Roberto García
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Roberto García is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is the bassist for the 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, also known for his work on 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:...
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History
García's interest in music started around the age of five. The Spanish guitar, as well as the keyboard, were the instruments he first learned to play. Although his education was centered on classic authors, Roberto had been very interested since his adolescence in bands such as MetallicaMetallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
and Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
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In 1997, García asked his friend Alberto Rionda, 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:...
, to give him guitar classes, and in that manner he became part of the band. He played on four Avalanch albums, La Llama Eterna, Llanto De Un Héroe, Días De Gloria and El Ángel Caído.
After personal and professional problems with Alberto Rionda, Garcia left 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:...
. In 2004, he joined the band WarCry, which had been formed by friends 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...
and 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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This Roberto Garcia should not be confused with the lead singer and guitarist of Fat Ming (born 1990, Cambridge, MA), most famous for his quote when he was still a young child, who when pressed by his father to befriend an African-American altar boy, responded "But Papa, I don't like a black boy."
Avalanch
- 1997 — La Llama Eterna
- 1999 — Llanto De Un HéroeLlanto De Un HéroeLlanto De Un Héroe is an album by the power metal band Avalanch, and the first one featuring Víctor García as the lead vocals. The lyrics talk about epic themes, such as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Don Pelayo or Tomás de Torquemada the inquisitor...
- 2000 — Días De GloriaDías De GloriaDías De Gloria is the first live-album by the Spanish power metal band Avalanch, recorded during the promotional tour of Llanto De Un Héroe in Avilés 1999 and released in 2000...
[live] - 2001 — El Ángel CaídoEl Ángel CaídoEl Ángel Caído is the third studio album by the Power metal band Avalanch and the last one featuring Víctor García, released in 2001. And the collaboration of Leo Jiménez .- Trak listing :#"Hacia la luz"#"Tierra de nadie"...
WarCry
- 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...
[live] - 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...
- 2008 — RevoluciónRevoluciónRevolución is the sixth studio album by Spanish power metal band WarCry. This was the band's first release after La Quinta Esencia and with the new line-up. Víctor García stated on the band's website that the name of the songs had pretty much nothing to do with the meaning of ther lyrics, e.g...
On Tributes
- 1999 — Transilvania 666 (Iron MaidenIron MaidenIron 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...
) - 2000 — The Attack of the Dragons (QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
) - 2000 — Metal Gods (Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
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