Ricardo Iorio
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Ricardo Iorio is an Argentine
heavy metal
musician who participated in various of the most important metal bands in the country.
He was one of the founders of V8
(1980–1987) and later founded the successful band Hermética
(1988–1994). He has been the singer and main composer of Almafuerte
since 1995. His songs are realistic urban stories dealing with the life of lower classes, as well as Argentine 'metalheads'. Even though he played the bass with every band he integrated, he has recently chosen Beto Ceriotti to be the new bassist of Almafuerte, remaining as the singer and main composer of the band (mostly lyrics).
Extremely nationalist, Iorio continuously proclaims in his songs and in the media the pride in being Argentine and Argentine history, and mixes native music styles like tango, Indian and gaucho
culture with the heavy metal base of Almafuerte. The young people who goes to Almafuerte's shows consider him to be like a patriotic guru.
He left Buenos Aires city to live in the countryside, where the pampa
starts to turn into Patagonia
, with his daughter Sofía and his girlfriend Fernanda. Iorio's wife, Ana Mourin, committed suicide in 2001.
Iorio has also participated in several projects outside metal music, such as with folk musician León Gieco
, Rubén Patagonia, Augusto Romero and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
's bassist Flavio Cianciarulo (they recorded an entire album called "Peso Argento"). He also had a great friendship with the late argentinian guitar player Norberto Napolitano, also known as Pappo
, who invited Iorio to record some songs for his "Pappo y Amigos" album.
Finally, the two Ricardos leave that group, but given his friendship stay together and form another. They wrote their first songs at Moreno's house, such as "Voy a enloquecer", "Muy Cansado Estoy", "Si Puedes Vencer Al Temor", "Maligno", etc. They contact Gerardo Osemberg drummer, and have already formed group. Iorio moved to bass and vocals, and the Chofa the guitar. Thanks for the suggestion of a friend, they decide to name the group as V8, like the motor.
After some concerts as support from other groups, Osemberg left and is replaced by Alejandro Colantonio. They later met the WC group, whose singer Alberto Zamarbide fight with the guitarist and leaves, and take it as a singer in V8. The Chofa leaves the band for health reasons, and proposed as a replacement for Osvaldo Civile, who accepts Iorio despite their musical differences. And Colantonio emigrated to Spain and was replaced by Gustavo Rowek.
They recorded a demo, and later Zamarbide met Pappo, with whose help they could join BARock. The group shocked by his violent music most of the hippies of the public, and became known among metalheads.
The Umbral label recorded their first album in 1983, "Luchando por el metal", with a guest appearance by Pappo. The concerts continue, although on several occasions are defrauded by their representatives. The recording the second album, "Un paso más en la batalla", was a full marathon that took 300 hours of study and two months of real time.
Rowek and Zamarbide and travel to Brazil to attend the festival Rock in Rio and discover that the situation in that country for a heavy metal band would be more advantageous than in Argentina, so the group traveled to try to settle in that country. However, the situation was more complicated than expected, and Zamarbide and Iorio resolved to return to Argentina alone, leaving Rowek and Civile at Brazil.
To start again with the group, they took the drummer Gustavo Andino and guitarists Walter Giardino and Miguel Roldán. But the first two did not last long and were quickly removed from the band. Giardino had discussions with Iorio about the band's musical direction and even composed songs that were rejected and would use in their next group, Rata Blanca. Andino was replaced by Adrián Cenci, 16, who had already recorded an album with Hard Metal band, playing double bass since 79, and the few that existed in the year 85, a true prodigy. Giardino was not replaced, the group remained only Roldán, returning to have a single guitarist.
But new problems arise soon, also in the formation of the group. On the one hand Iorio was interested in spiritualism, and their colleagues in evangelism, which leads to heated arguments between them, which affect the third album and especially the performances of the band. Mundi Epifanio made an offer for the group to play in Mexico, which ultimately leads to the separation of the band.
Passing hyperinflation recorded an album of covers, Intérpretes, and his next studio album was "Ácido Argentino".
The band's popularity grew from its inception, despite not having songs in radio or any really important broadcasting. In 1993 they recorded the live album "En Vivo 1993 Argentina" at Stadium, and by 1994, just 6 years after playing for 150 people taking part in the festival Monsters of Rock played alongside Slayer, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Motorhead and others and fill River Plate stadium. In the presentation of their third album, "Víctimas del vaciamiento", filling the stadium Sanitation and recorded a live album.
