Jorge Iacobellis
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Jorge Iacobellis is an Argentine drummer
, tour promoter and producer
primarily known as the drummer of the thrash metal
band Hirax
and former drummer of Todos Tus Muertos
. He promoted and produced international bands on tour such as Kreator
, Sick of It All
, Viper
, Ratos de Porão
and Testament
and assisted in the tour productions with Kiss
, Iron Maiden
, Machine Head
, Jerry Lee Lewis
, Motörhead, Exodus
, Sepultura
, Ramones
, Poison
, REO Speedwagon
, Slayer
and L.A. Guns
.
. In 1981 he became a member of the band Taxi. They played in 1983 Buenos Aires Rock Festival and recorded the album Como Me Gusta la Nait. In 1984 he founded the band Klhasch and in 1985 recorded their debut album Como Hago Para Desprenderme de la Envidia. In 1987 Manal
's drummer Javier Martínez returned from France
and founded Manal Javí with himeself as singer and Jorge as drummer.
In 1991 he joined Todos Tus Muertos
and was the artistic and executive producer and drummer of their second album, Nena de Hiroshima
. They opened shows for Kreator, Ratos de Porão, Steve Jones
, Mano Negra
and The Ramones
. He was chosen as one of the best heavy drummers in 1992 through a national contest, promoted by the magazine Drums & Percussion. In 1993 he toured Brazil
as guest drummer for Metal Blade
's speed metal
band Garcia Garcia. In 1995 he joined Argentine thrash metal band Velocet and opened two shows for Testament. Impressed by his performance, Testament invited him to come and play in the United States
.
In August 2002, Jorge became a member of California
horror punk
and heavy metal
band Rosemary's Billygoat
. He toured twice with the band throughout the United States and Canada
presenting their album Evilution. Part of this tour was captured on film and included in footage of the documentary video Propstar.
In July 2003 he became member of Hirax
. The band played two shows in Bang Your Head Festival in Germany
, amongst other bands like Dio
, Twisted Sister
, Overkill
, Dokken
and others. In September, he traveled back home to Argentina and did a drum clinic for the Drummers Club (Club de Bateristas de Argentina).
In 2004 after the release of The New Age of Terror
the band tour Europe
and played in Sweden Rock Festival
, Headbangers Open Air
Festival and Metal Bash Open Air Festival. Hirax released the DVD Thrash 'Til Death that includes the latest concerts with Jorge in Germany, Sweden and USA from the The New Age of Terror tour. The re-release of the album includes bonus DVD footage of Jorge's performance. In April 2004, Jorge recorded for Silversteel. In May 2008, Hirax singer Katon W. De Pena invited him to return to the band and tour France. Upon their return from France, Jorge was officially recruited to the band and they toured the US. They played in The Tidal Metal Fest 13 together with Exodus. They also toured Norway
, Japan
and South America
. In 2010 Hirax released a new album, El Rostro de la Muerte
.
In January 2011 he played at the NAMM
Drum kit
A 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 ....
, tour promoter and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
primarily known as the drummer of the thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Hirax
Hirax
Hirax is an American thrash metal band from Cypress, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena , the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer...
and former drummer of Todos Tus Muertos
Todos Tus Muertos
Todos Tus Muertos is a punk and reggae band from Argentina created in 1985.-Members:* Felix Gutiérrez - bass and backing vocals * Pablo Molina - vocals, percussion * Christian Fabrizio - drums...
. He promoted and produced international bands on tour such as Kreator
Kreator
Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 1978, but formalized in 1982 under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal...
, Sick of It All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
, Viper
Viper (band)
Viper is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1985 initially highly influenced by Iron Maiden and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, later developing a very particular sound.-Biography:...
, Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
and assisted in the tour productions with Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
, 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 ,...
, Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
, Motörhead, Exodus
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
, 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...
, Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
, Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
, REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
, 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...
and L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...
.
Biography
Jorge began his musical education in the Teatro Colón in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. In 1981 he became a member of the band Taxi. They played in 1983 Buenos Aires Rock Festival and recorded the album Como Me Gusta la Nait. In 1984 he founded the band Klhasch and in 1985 recorded their debut album Como Hago Para Desprenderme de la Envidia. In 1987 Manal
Manal
Manal was an early Argentine rock group. Together with Almendra and Los Gatos, they are considered founders of Argentine rock. Portal Oficial del Gobierno de la República Argentina. The band members were Claudio Gabis on guitar, Javier Martínez on drums and vocals, and Alejandro Medina on bass and...
's drummer Javier Martínez returned from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and founded Manal Javí with himeself as singer and Jorge as drummer.
