Avalanch
{{short description|Spanish heavy metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Avalanch
| image = Avalanch 01 (Festival En Vivo).jpg
| origin = Asturias, Spain
| genre = Progressive metal
Alternative metal
Heavy metal
Power metal
Hard rock
| years_active = 1993–2012, 2016–present
| associated_acts = WarCry
Sauze
| current_members = Alberto Rionda
Manuel Ramil
José Pardial
Nando Campos
Bjørn Mendizábal
| past_members = Víctor García
Alberto Ardines
Roberto García
Fernando Mon
Juan Lozano
Roberto Junquera
Dany León
Fran Fidalgo
Marco Álvarez
Ramón Lage
Chez García
Jose Manuel Paz
Magnus Rosén
Israel Ramos
Alirio Netto
Dirk Schlächter
Jorge Salán
Mike Terrana
}}
Avalanch is a Spanish heavy metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.(March 7, 2009). "Avalanch. Concierto de la formación asturiana de metal-rock", El País, p. 12.
Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released nine studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works.
Biography
Spanish band Avalanch combines power metal and progressive metal with elements of hard rock, pop and folk. Their albums are published in several European and American countries, and they mostly tour in Latin America.(October 12, 2003). "Inundan de metal al DF", Reforma, p. 20.Chavez, German (October 12, 2003). "Reciben 'avalancha' de peticiones de fans", El Norte, p. 23. They have been described as one of the "leading" Spanish-language heavy metal bands.Padilla, Xardiel (October 13, 2003). "Perdonan todo a Avalanch", El Norte, p. 3.
Discography
=Studio albums=
- La Llama Eterna (1997)
- Llanto De Un Héroe (1999)
- El Ángel Caído (2001)
- Los Poetas Han Muerto (2003)
- El Hijo Pródigo (2005)
- Muerte Y Vida (2007)
- El Ladrón De Sueños (2010)
- Malefic Time: Apocalypse (2011)
- El Secreto (Castilian version) / The Secret (English version) (2019)
- El Dilema De Los Dioses (2023)
=DVD=
- Cien Veces (2005)
- Lágrimas Negras (2006)
- Caminar sobre el agua (2008)
=Compilations and re-recorded albums=
- Eternal Flame (1998) (English version of La Llama Eterna)
- Mother Earth (2004) (English version of Los Poetas Han Muerto)
- Las Ruinas del Edén (2004) – Re-recorded songs.
- Un Paso Más (2005) – Greatest hits.
- Del Cielo a la Tierra (2012) - Greatest hits.
- El ángel caido (2017) - Re-recorded songs.
=Live albums=
- Días De Gloria (2000)
- Caminar sobre el agua (2008)
- Hacia La Luz - Directo desde Madrid (2018)
=Demos=
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.avalanch.net/ Official website]
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Category:Spanish progressive metal musical groups
Category:Spanish alternative metal musical groups
Category:Spanish power metal musical groups
Category:Spanish heavy metal musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1993
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2012
Category:1993 establishments in Spain
Category:Rock en español music groups
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