However, Iorio ends the year fighting with his bandmates and unexpectedly disbanding Hermetica. Iorio argued that relations with the other band members would have deteriorated, while others declare exhaustion of not being consulted on the organizational aspects of the band.
His former colleagues formed Malon, with whom Iorio began a fierce rivalry. Iorio made a song against them, "Buitres", while they gave him "La Fábula del avestruz y el jabalí".
The first album, "Mundo Guanaco" managed to get out before the first of Malon, but had several covers. "Desencuentro" of Cátulo Castillo, a tango transformed into Heavy Metal, "De los pagos del tiempo" by José Larralde (presented by Hermética at the Obras Sanitarias Stadium), "Voy a enloquecer" V8, with the name and original lyrics that V8 renamed as "No enloqueceré" by the intervention of fellow then, and finally the issue as oxen letter has a poem by Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, whose homage Almafuerte author takes its name.
After this album Iorio filmed the first video clip of his career, for the song "El Pibe Tigre".
The following year Flavio Cianciarulo from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs produced their second album, "Del Entorno", in which all songs are by Almafuerte. This time does not include folk songs, as such compositions intended Iorio a solo album with Flavio that would next year: Peso Argento.
Related groups Horcas, Logos and Rata Blanca perform a festival together in the Obras Sanitarias Stadium, Metal Rock Festival, after which there was a "meeting" to go V8 Osvaldo Civile (guitar), Alberto Zamarbide (vocals), Gustavo Rowek (drums) and Miguel Roldán (bass, was part of V8 but as a guitarist) to play songs of the group. Almafuerte had been invited to participate but Iorio refused stating that his later groups would exceed V8.
In 1998 Malon disbands and Iorio referred to in the song "Triunfo" of self-titled new album, Almafuerte, which also includes a track where they explain why his name.
In 1999 provide a theme for the soundtrack of the film "El visitante", which include in his album "A Fondo Blanco". The album also included the first incursions of Iorio at Tango (excluding "Cambalache
" and "Desencuentro", where tangos were reformulated as Heavy Metal songs), which were designed for a possible second album with Flavio but no decision could be made by Polygram.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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...
musician who participated in various of the most important metal bands in the country.
He was one of the founders of V8
V8 (band)
V8 was an Argentine heavy metal band created in 1979, one of the first notable Argentine bands of that genre. After its dissolution former members have continued their careers starting other heavy metal bands, Hermética, Horcas, Rata Blanca, Logos and Almafuerte.-Biography:In the beginning of the...
(1980–1987) and later founded the successful band Hermética
Hermética
Hermética was an Argentine band considered to be one of the most important bands in the history of Argentine heavy metal.-Biography:After the dissolution of V8 in 1987, its members split and formed their own groups; Osvaldo Civile created Horcas, Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán and Adrián Cenci...
(1988–1994). He has been the singer and main composer of Almafuerte
Almafuerte (band)
Almafuerte is a heavy metal band from Argentina, formed by bassist and lead singer Ricardo Iorio in 1995 after the dissolution of Hermética.-History:In 1994, Hermética, a heavy metal band from Argentina, broke up...
since 1995. His songs are realistic urban stories dealing with the life of lower classes, as well as Argentine 'metalheads'. Even though he played the bass with every band he integrated, he has recently chosen Beto Ceriotti to be the new bassist of Almafuerte, remaining as the singer and main composer of the band (mostly lyrics).
Extremely nationalist, Iorio continuously proclaims in his songs and in the media the pride in being Argentine and Argentine history, and mixes native music styles like tango, Indian and gaucho
Gaucho
Gaucho is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil...
culture with the heavy metal base of Almafuerte. The young people who goes to Almafuerte's shows consider him to be like a patriotic guru.
He left Buenos Aires city to live in the countryside, where the pampa
Pampa
The Pampas are the fertile South American lowlands, covering more than , that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba, most of Uruguay, and the southernmost Brazilian State, Rio Grande do Sul...
starts to turn into Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
, with his daughter Sofía and his girlfriend Fernanda. Iorio's wife, Ana Mourin, committed suicide in 2001.
Iorio has also participated in several projects outside metal music, such as with folk musician León Gieco
León Gieco
Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, better known as León Gieco is a pop-folk music composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular folkloric genres with Argentine rock, and for lyrics with social and political connotations...
, Rubén Patagonia, Augusto Romero and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Formed in 1985, they released their first album, Bares y Fondas in 1986...
's bassist Flavio Cianciarulo (they recorded an entire album called "Peso Argento"). He also had a great friendship with the late argentinian guitar player Norberto Napolitano, also known as Pappo
Pappo
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, who invited Iorio to record some songs for his "Pappo y Amigos" album.
