Maego de Oz
| Maego de Oz | |
|---|---|
 José Mario Martínez Arroyo in Albacete on July 15, 2006 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , Celtiberian metal , folk metal |
| founding | 1988/1989 |
| Website | http://www.magodeoz.com |
| Founding members | |
Vocals, drums
|
Jesús María "Txus" Hernández Gil |
| Pedro Pablo Diaz (until 1990) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Javier "Zeta" Domínguez Gregorio (since 2012) |
Electric guitar, guitar |
Júan Carlos "Carlitos" Marín Lopez (since 1992) |
Electric guitar, guitar |
Francisco Javier "Frank" Gómez de la Serna Alvariño (since 1996) |
Electric guitar, guitar |
Manuel Seoane Ficha (since 2018) |
| Fernando Mainer Rajac (since 2012) | |
| Carlos "Mohamed" Prieto (since 1992) | |
| José Manuel "Josema" Pizarro Carmona (since 2010) | |
(female) accompaniment vocals |
Patricia Tapia Pacheco (since 2006) |
| Javier "Javi" Díez (since 2012) | |
Drums, backing vocals |
Jesús María "Txus" Hernández Gil |
| former members | |
| Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lobón Sanz Rodríguez (1989–1996) | |
Vocals, keyboard
|
José Mario "José Andrëa" Martínez Arroyo (1996-2010) |
Electric guitar |
"Paco" (1989–1992) |
Electric guitar |
José María "Chema" Alonso (1990–1996) |
Electric guitar |
Juan Carlos "Charlie" Quiles (1992–1994) |
Electric guitar |
Jorge Salán Gonzalez (2004-2008) |
| "David" (1989) | |
Electric bass |
Salvador Rogelio "Salva" García Sáenz (1989–2003) |
Electric bass |
Sergio Martínez Rubio (2003-2004) |
Electric bass |
Luis Miguel Navalón Cifuentes (2004-2005) |
Electric bass |
Pedro "Peri" Díaz Herrero (2004–2012) |
Keyboard |
"Alfonso" (1989–1992) |
Keyboard, accordion
|
Sergio "Kiskilla" Cisneros Anguita (1999–2012) |
| Antonio Del Corral (1993-1994) | |
Flute, bagpipes |
Fernando Ponce (1999-2010) |
| Live and session members | |
singing |
Silverio Solórzano Meca (2009) |
singing |
Rubén Kelsen (2016) |
Electric guitar |
Cecilio Sánchez Robles (2001) |
Electric guitar |
Jorge Salán Gonzalez (2004) |
Electric guitar |
Manuel Seoane (2015-2017) |
violin |
Roberto Jabonero (2013-2014) |
Flute, bagpipes |
Diego Palacio (2016-2017) |
Choral singing |
Antonio "Toni" Menguiano (2006) |
Drums |
Joaquín "El Niño" Arellano Valderas (2005-2006) |
Mägo de Oz (often without heavy metal umlaut : Mago de Oz , Spanish: “ The Wizard of Oz ” or “Mago” for short) is a Spanish heavy metal band. Because of the Irish folk elements in their music, it can be described as Celtic Metal . Since her first album there was a contract with the record label Locomotive Records , since Gaia II she has been with Warner Music Group . Over the years the number of band members has increased steadily, currently Mägo de Oz consists of ten musicians .
history
The band was founded in the winter of 1988/89 by the drummer Jesús María "Txus Di Fellatio" Hernández Gil under the name "Transilvania" as a homage to Iron Maiden . Further members were David (bass), Pedro (guitar), as well as the singer and guitarist Juanma. The first studio recordings, which finally found their way as bonus material in 2006 on the compilation "The Best Oz", were made in 1989 and 1992. She had her first appearance in 1992 at a rock festival in Madrid . Due to frequent line-up changes, Mägo de Oz only released their debut album in 1994.
Until 1994 the band consisted of Txus on drums, Mohamed on violin, Salva on bass, lead singer Juanma Rodríguez and Chema, Charlie and Paco on guitars. Charlie left the band in 1994, followed by Chema and Juanma in 1996. José, a trained tenor and singing teacher, took on the lead vocal.
In 2000 the album "Finisterra" was released. The band had one of their first international appearances at Wacken Open Air 2001 and Bang Your Head 2002 in Germany. With the album "Fölktergeist" she released her first live album after eight years. The double DVD "A Costa da Rock" with a report including English subtitles was made on this tour.
In 2007 Patricia Tapia took over the newly introduced part of female singing.
On September 16, 2008, Mägo de Oz released another concert DVD ("Barakaldo DF"), the recordings of which were made in 2006.
At the end of 2010 Mägo de Oz 'tenth studio album came out, which is another sequel to the Gaia saga, entitled "Gaia III: Atlantia".
