Hamlet (band)

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Hamlet
Hamlet on Tintorrock 2003
Hamlet on Tintorrock 2003
General information
Genre (s) Groove Metal , Hardcore Punk , Thrash Metal , Hard Rock (formerly)
founding 1987
Website www.hamlet1.com
Current occupation
J. Molly
Luis Tarranga
Álvaro Tenorio
Paco Sánchez
Javier Rocarbeti
former members
Pedro Sánchez
Javier Carluccio
Augusto Hernández

Hamlet is a thrash metal band from Madrid .

history

Hamlet was founded in 1987 in the Spanish capital of Madrid by singer J. Molly, guitarists Luis Tárraga and Pedro Sánchez, bassist Augusto Hernández and drummer Javier Carluccio. Initially, the group played classic hard rock , which later changed to groove metal and hardcore punk . In 1991 the eponymous EP Hamlet was released , but its sound was rather bad. The debut album Peligroso followed in 1992 . At this point Javier Carluccio was replaced by Paco Sánchez.

The second album, which was released in 1994 and is called Sanatorio de muñecos , was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Florida . The third album Revolución 12,111 was recorded again in Florida. Colin Richardson worked as a producer on the album. In 2002 the sixth studio album was released under the title Hamlet . Hamlet was released on the Locomotive Records label , which also released the Directo live CD and DVD in 2003 . Between 1996 and 2002 three more albums were released with Insomnio (1998), El Inferno (2000) and Antes ... Y Después (2001). Bassist Augusto Hernández has meanwhile been replaced by Álvaro Tenorio. The group tried to sound more suitable for radio in the production of Syberia , but this failed. The 2006 released album Pura Vida was mixed again by Richardson. Pedro Sánchez left the group and was replaced by Javier Rocarbeti as guitarist. Not only did the band struggle with internal problems, the label also went downhill, so that the group could no longer edit their songs with Richardson.

The songs on Syberia's follow-up album were mixed in Los Angeles by Logan Mader , who previously worked for Gojira , Cavalera Conspiracy and Divine Heresy . Hamlet reached a deal with Roadrunner Records , which La Puta y el Diablo released in mid-2010. The eleventh studio album was released in mid-2011 and is called Amnesia . It was also released through Roadrunner Records. Hamlet are now signed to Kaiowas Records . The group toured mainly in Spain.

Music style and notoriety

Music genre

The group initially played classic hard rock , but changed their style over time. Today the group plays a mix of groove metal and hardcore punk , which is mainly compared to Machine Head . The group writes most of the songs in their own language, Spanish .

Notoriety

Even if the group are one of the most famous metal bands in the country, the group has not got out of underground status in the rest of Europe to this day. The group has several chart positions in Spain. The album La Puta y el Diablo received reviews on Laut.de and Powermetal.de .

Band name

The band name is derived from Shakespeare 's play Hamlet of the same name .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Syberia
  IT 27 05/01/2005 (4 weeks)
Pura vida
  IT 48 10/08/2006 (2 weeks)
La puta y el diablo
  IT 33 04/12/2009 (4 weeks)
Amnesia
  IT 19th October 02, 2011 (3 weeks)
La ira
  IT 34 03/15/2015 (2 weeks)
Berlin
  IT 48 11/29/2018 (2 weeks)
Singles
Denuncio a Diós
  IT 11 01/06/2001 (3 weeks)

EPs

  • 1991: Hamlet

Albums

  • 1992: Peligroso ( Volcano )
  • 1994: Sanatorio de muñecos ( Zero Records )
  • 1996: Revolución 12.111 (Zero Records)
  • 1998: Insomnio (Zero Records)
  • 2000: El inferno (Zero Records)
  • 2002: Hamlet ( Locomotive Records )
  • 2004: Discografía esencial (Locomotive Records)
  • 2005: Syberia (Locomotive Records)
  • 2006: Pura vida (Locomotive Records)
  • 2010: La puta y el diablo ( Roadrunner Records )
  • 2011: Amnesia (Roadrunner Records)
  • 2014: Piano
  • 2015: La ira
  • 2018: Berlin

Live CDs and DVDs

  • 2003: Directo (Locomotive Records, CD + DVD)

Compilations

  • 2001: Antes… y después (Zero Records)

swell

  1. ↑ a b spanishcharts.com: Hamlet in the Spanish charts
  2. ↑ Martin Loga: Powermetal.de : La Puta y el Diablo by Hamlet Review

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