V8
Ricardo Iorio and Ricardo Chofa Moreno met at age 16 in July 1978 during a screening of the film "the song remains the same" by Led Zeppelin. They became great friends, and formed a cover band with Carlos Aragone and Sandro Castaña. They started playing Black Sabbath songs, but soon began composing their first songs, based on characters from the neighbourhood. Castaña leaves the group and they tried with other drummers such as Carlos Ramos, who in turn invited the guitarist Osvaldo Civile to try to join the band but who was not accepted. With Pichi Correa they played three more times, now under the name "Comunión humana".Finally, the two Ricardos leave that group, but given his friendship stay together and form another. They wrote their first songs at Moreno's house, such as "Voy a enloquecer", "Muy Cansado Estoy", "Si Puedes Vencer Al Temor", "Maligno", etc. They contact Gerardo Osemberg drummer, and have already formed group. Iorio moved to bass and vocals, and the Chofa the guitar. Thanks for the suggestion of a friend, they decide to name the group as V8, like the motor.
After some concerts as support from other groups, Osemberg left and is replaced by Alejandro Colantonio. They later met the WC group, whose singer Alberto Zamarbide fight with the guitarist and leaves, and take it as a singer in V8. The Chofa leaves the band for health reasons, and proposed as a replacement for Osvaldo Civile, who accepts Iorio despite their musical differences. And Colantonio emigrated to Spain and was replaced by Gustavo Rowek.
They recorded a demo, and later Zamarbide met Pappo, with whose help they could join BARock. The group shocked by his violent music most of the hippies of the public, and became known among metalheads.
The Umbral label recorded their first album in 1983, "Luchando por el metal", with a guest appearance by Pappo. The concerts continue, although on several occasions are defrauded by their representatives. The recording the second album, "Un paso más en la batalla", was a full marathon that took 300 hours of study and two months of real time.
Rowek and Zamarbide and travel to Brazil to attend the festival Rock in Rio and discover that the situation in that country for a heavy metal band would be more advantageous than in Argentina, so the group traveled to try to settle in that country. However, the situation was more complicated than expected, and Zamarbide and Iorio resolved to return to Argentina alone, leaving Rowek and Civile at Brazil.
To start again with the group, they took the drummer Gustavo Andino and guitarists Walter Giardino and Miguel Roldán. But the first two did not last long and were quickly removed from the band. Giardino had discussions with Iorio about the band's musical direction and even composed songs that were rejected and would use in their next group, Rata Blanca. Andino was replaced by Adrián Cenci, 16, who had already recorded an album with Hard Metal band, playing double bass since 79, and the few that existed in the year 85, a true prodigy. Giardino was not replaced, the group remained only Roldán, returning to have a single guitarist.
But new problems arise soon, also in the formation of the group. On the one hand Iorio was interested in spiritualism, and their colleagues in evangelism, which leads to heated arguments between them, which affect the third album and especially the performances of the band. Mundi Epifanio made an offer for the group to play in Mexico, which ultimately leads to the separation of the band.
Hermética
After the separation of V8, Iorio made a couple of tests with Martin Kyne from Kamikaze, but got nowhere. Finally he formed the group with Claudio O'Connor, Fabián Spataro and Antonio Romano. Their first recital was in the Recoleta Cultural Center, shortly after leaving the group Spataro for work and was replaced by Tony Scotto, and in 1989 they get get their self-titled debut album, Hermética, through the newly formed label Radio Tripoli. On this occasion Iorio first sang for an album (on the song "Desde el oeste" and some choruses), because when it did in V8 never recorded anything before Zamarbide took that role.Passing hyperinflation recorded an album of covers, Intérpretes, and his next studio album was "Ácido Argentino".
The band's popularity grew from its inception, despite not having songs in radio or any really important broadcasting. In 1993 they recorded the live album "En Vivo 1993 Argentina" at Stadium, and by 1994, just 6 years after playing for 150 people taking part in the festival Monsters of Rock played alongside Slayer, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Motorhead and others and fill River Plate stadium. In the presentation of their third album, "Víctimas del vaciamiento", filling the stadium Sanitation and recorded a live album.
However, Iorio ends the year fighting with his bandmates and unexpectedly disbanding Hermetica. Iorio argued that relations with the other band members would have deteriorated, while others declare exhaustion of not being consulted on the organizational aspects of the band.