In 1991 he joined Todos Tus Muertos
Todos Tus Muertos
Todos Tus Muertos is a punk and reggae band from Argentina created in 1985.-Members:* Felix Gutiérrez - bass and backing vocals * Pablo Molina - vocals, percussion * Christian Fabrizio - drums...
and was the artistic and executive producer and drummer of their second album, Nena de Hiroshima
Nena de Hiroshima
Nena de Hiroshima is the second album by Argentine band Todos Tus Muertos released in 1990.-Track listing:# Incomunicado" - 1:58# "Terror Al Cambio" - 3:03# "Se que No" - 2:14# "Abre la Celda" - 3:30# "Fallas" - 3:52# "El Espejo" - 5:03...
. They opened shows for Kreator, Ratos de Porão, Steve Jones
Steve Jones (musician)
Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
, Mano Negra
Mano Negra
Mano Negra was a music band in France, during 1987–1995, fronted by Manu Chao.The band, founded in 1987 by Chao, his brother Antoine, and his cousin Santiago Casariego in Paris, France, was very influential in Europe during the early 1990s. Although it reached mainstream success in countries...
and The Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
. He was chosen as one of the best heavy drummers in 1992 through a national contest, promoted by the magazine Drums & Percussion. In 1993 he toured Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
as guest drummer for Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
's speed metal
Speed metal
Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....
band Garcia Garcia. In 1995 he joined Argentine thrash metal band Velocet and opened two shows for Testament. Impressed by his performance, Testament invited him to come and play in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In August 2002, Jorge became a member of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
horror punk
Horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films...
and 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...
band Rosemary's Billygoat
Rosemary's Billygoat
Rosemary's Billygoat is an American horror punk and heavy metal band from California formed in 1991. The band features live stage theatrics such as pyrotechnic effects, horned guitars, and satanic props that are reminiscent of shows by artists such as Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper...
. He toured twice with the band throughout the United States and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
presenting their album Evilution. Part of this tour was captured on film and included in footage of the documentary video Propstar.
In July 2003 he became member of Hirax
Hirax
Hirax is an American thrash metal band from Cypress, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena , the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer...
. The band played two shows in Bang Your Head Festival in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, amongst other bands like Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
, Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
, Overkill
Overkill (band)
Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...
, Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
and others. In September, he traveled back home to Argentina and did a drum clinic for the Drummers Club (Club de Bateristas de Argentina).
In 2004 after the release of The New Age of Terror
The New Age of Terror
The New Age of Terror is the third album by thrash metal band Hirax and the first after the reunion.- Track listing :# "Kill Switch" - 05:58# "Hostile Territory" - 05:47# "The New Age of Terror" - 04:10# "Swords of Steel" - 05:19...
the band tour Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and played in Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary.The first...
, Headbangers Open Air
Headbangers Open Air
Headbangers Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually in Germany since 1998. The 2007 edition will take place in Brande-Hörnerkirchen on July 12 - July 14.-1999:...
Festival and Metal Bash Open Air Festival. Hirax released the DVD Thrash 'Til Death that includes the latest concerts with Jorge in Germany, Sweden and USA from the The New Age of Terror tour. The re-release of the album includes bonus DVD footage of Jorge's performance. In April 2004, Jorge recorded for Silversteel. In May 2008, Hirax singer Katon W. De Pena invited him to return to the band and tour France. Upon their return from France, Jorge was officially recruited to the band and they toured the US. They played in The Tidal Metal Fest 13 together with Exodus. They also toured Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. In 2010 Hirax released a new album, El Rostro de la Muerte
El Rostro de la Muerte
El Rostro de la Muerte is the fourth album by thrash metal band Hirax and the second after the reunion.-Track listing:# "Baptized by Fire" - 04:18# "Flesh and Blood" - 05:46...
.
In January 2011 he played at the NAMM
NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world, founded in 1901. It is held every January in Anaheim, California, USA, at the Anaheim Convention Center...
With Hirax
- The New Age of TerrorThe New Age of TerrorThe New Age of Terror is the third album by thrash metal band Hirax and the first after the reunion.- Track listing :# "Kill Switch" - 05:58# "Hostile Territory" - 05:47# "The New Age of Terror" - 04:10# "Swords of Steel" - 05:19...
(2004) - Thrash 'Til Death (DVD) (2006)
- El Rostro de la MuerteEl Rostro de la MuerteEl Rostro de la Muerte is the fourth album by thrash metal band Hirax and the second after the reunion.-Track listing:# "Baptized by Fire" - 04:18# "Flesh and Blood" - 05:46...
(2009) - True Thrash Fest (DVD) (2010)