Guerrillas (band)
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Guerrillas are a Hardcore punk
/thrash metal
band, formed in Cluj-Napoca
, Romania
in 2002. After more than 5 years of searching the band has found its identity and is ready to release its first album "Guerrilla Spirit" in April 2008.
After a few concerts, they launch their first demo-album in 2004, called "First Strike".
More concerts follow throughout the country, participating at the most prestigious metal festivals in Romania:
Peninsula, Monsters Of Transylvania, Rock La Mures, Fanfest etc.
Nonetheless, they also have the opportunity to be the opening act for important bands such as Born from Pain
, Ektomorf
, Blind Myself
, Moby Dick and, their biggest achievement for 2007 - they get to be the opening band for the Sepultura
concert in Bucharest
.
, lead vocal
Sergiu Stan a.k.a. seRgo - guitar
, backing vocal
Eugen Tabacaru a.k.a. Jenci - drums
Andrei Aron - guitar
Dorin MArcu - percussions
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/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, formed in Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 2002. After more than 5 years of searching the band has found its identity and is ready to release its first album "Guerrilla Spirit" in April 2008.
History
Guerrillas, the Thrash-Hardcore band from Cluj Napoca was founded in 2002.After a few concerts, they launch their first demo-album in 2004, called "First Strike".
More concerts follow throughout the country, participating at the most prestigious metal festivals in Romania:
Peninsula, Monsters Of Transylvania, Rock La Mures, Fanfest etc.
Nonetheless, they also have the opportunity to be the opening act for important bands such as Born from Pain
Born From Pain
Born from Pain is a Dutch hardcore band from the Oostelijke Mijnstreek which formed in 1997. Since they formed they have achieved fame through energetic shows and grew out to become the international band they are today. They have toured in all of Europe, in the United States and in Japan...
, Ektomorf
Ektomorf
- Biography :Ektomorf was founded in 1993 in Mezőkovácsháza, Hungary, a small city near the Romanian border, by Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas. In the actual line-up Zoli - songwriter and mastermind of the band - is the only remaining founder member...
, Blind Myself
Blind Myself
-2006:* Their newest record, Ancient Scream Therapy, is released through Hammer Records in dualdisc format on December 4. Track "Lost in Time" features the vocalist of Ignite ....
, Moby Dick and, their biggest achievement for 2007 - they get to be the opening band for the 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...
concert in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
Lineup
Cornel Cornea a.k.a. Commandante - bassBass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, lead vocal
Sergiu Stan a.k.a. seRgo - guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocal
Eugen Tabacaru a.k.a. Jenci - drums
Andrei Aron - guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Dorin MArcu - percussions
Albums
Year | Title | Label |
---|---|---|
2004 | First Strike (demo) | none |
2008 | Guerrilla Spirit | Godmode Music |
Compilations
Year | Compilation | Label | Song |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Sunete no 29-30 | Sunete | Full Force |
2008 | "NO RACISM II" SECOND EDITION | El Sonora | Sickness |