Fernando Mon
Encyclopedia
Fernando is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a member of the Asturian
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. He is working on a new alternative
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
/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 called Sauze
Sauze
Sauze is an alternative/power metal band from Asturias, Spain. The band was formed in 2008 after the departure of the ex-WarCry members Alberto Ardines, Fernando Mon, and Manuel Ramil, along with ex-Hard Spirit Toni Amboaje.-History:...
formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil
Manuel Ramil
Manuel 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...
, Alberto Ardines
Alberto Ardines
Alberto 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 :...
, and Toni Amboaje
Toni Amboaje
Toni Amboaje is a Spanish singer who currently works for metal band Sauze, which formed on early 2008.-History:Amboaje discovered his passion for the music when he was only 4 years old, on the mid 80s while listening to his parents favorite singer Bruce Springsteen and band Dire Straits, this...
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Career
When he was eight years old, he was interested in the keyboardKeyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
. Two years later he began studying music theory, rhythm, piano and organ. When he was 13 he began to play the guitar
Guitar
The 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...
, the instrument he would focus on.
He knew Alberto Rionda, through whom he joined the Asturian
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 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:...
which was being formed. He was 17 years old and he was competent on the keyboard. During that time he met Víctor García
Víctor 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...
(from WarCry).
He then left the band because he wanted to focus on his guitar-studies, and rejoined later. In 2001 he was fired from 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:...
, along with Alberto Ardines
Alberto Ardines
Alberto 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 :...
. His friend Víctor García
Víctor 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...
asked him to join the band. At first he only collaborated on their debut self-titled album WarCry
WarCry (album)
WarCry is the first full-length album by Spanish power metal band WarCry, released on April 17, 2002 through Avispa Music.- Overview :While working in Avalanch, singer Víctor García and drummer Alberto Ardines decided to release an album with the songs they had composed in their spare time, as...
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However, following the album release he was invited to join the band and accepted. Since 2002 he has worked on all the band's albums.
On August 25, 2007 he participated in his last concert with WarCry. Four days later he decided to leave the band, along with Alberto Ardines
Alberto Ardines
Alberto 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 :...
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WarCry
- 2002 — El Sello De Los TiemposEl Sello De Los TiemposEl Sello De Los Tiempos is the second studio album by the Spanish power metal band WarCry, released on December 1, 2002 through Avispa Music...
- 2004 — Alea Jacta EstAlea Jacta EstAlea Jacta Est is the third studio album by the Asturian power metal band WarCry, released on January 1, 2004 , and distributed through Avispa.- Overview :...
- 2005 — ¿Dónde Está La Luz?¿Dónde Está La Luz?¿Dónde Está La Luz? is the fourth studio album by power metal band WarCry, released on February 1, 2005 , and distributed through Avispa Music....
- 2006 — Directo A La LuzDirecto A La LuzDirecto A La Luz is the first live album by the Spanish power metal band WarCry, recorded in Madrid, Spain on November 5, 2005 in the music hall "Divino Aqualung" to a crowd of over 2,500 people. In the concert WarCry played various songs from every album released to that point...
- 2006 — La Quinta EsenciaLa Quinta EsenciaLa Quinta Esencia is the fifth studio album by the power metal band WarCry, released on December 18, 2006 , and distributed through Avispa Music...