Transmetal is a thrash metal

Thrash metal

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/death metal

Death metal

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 band formed in Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán.Yurécuaro comes from the purepecha iorekuarhu means "River side" or "Place of growing" "lugar junto al rio" o "Lugar de crecientes".It is located at northwest of the...

, Michoacán

Michoacán

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, México

Mexico

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 in 1987 by Javier and Juan Partida. Transmetal have been one of the most important bands in Latin America.

They have released over 20 albums which experiment in thrash and death metal. Vocals styles are based on growling. It has been stated that they are the fathers of Mexican metal.

Albums Sepelio en el Mar and Zona Muerta were produced by Eric Greif

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Band members

• Alberto Pimentel - vocals
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  , guitar
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• Javier Partida - drums
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• Juan Partida - guitar
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• Lorenzo Partida - bass
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Discography

• Muerto en la Cruz (1988)
• Desear un Funeral (1989) (EP)
• Sepelio en el Mar (1990)
• Zona Muerta (1991)
• Amanecer en el Mausoleo (1992)
• Burial at Sea (1992)
• En Vivo Vols. 1 & 2 (1992) (live album)
• Crónicas de Dolor (1993)
• El Infierno de Dante (1993) (also available as Dante's Inferno)
• Veloz y Devastador Metal (1994)
• El Llamado de la Hembra (1996)
• Las Alas del Emperador (1996)
• México Bárbaro (1996)
• Debajo de los Cielos Púrpura (1999)
• XIII Años en Vivo Primera Parte/XIII Años en Vivo Segunda Parte (2000) (live album)
• Tristeza de Lucifer (2002)
• El Amor Supremo (2002)
• Lo Podrido Corona La Inmensidad (2004)
• 17 Years Down in Hell (2004)
• Temple De Acero (2004)
• El Despertar de la Adversidad (2006)
• Progresión Neurótica (2006)
• 20 Años Ondeando La Bandera Del Metal (2007)
• En Vivo Desde Tijuana, Mex. (2008) (Live Album)
• Odyssey In the Flesh (2008)