In October 2011 the band announced the departure of José Andrëa. In 2010 the flautist Fernando Ponce left the band and was replaced by Josema Pizarro. In 2012 keyboardist Sergio Cisneros "Kiskilla" and bassist "Peri" Pedro Diaz left the band. With "Zeta" a new front singer has been found; Fernando Mainer takes over the bass and Javi Diez takes over the keyboard. With this new line-up, the album "Hechizos, pócimas y brujería" was released in 2012, "Illusia" in 2014 and "Finisterra Ópera Rock" in 2015, a new recording of the 2000 album "Finisterra".
Manuel Seoane Ficha has officially been the third guitarist since November 2018, having previously supported the band in the studio with the recording of the album "Ira Dei", which will be released in 2019.
style
Most of the texts are in Spanish . Some compilations and singles have pieces in English . The albums mostly follow concepts. So Jesús de Chamberí is about a modern Jesus Christ . The following album, La Leyenda de la Mancha, tells the story of Don Quixote . The story of Finisterra takes place in a technocratic future . The 2003 album Gaia is part of a trilogy that uses a fictional story against the background of the Spanish Inquisition and the conquest of South and Central America to criticize, among other things, the way people deal with nature. Gaia II - La Voz dormida represents the second part of the series, the third album, Gaia III - Atlantia , was released on April 6, 2010. The album Belfast is an exception , on which familiar themes are provided with their own text and old pieces of their own were newly recorded. It also features one of the band's rare English songs with a version of Over the Rainbow .
The music is heavy metal with elements of classical and traditional Spanish and Celtic music or Irish folk , which is why the style is often described as Celtic Metal . The style-defining elements are the violin parts played by Carlos “Mohamed” Prieto since 1992, since 1999/2000 other heavy metal atypical instruments have been represented by Sergio “Kiskilla” Cisneros ( keyboard , accordion ) and Fernando Ponce de León ( flute , bagpipe ).
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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 MX
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| 1994 | Maego de Oz |
IT33 (3 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1996 | Jesús de Chamberí |
IT72 (1 week) IT |
- |
Chart entry in ES only in 2006
Opera Music CD / double CD / CD + DVD-V; Locomotive Music re-releases in 1999, 2004 and 2006 |
| 1998 | La Leyenda de la Mancha |
IT98 (1 week) IT |
- |
Chart entry in ES only in 2006
CD / double CD / double CD + DVD; Locomotive Music re-releases in 2003, 2004 and 2006 as a Deluxe Edition |
| 2000 | Finisterra |
IT25 (3 weeks) IT |
- |
Chart entry in ES only in 2019
Double CD / Double MC / Double LP / 3xCD + DVD-V / DVD-V; Locomotive Music appeared in a total of seven versions. Re-release in 2006 |
| 2003 | Gaia |
IT43 (2 weeks) IT |
- |
Chart entry in ES only in 2019
CD + DVD-V / double CD + DVD-V; Locomotive Music appeared in a total of six versions |
| 2005 | Gaia II - La voz dormida |
IT3 (29 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD / double CD + DVD-V / double CD + double LP / DVD-V; Locomotive Records / Warner Music
Released in a total of ten versions, re-released in 2014 throughout Europe |
| 2007 | La ciudad de los arboles |
IT1 (30 weeks) IT |
MX14 (25 weeks) MX |
CD / CD + DVD-V; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
|
| 2010 | Gaia III - Atlantia |
IT1 (43 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD / double CD + DVD-V / double CD + double LP; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
Published in a total of seven versions |
| Gaia - epilogue |
IT54 (10 weeks) IT |
- |
CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
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| 2012 | Hechizos, pócimas y brujería |
IT8 (19 weeks) IT |
- |
CD / double LP; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
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| 2014 | Ilussia |
IT3 (25 weeks) IT |
- |
CD / CD + double LP; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
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| 2015 | Finisterra - Opera Rock |
IT8 (24 weeks) IT |
- |
2xCD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
Rock version and re-recording of the 2000 album with various collaborations |
| 2019 | Ira dei |
IT1 (28 weeks) IT |
- |
2xCD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 2004: Belfast (CD + DVD-D / CD + DVD-V; Locomotive Music)
Concert albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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IT
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MX
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| 2005 | Madrid - Las ventas |
IT7 (16 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD / double CD + DVD-V / DVD-V; Locomotive Records
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| 2008 | Barakaldo DF |
IT9 (16 weeks) IT |
- |
CD / CD + DVD-V; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
re-release 2016 |
More concert albums
- 2002: Fölktergeist (double CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2003: A costa da rock (double DVD-V; Locomotive Music) DVD of a live concert in Galicia .
