Lethal (Argentine band)

Argentine thrash metal band

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  • 1988–2000
  • 2007–present
LabelsRoadrunner RecordsMembersTito García (voice)
Ramón Lopez (guitar)
Eddie Walker (bass)
Sergio Gomez (drums)

Lethal is an Argentine thrash metal band. It was founded in 1988 by members of the band Legión.

History

The group formed in Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires in 1988.[1] 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

  • Argentine heavy metal

References

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