Jotnar (band) explained

Jotnar
Origin:	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Genre:	Melodic death metal
Years Active:	2008–present
Label:	Coroner Records Massacre Records (current)
Associated Acts:	The Hole Denia Xkrude Rise to Fall Evergrey Björn "Speed" Strid Ultimate Fate
Current Members:	Mario Infantes Ben Melero Elhadji N'Diaye Octavio Santana Jose "Xurro" Rodríguez
Past Members:	Misael Montesdeoca Eduardo Rodríguez

Jotnar is a Spanish melodic death metal band founded in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in 2008.^[1] Their first release was the 2012 five-track EP Giant which was released via the Italian record label Coroner Records. During the same year, Jotnar performed in international metal festivals like Metalcamp 2012 (Slovenia)^[2] and "RockBitch Boat 2012" (Sweden).

In 2015, vocalist Misael Montesdeoca left the band^[3] and was replaced by Mario Infantes from the band Denia.^[4] The band's debut album Connected/Condemned^[5] was released in April 2017 via Massacre Records.

Current members

• Mario Infantes – vocals
• Ben Melero – guitars
• Elhadji N'Diaye – guitars & backing vocals
• Octavio Santana – bass guitar
• Jose Rodriguez – drums

Discography

EP

• Giant (Coroner Records/Murdered Music) – 2012

Full-length

• Connected/Condemned (Massacre Records) – 2017

Music videos

• I Am Giant (Director's cut) – 2012
• Perfect Lie (Lyric video) – 2013
• In Process (Live video) – 2014
• Connected/Condemned – 2016
• Broken Esteem (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid) – 2017
• Starved of Guidance – 2017
• Suicidal Angel – 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jotnar at metal-archives.com. 5 March 2017.
2. Web site: MetalCamp 2012 (lineup). 5 March 2017.
3. Web site: Spain's Jotnar part ways with singer Misael Montesdeoca. 5 March 2017.
4. Web site: Jotnar announce new singer Mario Infantes. 19 February 2015. 5 March 2017.
5. Web site: "Connected/Condemned" artwork and tracklist revealed. 5 March 2017.