Группа Aghora
Информация о группе
The concept of AGHORA was first devised in 1995 by Santiago Dobles while attending Berklee School of Music. Originally the lineup consisted of Santiago (lead guitar) and Andy Deluca (bass) both students at Berklee at the time. It was not until 1997, when Santiago and Andy moved to Miami and met up with the other members: vocalist, Danishta Rivero (Santiago's sister); local death metal guitarist, Charlie Ekendahl(Mendacity); and drummer, Sean Reinert (of CYNIC, DEATH and GORDIAN KNOT), that the music started to come alive. Together they recorded two demos and began searching for an outlet for their music. Since then, AGHORA has become well-known through the internet in the progressive rock & metal scene and many people throughout the world awaited for the release of their first CD. In 1999, the band began work on their debut album. At that time Andy parted with the band due to personal reasons. Sean Malone joined the band as a guest artist two weeks before the scheduled recording sessions. Throughout 1999 they recorded "Aghora" a debut album containing nine original tracks. The album was produced by Santiago Dobles, Dan Escauriza and co-produced by Sean Malone. The debut CD was released March 2000. Many people have made the connection between AGHORA and CYNIC and this is obvious by having the two Seans playing with AGHORA. The link between the two bands started when Santiago as a young teenager became a huge fan of Cynic. When Santiago moved to Miami he made friendships with the members of CYNIC and this has developed through the years to where we are today. So there is a natural progression from CYNIC to AGHORA. Is AGHORA the second coming of CYNIC? The answer is no. AGHORA incorporates some CYNIC influences with many new ones introduced by Santiago. The result was something new and quite different. Some time after the release of the debut, it became apparent that Malone no longer had any interest in playing with the band opting instead to focus on other projects, so a replacement was sought. Reinert's involvement was also limited due to his location in Los Angeles, so another drummer was sought out locally for the purposes of playing live. Such were found (Alan Goldstein, Richard Komatz) and the band embarked on several musical forays in the South Florida area in 2002, attracting people from as far away as Sweden for one show. Unfortunately, well into 2003, Richard developed tendonitus and replacement bassist no longer gelled with the other members, so they were dismissed from the band and yet another search was embarked upon.
It took over a year, but in November of 2004 Aghora's newest drummer was found in the form of Ian Hayes. Ian was auditioning for Dimmu Borgir when he was introduced to Aghora's music. He contacted Dan Escauriza to connect with Santiago and the band. Ian and Santiago began a serious schedule of rehearsals(8hours a day 7 days a week) arranging for the new material and learning parts.
Another rift soon appeared in the bands ranks, when long time guitarist and friend Charlie Ekendahl had to bow out of the band due to increasing wrist injuries. He unfortunately developed tindonitus. Andy Deluca has also been brought back into fold for the bands newest incarnation. After 2 months of intense practice and rehearsal, the band is recording their second album
Участники
2006
Santiago Dobles
Diana Serra
Alan Goldstein
Alex meade
2004 -Present
Danishta Rivero
Santiago Dobles
Andy Deluca
Ian Hayes
2001 - 2002
Danishta Rivero
Santiago Dobles
Charlie Ekendahl
Alan Goldstein
Richard Komatz
1999 - 2000 Aghora Debut
Danishta Rivero
Santiago Dobles
Charlie Ekendahl
Sean Malone
Sean Reinert
1997 - 1999 Demos
Danishta Rivero
Santiago Dobles
Charlie Ekendahl
Andy Deluca
Sean Reinert
1995 - 1997 Aghora Berklee Days
Santiago Dobles
Andy Deluca
Max Dible
Chris Penny
Дискография
Demo - 1998
Demo 99 - 1999
Aghora - 2000
Dual Alchemy Demo - 2005
Formless - 2006
Официальный сайт: http://www.aghora.org/default.php
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