Helker
| Helker | |
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 Singer Diego Valdez, 2015. |
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| General information | |
| origin | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| Genre (s) | Power metal |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | www.helker.net |
| Current occupation | |
| Diego Valdez | |
| Leo Aristu | |
Electric guitar |
Mariano Rios |
| Christian Abarca | |
| Hernan Coronel | |
| former members | |
singing |
German Lopez |
singing |
Matias Ochoa |
Electric guitar |
Iván Iñiguez |
Drums |
Sebastian Barrozo |
singing |
David Latorre |
Electric guitar |
Mauro Tranzaciones |
Helker is a power metal band from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires .
history
Helker, founded in 1998 in Buenos Aires , currently consists of Diego Valdez ( vocals ), Christian Abarca ( electric bass ), Leo Aristu ( electric guitar ), Mariano Rios (electric guitar) and Hernan Coronel ( drums ). Among other things, Valdez is active as a singer in the well-known folk metal band Skiltron and was a guest singer in the piece "Phantom Of The Opera" by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen , which appeared on the DVD Act I: Live in Rosario .
In 1999 the demo Ilusión appeared with two titles on its own. The debut album, Legado Secreto , came out two years later. This was also financed out of pocket. Two years later, a second demo was produced under the name Basurero Nuclear with three titles. The first record deal followed. The group signed with the Argentine independent label Blackstar Crosses Productions and produced their second album, Resistir , which was released on August 2, 2008, through the record company . The second album, ADN , was released in 2010 on the same label.
On December 17, 2012 it was announced that the group will switch to the German record company AFM Records . The debut on this label called Somewhere in the Circle , which was produced by Matt Sinner , was released on February 15, 2013. In Argentina, the album is called En Algún Lugar del Círculo . Tim Owens (ex- Judas Priest ) and Ralf Scheepers from Primal Fear can be heard as guest musicians .
Discography
Demos
- 1999: Ilusión
- 2003: Basurero Nuclear
Albums
- 2001: Legado Secreto
- 2008: Resistir ( Blackstar Crosses Productions )
- 2010: ADN (Blackstar Crosses Productions)
- 2013: Somewhere in the Circle ( AFM Records )
Web links
- Official website
- Helker at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Stormbringer.at : HELKER - Argentina's best metal band signs with AFM Records!
- ↑ Blackstar Crosses Productions : Biography: HELKER (Spanish)
- ^ Metal Traveler : Helker: Interview with Diego Valdez
- ↑ AFM Records : Helker: sign with AFM Records! ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
