu / Langreo is a municipality of northern Spain, province of The Principality of Asturias.... |
"Derrame Rock" Festival | |
| 11 July 2003 | Cantabria Cantabria Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria... |
"Bike Rock" Festival | |
| 9 August 2003 | Azuaga Azuaga, Badajoz Azuaga is a town located in the province of Badajoz in southern Extremadura, bordering the Andalusian provinces of Seville and Córdoba in Spain... |
"Viriato Rock" Festival | |
| 12 September 2003 | Duruelo de la Sierra Duruelo de la Sierra Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality of Spain, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castile and León - Population :... |
Plaza de Duruelo | |
| 27 September 2003 | Madrid | Sala Divino Aqualung |
Members
- Víctor GarcíaVíctor García (Spanish singer)Víctor García is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the power metal band WarCry. He is the central figure and sole original member of WarCry and a former Avalanch lead vocalist, being considered one of the best Spanish metal singers...
- vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the... - Pablo GarcíaPablo García (musician)Pablo García Fernández is a guitarist, for the power metal band WarCry.-Career:Pablo's first contact with a guitar emerges at the age of 16, in the summer of 1993, on a self-taught, and decides to dedicate most of his time to that instrument. Leading him to form his first band with some friends...
- guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Fernando MonFernando MonFernando is a member of the Asturian power metal band WarCry. He is working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Alberto Ardines, and Toni Amboaje.-Career:...
- guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Alvaro JardónAlvaro JardónAlvaro Jardón is a Spanish bassist, who played in the Power metal bands WarCry and Darna.-Career:...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Manuel RamilManuel RamilManuel Ramil was the keyboardist for the Power metal band WarCry. He is currently working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Alberto Ardines, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje. Also known as the ex-keyboardist for the band Torquemada...
- keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Alberto ArdinesAlberto ArdinesAlberto Ardines is a Spanish musician. He is currently working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje.- Career :...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
External links
- WarCry — official website
- Tour history