- 2004: Resacosix en Hispania (DVD-V; Locomotive Music)
- 2007: A costa da morte (double CD; Locomotive Records)
- 2017: Diabulus in opera (2xCD + DVD-V; Warner Music)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
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MX
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| 2006 | The Best Oz - 1988-2006 |
IT12 (8 weeks) IT |
- |
3xCD + DVD / 3xCD + DVD-V; Locomotive Music
Bonus DVD with rare recordings and videos from the America tour |
| 2008 | Rarezas |
IT23 (16 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD; Locomotive Records
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| 2011 | Love and Oz |
IT25 (13 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
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| 2013 | Celtic land |
IT14 (18 weeks) IT |
- |
Double CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music
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| 2018 | 30 años, 30 canciones |
IT3 (13 weeks) IT |
- |
2xCD; Warner Music
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More live albums
- 2003: Grandes (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2006: Rock n 'Oz (double CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2006: Grandes éxitos (double CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2014: Celtic Land of Oz ( FLAC / MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2018: Stay Oz (Hasta que el cuerpo aguante) (double CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
tribute album with contributions by Avalanch , Saratoga , Saurom and 21 other artists.
Demos
- 1989: Y qué más there
- 1990: Canción de cuna para un bohemio
- 1992: Con la cabeza bien alta
EPs
- 1997: La bruja (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2016: Demos (La Rivera) (CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
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| 2000 | Fiesta pagana Finisterra |
IT13 (3 weeks) IT |
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| El que quiera entender Finisterra |
IT5 (4 weeks) IT |
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| 2001 | La danza del fuego Finisterra |
IT2 (14 weeks) IT |
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| 2001 | Molinos de viento (live) |
IT5 (4 weeks) IT |
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| 2005 | La posada de los muertos Gaia II: La Voz Dormida |
IT1 (19 weeks) IT |
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| 2006 | Hoy toca ser feliz Gaia II: La Voz Dormida |
IT5 (9 weeks) IT |
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| Diabulus in musica Gaia II: La Voz Dormida |
IT3 (13 weeks) IT |
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| 2007 | Y ahora voy a salir (Ranxeira) La Ciudad de los Árboles |
IT1 (15 weeks) IT |
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| 2008 | Deja de llorar La Ciudad de los Árboles |
IT2 (9 weeks) IT |
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| Puedes contar conmigo |
IT2 (13 weeks) IT |
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| 2010 | Que el viento sople a tu favor Gaia III: Atlantia |
IT20 (6 weeks) IT |
More singles
- 1997: Molinos de viento (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 1998: Feliz navidad ¡¡Cabrones !! (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 1999: Resacosix en Hispania (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2002: Pensando en ti (CD; Locomotive Music)
- 2003: La costa del silencio (CD; Locomotive Music) promo single.
- 2004: El atrapasueños (CD; Locomotive Music) promo single.
- 2004: La rosa de los vientos (CD; Locomotive Music) promo single.
- 2010: Vodka 'n' Roll (CD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2010: Siempre (Adiós Dulcinea parte II) (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2011: Pensando en ti (version 2011) (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2012: Xanandra (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2012: H2Oz (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2013: El libro de las sombras (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2013: Fiesta fagana 2.0 (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2014: Pagan Party (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2014: Cadaveria (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2019: La cantiga de las brujas (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2019: Te traeré el horizonte (MP3; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
Video collections
- 2000: Finisterra (DVD-V / VHS ; Locomotive Music)
- 2005: Gaia 2: La Voz Dormida (DVD-V; Locomotive Music, Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2010: Making Of Atlantia - Gaia III (DVD; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
- 2015: Ilussia 3D (DVD-V; Discos Radioactivos Organizados / Warner Music)
Music videos
Some of the music videos are very elaborate film productions with various supporting actors.
- 1997: Molinos de viento
- 2000: Fiesta Pagana
- 2003: La costa del silencio
- 2007: Y ahora voy a salir [Ranxeira]
- 2008: Deja de llorar (Y vuelvete a levantar a levantar)
- 2008: La posada de los muertos
- 2010: Que el viento sople a tu favor (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2010: Hoy toca ser feliz
- 2010: Diabulus in Musica
- 2010: Vodka 'n' Roll
- 2010: Siempre (Adiós Dulcinea parte II)
- 2011: Puedes contar conmigo
- 2011: Molinos de vientos (version 2006)
- 2011: Pensando en ti (version 2011)
- 2012: Y al tercero ... resucitó
- 2012: Xanandra (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2012: H2Oz (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2013: El libro de las sombras
- 2014: Fiesta pagana 2.0 (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2014: Pagan Party (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2014: Cadaveria (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2015: Vuelta alto (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2015: La danza del fuego (Director: Mario Ruiz)
- 2017: La costa del silencio (Live)
- 2019: La cantiga de las brujas
- 2019: Te traeré el horizonte feat. Ara Malikian (Director: Mario Ruiz)
literature
- Galicia Poblet, Fernando; Por el Camino de Baldosas Amarillas (En la Tierra de Oz) , Zona de Obras SGAE, 2004.
swell
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry : MusicMight Mägo de Oz . MusicMight . Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.magodeoz.com/gaia3/noticias/
- ↑ http://www.magodeoz.com/manuel-seoane-ficha-por-mago-de-oz/
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: ES chart tracking. (No longer available online.) Mexicancharts.com, formerly in the original ; accessed on March 28, 2010 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
