Javier Retamozo
Encyclopedia
Javier Retamozo is a keyboardist
of Heavy metal
and Hard rock
in Argentina
.
For the next five years, he devotes his efforts to record “Entre el Cielo y el Infierno” (Between Heaven and Hell) and “Rata Blanca IV” (White Rat IV), being the first recorded in Spain during an international tour which included The USA, Mexico, Portugal, Peru, Brazil... and sharing stages with legendary bands such as AC/DC
, Megadeth
, Ozzy Osbourne
, Faith No More
, among many others. In 1995 and 1996 he is chosen as "The best local keyboardist" by Metal magazine. After Rata Blanca’s break up, at the end of 1997, he joins “Rivendel” a Queen Tribute band.
In 2002, he is invited to take part in another legendary band in their get-together: Alakran . In 2003, he creates “PERPENDICULAR”, a Deep Purple tribute band. During that year, he is called on by Guillermo Sánchez (Rata Blanca’s bassist) to take part in a brand new proyect: Mala Medicina.
In December 2007 he performed as a backing band member for a Graham Bonnet
show in Buenos Aires.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
of Heavy 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...
and Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Biography
He starts his career in 1988 with LZ2, a hard rock band led by Martín Knye. In 1989, he is chosen as the fourth best keyboard player of the Argentinian hard rock scene in the annual poll carried out by “Metal”, a local magazine. After a that, he takes part in Reaktor, where he records his first album “Reaktor” in 1990. Three years later, he leaves Reaktor to join Rata BlancaRata Blanca
Rata Blanca is a heavy metal band from Argentina formed in the 1980s.-Biography:The band was founded by Walter Giardino after he left V8. Rata Blanca played together for about two years before their debut on August 15, 1987 in the theater "Luz y Fuerza" in Buenos Aires...
.
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
, Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, among many others. In 1995 and 1996 he is chosen as "The best local keyboardist" by Metal magazine. After Rata Blanca’s break up, at the end of 1997, he joins “Rivendel” a Queen Tribute band.
In 2002, he is invited to take part in another legendary band in their get-together: Alakran . In 2003, he creates “PERPENDICULAR”, a Deep Purple tribute band. During that year, he is called on by Guillermo Sánchez (Rata Blanca’s bassist) to take part in a brand new proyect: Mala Medicina.
In December 2007 he performed as a backing band member for a Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet is an English rock vocalist, and songwriter. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist, and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, the Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.-Early days:Bonnet was born in Skegness in 1947...
show in Buenos Aires.