Almafuerte
After the disband of Hermetica Iorio formed the Almafuerte group with Claudio Cardacci and Claudio Marciello and where Iorio began to sing their songs regularly.His former colleagues formed Malon, with whom Iorio began a fierce rivalry. Iorio made a song against them, "Buitres", while they gave him "La Fábula del avestruz y el jabalí".
The first album, "Mundo Guanaco" managed to get out before the first of Malon, but had several covers. "Desencuentro" of Cátulo Castillo, a tango transformed into Heavy Metal, "De los pagos del tiempo" by José Larralde (presented by Hermética at the Obras Sanitarias Stadium), "Voy a enloquecer" V8, with the name and original lyrics that V8 renamed as "No enloqueceré" by the intervention of fellow then, and finally the issue as oxen letter has a poem by Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, whose homage Almafuerte author takes its name.
After this album Iorio filmed the first video clip of his career, for the song "El Pibe Tigre".
The following year Flavio Cianciarulo from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs produced their second album, "Del Entorno", in which all songs are by Almafuerte. This time does not include folk songs, as such compositions intended Iorio a solo album with Flavio that would next year: Peso Argento.
Related groups Horcas, Logos and Rata Blanca perform a festival together in the Obras Sanitarias Stadium, Metal Rock Festival, after which there was a "meeting" to go V8 Osvaldo Civile (guitar), Alberto Zamarbide (vocals), Gustavo Rowek (drums) and Miguel Roldán (bass, was part of V8 but as a guitarist) to play songs of the group. Almafuerte had been invited to participate but Iorio refused stating that his later groups would exceed V8.
In 1998 Malon disbands and Iorio referred to in the song "Triunfo" of self-titled new album, Almafuerte, which also includes a track where they explain why his name.
In 1999 provide a theme for the soundtrack of the film "El visitante", which include in his album "A Fondo Blanco". The album also included the first incursions of Iorio at Tango (excluding "Cambalache
Cambalache
Cambalache is an Argentina's tango composed in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discépolo for the movie The Soul of the Accordion , released the following year.-Context:...
" and "Desencuentro", where tangos were reformulated as Heavy Metal songs), which were designed for a possible second album with Flavio but no decision could be made by Polygram.
V8
- Luchando Por El MetalLuchando Por El MetalLuchando por el Metal is the first studio album by Argentine heavy metal band V8, released in March 1983 ....
, 1983 - Un Paso Mas En La BatallaUn Paso Mas En La BatallaDuring all the year 1984 V8 had to reduce considerably their shows, for dedicating more time to the preparation of their second Long Play. This record, "Un Paso Mas En La Batalla", came out just in the early 1985, so that long period between their first and second albums reduced considerably the...
, 1985 - El Fin De Los InicuosEl Fin De Los InicuosEl Fin De Los Inicuos was released in 1986 through the small Umbral label, company which was practically ruined, and would disappear some months later; after releasing the album Un Paso Mas En La Batalla, band members Osvaldo Civile and Gustavo Rowek did quit, Walter Giardino , Miguel Roldan and...
, 1986 - No Se RindanNo Se Rindan"No Se Rindan" is a greatest hits album released by the heavy metal band V8.It was released on the year 1991.-Track listing:# "Ideando La Fuga"# "Brigadas Metalicas"...
, 1991
Hermética
- Hermética - 1989
- Intérpretes - 1990
- Ácido ArgentinoÁcido ArgentinoÁcido Argentino is the second album by Argentine thrash metal band Hermética.-Track listing:#"Robó un auto"#"La revancha de América"#"Memoria de siglos"#"Predicción"#"Atravesando todo límite"#"Horizonte perdido"#"Vientos de poder"#"Del camionero"...
- 1991 - En Vivo 1993 Argentina - 1993 (en vivo)
- Víctimas del VaciamientoVíctimas del VaciamientoVíctimas del Vaciamiento is a heavy metal album by Argentinian band Hermética, produced in 1994 by Trípoli Discos. It was the best selling album of the band.-Track listing:#"Soy de la esquina"#"Otro día para ser"#"Traición"...
- 1994 - Lo Último - 1995 (en vivo)
- En Concierto I&II - 1996 (en vivo)
ALMAFUERTE
- Mundo Guanaco - 1995
- Del entorno - 1996
- En vida - 1997
- Profeta en su tierra - 1997 (recopilación)
- Almafuerte - 1998
- A fondo blanco - 1999
- Piedra Libre - 2001
- En vivo, Obras 2001 - 2001
- Ultimando - 2004
- 10 años - 2005
- Toro y Pampa - 2006