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JESUSMARTYR BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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JesusMartyr | |
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FORMER NAMES
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Martyr | |
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ORIGIN
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Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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STATUS
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Active | |
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FORMED IN
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1994 | |
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LABEL
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Rusty Cage Records | |
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GENRE
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Thrash metal | |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2008-04-01, 06:06 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2009-01-14, 21:21 | |
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| Band biography |
* One year later, the second recording of the band is out there, "Humanize" means an overall improvement for the band, recorded in a professional studio with the production of Gabriel Ruiz Diaz (Catupecu Machu). This demo showed a big difference and is very positively reviewed in more than a hundred zines all over the world, was broadcasted everywhere and meant the first step for worldwide recognition.
* 1997, MARTYR was ready to record their first album, but decide to change their name to Jesusmartyr. Then they enter "El Hipopotamo Studios" to register their first full lenght "Sudamerican Porno" under the production of Matias Kritz, well known in the industrial scene.
* 1998 Repulse Records (Spain) offers a contract to the band which is accepted and "Sudamerican Porno"is released all over the world.
* 1999 Jesusmartyr goes first time to Europe a 12 gig tour with Hawaiian band Crucible as support, the band plays in the following countries Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, The Netherlands y Luxembourg, with great succes.
* Back in Argentina de band is invited for a mini tour in Brazil. Three gigs in Sao Paulo State, same succes as in Europe, the band grows bigger.
*Jesusmartyr at this moment is one of the most influent bands in argentina and reference of the Argentine metal to the world.
* Jesusmartyr appears in compilations all over the world (USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Lithuania y Russia).
* On December 1999 Jesusmartyr is no longer with Repulse and organizes their second european tour independantly. There, 35 gigs were played from April to July playing in more countries like Denmark and playing with very renamed bands such as Soziedad Alcoholica, Cannibal Corpse, Kill II this, Earthtone 9, Misery Loves Co., Orphanage, etc. Jesusmartyr is positioned in the world scene at this moment and offers to release a second album appear.
* After the tour two members are kicked out, after 2 years of silence and constant work within the band to keep it as a unity jesusmartyr comes back to stage and records the follower of Sudamerican Porno, "Pampa Awaken". Recorded on the best studios and with the best enginners "Pampa Awaken" doesn´t fully satisfie the band and the record remains unreleased,
eventhough there were offers to release it. Anyway it´s reviewed by press and gets to fans hands that enjoy it.
* 2002 is the year for Jesusmartyr to come back to stage and keep the name strong in the scene, the band plays in the country as much as possible.
* 2003, Another Brazilian tour of 8 gigs, very succesfull, the band becomes a strong name again. Back to argentina the band starts to prepare their new album.
* 2004, on, March the drummer and co-founder of Jesusmartyr, Guillermo Gomez, leaves the band and Marcelo Castro, ex A.N.I.M.A.L y Ritual replaces him. Jesusmartyr starts the recordings for the new album, from June till December, meanwhile playing live and supporting acts as Dismember in Buenos Aires.
* 2005, Starts wonderfully for the band, new album out and invitation to play the most important festival of the Country, Cosquin Rock, sharing stage, among artist of many genres, with Sepultura. The band dedicates the whole year to present their album in every stage in Argentina.
* 2006, Guillermo Gomez, founder drummer of the band returns, on July the band goes to Brazil again for a 8 days/8 gigs tour to support the brazilian edition on Midiacaos records of "The jesusmartyr". The tour was a great succes and shows the band in top shape. During the year the band alternates gigs with the recording of their new album "The Black Waters".
When they finished recording a pre mix is sent to producers in Europe and Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (Ill Disposed, Hatesphere, Mercenary) replies willing to work with the band.
* 2007, guitarist Martín Furia flyes to Europe with the masters, that go to Denmark to be mixed and mastered at ZigZound Studios.
Furia decides to stay in Europe to promote the band and radicates in Belgium. Jesusmartyr is currently looking for a label interested in releasing "The Black Waters" and helping the band make the next steps.
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