Luchando por el Metal

Luchando por el Metal (Fighting for the Metal) is the first studio album by Argentine heavy metal band V8,[1] released in March 1983 (see 1983 in music). At the time the album was released, the genre was very popular, and this album became second in popularity, only behind Riff.

Luchando Por El Metal
Studio album by V8
Released	1983
Recorded	March—April 1983 Edipo Studios, Buenos Aires
Genre	Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Length	27:08
Label	Umbral Radio Tripoli
Producer	Ramón Villanueva
V8 chronology
Luchando Por El Metal (1983) Un Paso Mas En La Batalla (1985)

The biggest hits of the albums were: "Destrucción", "Brigadas Metálicas" and "Hiena De Metal", the last song with Pappo's participation.

Luchando por el Metal is ranked at #53 in the Argentine version of Rolling Stone's "Los 100 Mejores Discos del Rock Nacional" (The 100 Greatest Records in Argentine Rock).

Track listing

• All song written by Ricardo Iorio, Osvaldo Civile, Alberto Zamarbide and Gustavo Rowek.

1. "Destrucción" - 2:00
2. "Parcas sangrientas" - 2:56
3. "Si puedes vencer al temor" - 5:53
4. "Ángeles de las tinieblas" - 2:30
5. "Tiempos metálicos" - 2:26
6. "Muy cansado estoy" - 3:20
7. "Brigadas metálicas" - 3:01
8. "Torturador" - 2:30
9. "Hiena de metal" - 1:38

Personnel

V8

• Ricardo Iorio — Bass guitar and Backing vocals.
• Osvaldo Civile — Lead guitar.
• Alberto Zamarbide — Lead vocals.
• Gustavo Rowek — Drums.

Guests

• Pappo — Lead guitar and vocals on "Hiena De Metal".
• Marcelo Vitale - Keyboards on "Si Puedes Vencer al Temor".

References

1. Luchando Por El Metal in Allmusic.com