{"id":3638,"date":"2013-03-10T03:40:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T21:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/?page_id=3638"},"modified":"2013-03-18T02:32:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T20:32:30","slug":"bands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/bolivian-rock\/bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Angaros\"<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Angaros<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Facebook page<\/a>. \u00a0There are several video clips up on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Antifona<\/a><\/h3>\n

A La Paz Symphonic Metal band.<\/p>\n

\"AM\"<\/a>Ave Maria<\/h3>\n

Ave Maria was a favorite of mine. \u00a0Slightly more melodic than some of the other bands, it was apparently a favorite of many others, as well — the crowd seemed to know the words to all the songs. And check out the electric charango — now that is cool.\u00a0 Ave Maria has a\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>, but I haven’t found any\u00a0online video clips.<\/p>\n

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Belfast<\/h3>\n

Really? \u00a0Celtic metal in El Alto? \u00a0Yes! \u00a0And Belfast is fantastic. \u00a0With eight (!!) musicians up on the small stage, including a flutist and an electric violin, Belfast makes an impression. \u00a0The two lead singers, trying to weave their participation together sometimes by alternative phrases, need more practice to get a difficult idea to actually jell, but the music behind them, including the prominent flute and electric violin are a pleasure to listen to and made a wonderful break after Saita’s deep death metal. \u00a0Celtic metal, a fusion of death metal and\u00a0Celtic\u00a0folk music, is naturally softer and more lyrical and melodic than other sub-genres of death metal. \u00a0That said, Belfast is notably more “death” and less lyrical than, for example, Celtic metal pioneers\u00a0Cruachan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bruhash <\/em><\/h3>\n

A heavy metal band. \u00a0Facebook Page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dark\"<\/a>Dark<\/em><\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Guillotina<\/em><\/h3>\n

A\u00a0metal band <\/em><\/p>\n

Histeria<\/em><\/h3>\n

A\u00a0Pace\u00f1a band playing alternative rock with touches of\u00a0progressive and\u00a0space rock, and heavy metal. \u00a0Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Invaders<\/em><\/h3>\n

An Iron Maiden tribute band. \u00a0Facebook Page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Iscario-t<\/em><\/h3>\n

I can’t find a Facebook page, but there are a number of video clips up on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kusillo<\/em><\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Libellula<\/a><\/h3>\n

Goth Metal<\/p>\n

\"M16\"<\/em><\/a>M-16<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>. \u00a0One video<\/a>\u00a0on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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\"Maldicion<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Maldicion Kennedy<\/h3>\n

Another interesting band mixing a heavy metal sound with some more lyrical folk elements, this time, Bolivian folk. \u00a0With three Kennedy brothers in the band (maternal last names, anyway), they come by their seemingly semi-American name honestly. \u00a0Marco Antonio Ordo\u00f1es Kennedy plays the base guitar, and then drops it, occasionally, for the\u00a0quena\u00a0or\u00a0zampo\u00f1a, singing sometimes, as well. \u00a0Edgar Ordo\u00f1es Kennedy sings and plays the guitar. \u00a0Raul Ordo\u00f1es Kennedy is on the keyboard, while Juan Aron Mariscal Roselio takes care of the drums. \u00a0Maldicion Kennedy is from norther Potosi department. \u00a0I quite enjoyed the band, and liked the inclusion of the quena in the mix (the zampo\u00f1a\u00a0did not appear). \u00a0Maldicion Kennedy has a\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and a number of videos up on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>. By the way, the first clip below, with its high-pitched singing, is not very representative of most of the Kennedy sound, which tends toward more traditional guttural vocals. The second clip gives a taste of the integration of the quena into the music.<\/p>\n

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\"MboG\"<\/a>
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Morbogore<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"OD\"<\/a>Obitus Designious<\/h3>\n

Obitus is a quartet, with\u00a0Rodrigo Acosta Vargas fronting and playing the base guitar,\u00a0Luis Bejarano on the Guitar and\u00a0Mariagrizel Chavez tearing into the drums – the forth member, apparently a recent addition, is not named on their\u00a0Facebook\u00a0page<\/a>. \u00a0They came together in September, 2012 and hope to have an album out by mid-2013. \u00a0They list\u00a0Sepultura, Slayer, Anthrax, Deicide, AC\/DC, Iron Maiden, Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Pink Floyd, Queen, and Black Sabbath as influences, but clearly are more heavily influenced by the more\u00a0metallic\u00a0members of the list.<\/p>\n

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Prodious<\/h3>\n

Prodious serves up some good melodeath metal (or melodic death metal). \u00a0The lead singer has a great voice, and uses it for a more melodic sound, with some light screaming. \u00a0You get none of the traditional death growls with Prodious. \u00a0In fact, the words are almost comprehensible at times. \u00a0Take a look at the hands of those two guitarists, especially the one on the right side of the screen. \u00a0He is\u00a0shredding! \u00a0He was certainly one of the best guitar players of the night — maybe the best. \u00a0As far as I can see, the band has no internet presence.<\/p>\n

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\"Purg\"<\/a>Purgatorium<\/h3>\n

Purgatorium is an excellent band from El Alto, but it does have a couple of twists. \u00a0Most noticible, the musicians wear masks. \u00a0It’s not to keep people from recognizing them (everyone sees their faces as they come in and leave, anyway), but it does give the performance an extra bit of the macabre. \u00a0And while the music is mostly\u00a0traditional death metal, with the usual death growls performed by the lead singer, there is a female backup singer who adds some higher pitched screams as a counterpoint. \u00a0It is pretty effective. \u00a0Purgatorium has a\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>, but I didn’t find any clips on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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REDRUM<\/em><\/h3>\n

A La Paz band playing Grunge\/Sludge Metal influenced by Alice In Chains, Kyuss, Pearl Jam, Corrosion Of Conformity, Melvins y Down. \u00a0Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sab\"
\n<\/em><\/a>Sabathan<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>. \u00a0Has a number of videos up on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saita<\/h3>\n

This is an all-girl trio and they are incredible! \u00a0I don’t have the names of the participants, and they don’t have a facebook page (yet), but I’ll certainly be watching for an opportunity to see them again. \u00a0This is simple, hardcore death metal. \u00a0The girl who fronts the band has a deep, dark, loud, powerful death growl into which she puts not only her voice but her entire body. \u00a0The guitarist and drummer are both good, as well, but they do tend to fade into the background when the lead singer is doubled over, as if in pain, pushing out that growl. \u00a0Wow!<\/p>\n

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\"66sex\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Six Six Sex<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"TM\"<\/a>Thrashmaniacs<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tumba Ancestral<\/h3>\n

\"Tun\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Tunupa<\/h3>\n

Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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