Eraso!
Encyclopedia
Eraso! is a Basque
metal band from Zarautz
, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
, formed in 1996. The band's line-up consists of four members and have released four studio albums all written and sing in Basque
.
and 150 concerts they recorded their first studio album Erantzunik Gabe (Without An Answer) in 1999, and were selected by Slayer
as support band during 2000. Their second album Oraina Eta Geroa (Present And future) recorded more professionally, was an inflection point in their career, during this time they shared stage with bands like Machine Head
, Sepultura
or Napalm Death
. Since then they have released two more albums Grisez Bustitako Egunak
2003 (Grey Dunked Days) and Kontra
2005 (Against), winning several awards and growing in their career steadily.
Eraso! is one of the most powerful bands in nowadays’ metal. The band created in the middle of the 90s has evolved from the most savage and wildest trash of its beginning towards a much more up-to-date sound. Anger, intensity and strength.
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
metal band from Zarautz
Zarautz
Zarautz is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.The town is a popular tourist destination with the population swelling from its usual 22,812 to around 60,000 in summer. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach,...
, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, formed in 1996. The band's line-up consists of four members and have released four studio albums all written and sing in Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
.
Biography
After two demosDemo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
and 150 concerts they recorded their first studio album Erantzunik Gabe (Without An Answer) in 1999, and were selected by Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
as support band during 2000. Their second album Oraina Eta Geroa (Present And future) recorded more professionally, was an inflection point in their career, during this time they shared stage with bands like Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...
, 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...
or Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
. Since then they have released two more albums Grisez Bustitako Egunak
Grisez Bustitako Egunak
Grisez Bustitako Egunak is the third album by Eraso! and first with Metak for one of the most powerful bands on the Basque stage. Without abandoning the guitar power that characterizes them, maybe this is the most rock album by the band...
2003 (Grey Dunked Days) and Kontra
Kontra
Kontra is the fourth studio album by Basque metal band Eraso! and the first one with new member Ander Izeta. It was released on December 4, 2005.-Track listing:# "Aurrera"# "Egunak"# "Kontra"# "Errebelazioa"# "Laztanak/Oihuak"# "Hitzik Esan Gabe"...
2005 (Against), winning several awards and growing in their career steadily.
Eraso! is one of the most powerful bands in nowadays’ metal. The band created in the middle of the 90s has evolved from the most savage and wildest trash of its beginning towards a much more up-to-date sound. Anger, intensity and strength.
Members
- Sergio Ruiz – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Nestor Urdanpilleta – guitar
- Ander Izeta – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Iñigo Beitia – drums
Discography
- Erantzunik Gabe (Mil A Gritos, 1999)
- Oraina Eta Geroa (Mil A Gritos, 2001)
- Grisez Bustitako EgunakGrisez Bustitako EgunakGrisez Bustitako Egunak is the third album by Eraso! and first with Metak for one of the most powerful bands on the Basque stage. Without abandoning the guitar power that characterizes them, maybe this is the most rock album by the band...
(Metak, 2003) - KontraKontraKontra is the fourth studio album by Basque metal band Eraso! and the first one with new member Ander Izeta. It was released on December 4, 2005.-Track listing:# "Aurrera"# "Egunak"# "Kontra"# "Errebelazioa"# "Laztanak/Oihuak"# "Hitzik Esan Gabe"...
(Metak, 2005)