Lethal (Argentine band)

Lethal is an Argentine heavy metal band, belonging to the subgenres thrash metal, speed metal and groove metal. It was founded in 1988, by members of a band called Legión.[1]

Not to be confused with Lethal (American band).

Lethal
Background information
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
GenresHeavy Metal
Thrash Metal
Speed Metal
Groove Metal
Years active1988–2000
2007–present
LabelsRoadrunner Records
MembersTito García (voice)
Ramón Lopez (guitar)
Eddie Walker (bass)
Sergio Gomez (drums)

History

The group formed in Villa Martelli in 1988. It was initially a traditional heavy metal band, but soon shifted to thrash metal.[2] Their debut album was "Bienvenidos a mi reino" in 1990, which was recorded almost entirely in English and included the track "King of the Ring".[3] The song was elected the best Argentine song of the year in a survey between readers of the Madhouse magazine.[2]

In 1993, the band released a live album in Lisandro Olmos prison, the disc Radio Olmos, along with some Argentine bands, such as Hermética, Pilsen, Attaque 77, Massacre and A.N.I.M.A.L., as well as the British U.K. Subs.[4] They also played as an opening act for Sepultura, Pantera and Anthrax[2]

They released two hit albums, "Maza" and "Efecto Tequila".[2] Their original guitarist, Charly Guillén, left the band in 1996 and died of HIV/AIDS on that same year.[5] The band took a break and in 1999, released their fifth album, entitled "Lethal 5.0", which was not widely publicized, so the band announced their separation a year later.[6]

In 2007, the band reformed and later released their sixth studio material, titled "Inyección Lethal" with a new lineup in 2010. In 2015, they released their seventh album called "Hasta la muerte".[7][8]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 1990: Bienvenidos a mi reino
  • 1992: Warriors
  • 1994: Maza
  • 1996: Efecto tequila
  • 1999: Lethal 5.0
  • 2010: Inyección Lethal
  • 2015: Hasta la muerte

Live albums
  • 1993: Radio Olmos
  • 2012: En vivo a través de los años (DVD)

See also

References
  1. "Biografía de Lethal". Rock.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. Carla Torchetti (August 28, 2014). "Tocar es lo que me mantiene vivo" [Playing keeps me alive] (in Spanish). Acá pasan cosas. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  3. "historia de Lethal". Metalargento.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. Radio Olmos – 1993 Retrieved March 22, 2016
  5. "1996" (in Spanish). Me gusta leer. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  6. "Biografía de Lethal". www.cmtv.com.ar/ (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. Lethal: "Este disco simboliza lo que es ser metalero" Retrieved March 22, 2016
  8. "Tocar es lo que me mantiene vivo", entrevista a Tito García de Lethal Archived May 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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