Alfonso Pinzón Explained
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Alfonso Pinzón |
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Birth Date: | 27 November 1972 |
Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain[1] [2] |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instrument: | Drums |
Years Active: | 1992–present |
Current Member Of: | Agony, Dia De Los Muertos |
Alfonso Pinzón (born 27 November 1972) is a Colombian heavy metal drummer and producer.[3] He is known for his work with the bands Agony and Dia De Los Muertos[4] [5] and for founding the Festival del Diablo[6] in Bogotá, Colombia.
Career
Pinzón cofounded the Colombian thrash metal band Agony with and Andrés Jaramillo in 1993.[7] They released several albums before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. In 2005, with Agony on hiatus, Pinzón cofounded the extreme metal band Dia De Los Muertos with Andres Jaramillo and Body Count bassist Vincent Price.[8]
In 2007, Agony regrouped and headlined the festival Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Colombia.[9] They also released the album The Devil's Breath and launched it with a live performance in Bogotá, opening for the black metal band Venom.[10]
Pinzón has produced most of Agony's recordings. He also produced two albums for the American black metal band Inquisition: Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2010)[11] and Obscure Verses for the Multiverse (2013).[12]
In 2014, Pinzón co-founded the Festival del Diablo in Bogotá, with Jan Pablo Chaparro.[13] [14]
Discography
with Agony
- Agony (1994)
- Live All the Time (1995)
- Millennium (1996)
- Reborn (2002)
- The Devil's Breath (2009)
with Dia de los Muertos
- Day of the Dead (2005)
- Satanico – Dramatico (2011)[15]
- No Money – No Fiesta (2014)[16]
Notes and References
- News: Alfonso Pinzón . rateyourmusic.com . 2 June 2024.
- News: "Queremos que Festival del Diablo sea una meca de peregrinación metalera" . eltelegrafo.com.ec . 13 October 2017 . 2 June 2024 . es . We want Festival del Diablo to be a mecca for metal pilgrimage.
- News: Entrevista a Alfonso Pinzón, musico, productor y promotor Colombiano . agenciahummingbirdpress.com . 25 January 2015 . 11 May 2024 . es . Interview with Alfonso Pinzón, Colombian musician, producer, and promoter.
- News: 70000 Tons of metal: entrevista a Día De Los Muertos . radionica.rocks . 8 August 2016 . 11 May 2024 . es . 70000 Tons of metal: interview with Día De Los Muertos.
- News: Dia De Los Muertos: Satanico Dramatico . seaoftranquility.org . 11 May 2024 . 11 May 2024.
- News: "Hay miedo de asociar una marca con un evento de rock" . semana.com . 15 August 2017 . 11 May 2024 . es . There is fear of associating a brand with a rock event.
- News: Agony: La Banda de Thrash Metal Colombiana . living-metal.com . 19 May 2011 . 2 June 2024 . es . Agony: The Colombian thrash metal band.
- Book: Garry Sharpe-Young. New Wave of American Heavy Metal. 2005. Zonda Books Limited. 978-0-9582684-0-0. 38–.
- News: La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007 . eltiempo.com . 2 November 2007 . 11 May 2024 . es . The metal band Agony returns today at the closing of the first day of Rock al Parque 2007.
- News: Venom en Colombia, por primera y única vez . rockombia.com . 20 October 2009 . 11 May 2024 . es . Venom in Colombia, for the first and only time.
- News: Inquisition: Exclusiva entrevista con Alejandro Corredor y Alfonso Pinzon, productores de Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2) . elsantuariodelrock.com . 22 March 2011 . 11 May 2024 . es . Inquisition: Exclusive interview with Alejandro Corredor and Alfonso Pinzon, producers of Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2).
- News: Inquisition Streaming Full New Album "Obscure Verses for the Multiverse" . metalunderground.com . 22 October 2013 . 11 May 2024.
- News: Festival del Diablo, Lo que Oculta el Maligno! . metallivecolombia.com . 13 October 2017 . 11 May 2024 . es . Festival del Diablo, What the Evil One Hides!.
- News: Hardcore y punk en el Festival Del Diablo . radionica.rocks . 27 November 2017 . 11 May 2024 . es . Hardcore and punk in the Festival Del Diablo.
- http://metalassault.com/Reviews/032311_Dia_De_Los_Muertos.php "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Satanico Dramatico (Album Review)"
- http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=May&year=2014&pos=32 " Dia De Los Muertos: No Money No Fiesta"