Pascual Romero
{{Short description|American musician (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Pascual Romero 2023.jpg
| name = Pascual Romero
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| caption = Pascual Romero in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|6}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| origin = Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
| genre = Heavy metal, grindcore, metalcore, progressive metal
| occupation = Musician, film producer, actor, podcaster
| instruments = Vocals, bass, guitar
| years_active = 1993–present
| associated_acts = Pathology
In This Moment
Tinhorn
Nothing Less
Divine Heresy
Fear Factory
Dysphotic
Strangled By Strangulation
Devil's Throne
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Pascual H. Romero (born January 6, 1980) is an American musician, podcaster, television and film producer from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Previously based out of Los Angeles, California, he is the former vocalist of the death metal band Pathology and former bassist of In This Moment. Romero is co-host of the Squaring the Strange podcast, along with paranormal investigator Ben Radford and caricature artist Celestia Ward.{{cite web |last1=Gerbic |first1=Susan| authorlink=Susan Gerbic |title=GSoW in the Land of Enchantment |url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/gsow_in_the_land_of_enchantment |website=csicop.org |date=May 21, 2018 |publisher=Center for Inquiry |accessdate=July 3, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522163657/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/gsow_in_the_land_of_enchantment |archivedate=May 22, 2018}}
Career
Romero is the former bassist of the bands In This Moment,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=News |url=https://www.sullyguitars.com/news |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Sully Guitars® |language=en-US}} Tinhorn, Level-Zero, Public Recipe (with Tal B. of i5), and Warped Tour band Nothing Less. He is also the former vocalist of the death metal band Pathology.{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2009-09-21 |title=PATHOLOGY Announces New Vocalist |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/pathology-announces-new-vocalist |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}} He is mentioned multiple times in the liner notes of the In This Moment albums Beautiful Tragedy and The Dream. as well as the Daysend album The Warning. Other projects include Divine Heresy, Throne of Ashes, Groamville, Buffalo Down, Black Veil Brides, My Empty Day, Kriya, Madcats, Dysphotic, Strangled By Strangulation, and he is a steadfast guest vocalist for industrial metal band Fear Factory. He was the promoter of The Hell in July tour in 2013 for the bands Six Feet Under and Decrepit Birth.{{cite news|last1=Quintana|first1=Chris|title=Unruly crowd kills metal concert at south-side venue|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=19578231|newspaper=The New Mexican|date=July 16, 2013|via=newspapers.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180429025801/https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=19578231|archive-date=April 29, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018}}{{free access}} Romero was the vocalist in the band Pathology from Summer 2009 until January 2010.{{cite web|last1=O'Donnell|first1=Shauna|title=Pathology Interview|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/interview/4312/610/Pathology.html|publisher=The Gauntlet|date=June 11, 2010|accessdate=April 28, 2018}} As of 2018 he is in the doom metal band Devil's Throne which features his wife Ashley Romero on vocals.
In film and TV production, Romero is a producer and writer for Rad Girls, on which he also appears as himself. He has an extensive list of projects he has worked on; What About Brian, Pushing Daisies, Heroes, and the film 3:10 To Yuma are among his most notable credits. He was also credited as a producer for the Style Network. As of 2018, he is working with media companies Kronos Creative{{cite web|last1=De Vore|first1=Alex|title=Metal Time|url=https://www.sfreporter.com/music/2015/06/02/metal-time/|website=Santa Fe Reporter|date=June 2, 2015 |accessdate=April 19, 2018}} and Beautiful Idea.
= Skepticism =
In April 2017, Romero and Ben Radford launched the Squaring the Strange podcast with evidence-based analysis and commentary on a variety of topics ranging from the paranormal to the political.{{cite web|title=Squaring the Strange|url=http://squaringthestrange.libsyn.com/website|website=squaringthestrange.libsyn.com|publisher=Squaring the Strange|accessdate=October 15, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015134620/http://squaringthestrange.libsyn.com/website|archivedate=October 15, 2017|url-status=live}} Frequent contributor and content producer Celestia Ward was later added as a cohost. The podcast tackles a wide variety of subjects including psychology, myths, hoaxes, folklore, and science.{{cite web|last1=Radford|first1=Benjamin|authorlink=Benjamin Radford|title=My New Podcast: Squaring the Strange!|url=http://benjaminradford.com/2017/04/27/new-podcast-squaring-strange/|website=Benjamin Radford|date=April 27, 2017 |accessdate=April 23, 2018}} Pascual has handled much of the audio editing work and provided original music for the show. As of 2019 Pascual is on semi-hiatus from the show due to professional and family obligations.{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Rob |title=Squaring the Skeptic with Celestia Ward (Part 1) |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/squaring_the_skeptic_with_celestia_ward_part_1/?/specialarticles/show/squaring_the_skeptic_with_celestia_ward_part_1 |website=Skeptical Inquirer |date=January 14, 2019 |publisher=Center for Inquiry |accessdate=April 25, 2019}}
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Personal life
Romero was born in Madison, Wisconsin but grew up in Santa Fe. His mother is anthropologist Camille Belden. His grandfather was Eugene F. Romero, a Santa Fe City Councilman 1968–1972 who died March 31, 2010, one day after his wife Celia Quintana Romero, to whom he had been married for 67 years.{{cite news|title=Obituary|newspaper=The New Mexican|date=April 4, 2010|page=C-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=19578222|via=newspapers.com}}{{free access}} His father, Hilario Romero is a civil rights activist, retired professor,{{cite web|last1=The Beer Baron|first1=Mr. X and|title=Pascual Romero IMDb Mini Biography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468194/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|website=IMDb|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=April 26, 2018}} state historian{{cite news|last1=Stelnicki|first1=Tripp|title='You become part of the history'|page=C-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=19578190&fcfToken=79737034664c62432f6834547a476a6f3976594d65726b6730453736646b72434a3861373266726f47502b45366c545745475134514845337a53636d5736584936385359396334575474413d|date=May 28, 2017|newspaper=The New Mexican|via=newspapers.com}}{{free access}} and musician; both Pascual and his father performed and recorded with New Mexican folk group Los Folkloricos de Nuevo Mexico.{{cite web|last1=De Vore|first1=Alex|title=Giants of Folklorico|url=https://www.sfreporter.com/news/coverstories/2016/04/12/giants-of-folklorico/|website=Santa Fe Reporter|date=April 12, 2016 |accessdate=April 19, 2018}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCghJEAiKqs9uaxmALRZkX_g/ YouTube] Pascual Romero YouTube Channel
- [https://squaringthestrange.libsyn.com/ Squaring the Strange podcast]
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Category:American film producers
Category:American heavy metal bass guitarists
Category:American male bass guitarists
Category:American television producers
Category:Hispanic and Latino American male actors
Category:Musicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Category:Guitarists from New Mexico
Category:21st-century American bass guitarists