Revolucion 13
Encyclopedia
Revolucion 13 is the second full-length album by San Fernando Valley
, California
-based Latin Rock band Tribe of Gypsies
. It also marks the debut of Native American
artist Gregg Analla (ex-Seventh Sign, 9.0) on lead vocals.
After parting ways with vocalist Dean Ortega who went on to front his own project, Revolution Child, the remaining members of Tribe Of Gypsies went into writing and rehearsal mode and would record all the music for their new album instrumentally, cutting tracks live in the studio with the full band. Months later they were put in touch with New Mexico-based vocalist Gregg Analla whose band Seventh Sign had just broken up. Analla made his way out to Los Angeles after he was sent various tracks to work on at home and laid down his vocals at Warrior
guitarist Joe Floyd's studio completing the album.
Musical guests on Revolucion 13 include Nothing Lasts Forever
alumni, Downset vocalist Rey Oropeza and keyboardist Greg Shultz (Driver, Joshua
), as well as Ray Rodriguez who would become the band's full-time keyboard player.
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, 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...
-based Latin Rock band Tribe of Gypsies
Tribe of Gypsies
Tribe of Gypsies is a San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock group, best known for band leader/guitarist Roy Z who has produced, written for, and played with such well known artists as Judas Priest, Rob Halford, and Bruce Dickinson who has used various members of Tribe of Gypsies to...
. It also marks the debut of Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
artist Gregg Analla (ex-Seventh Sign, 9.0) on lead vocals.
After parting ways with vocalist Dean Ortega who went on to front his own project, Revolution Child, the remaining members of Tribe Of Gypsies went into writing and rehearsal mode and would record all the music for their new album instrumentally, cutting tracks live in the studio with the full band. Months later they were put in touch with New Mexico-based vocalist Gregg Analla whose band Seventh Sign had just broken up. Analla made his way out to Los Angeles after he was sent various tracks to work on at home and laid down his vocals at Warrior
Warrior (band)
-History:Warrior is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1982.As was the case with contemporaries Ratt and Rough Cutt, the group's core - guitarists Joe Floyd and Tommy Asakawa, bassist Rick Bennett and vocalist Parramore McCarty - was made up of San Diego, CA...
guitarist Joe Floyd's studio completing the album.
Musical guests on Revolucion 13 include Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever (mini-album)
Nothing Lasts Forever is a 6-song mini-album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin Rock band Tribe of Gypsies. It is the second and final release with Dean Ortega on lead vocals....
alumni, Downset vocalist Rey Oropeza and keyboardist Greg Shultz (Driver, Joshua
Joshua (band)
Joshua is a Christian metal band that formed in 1980. The band re-formed many times under differing names, but has remained centered around guitarist Joshua Perahia...
), as well as Ray Rodriguez who would become the band's full-time keyboard player.
Track listing
- Aztlan (2:15)
- What's Up? (4:20)
- Summer Rain (6:02)
- Revolucion 13 (8:38)
- Landslide (5:39)
- Spanish Blue (7:01)
- Collapse (4:54)
- Mother's Cry (8:05)
- Aztlan (3:50)
- Pancho Villa Part 1 (4:19)
- Freedom (7:51)