Alfonso Pinzón
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Alfonso Pinzón | |
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| Born | 27 November 1972 |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Member of | Agony, Dia De Los Muertos |
Alfonso Pinzón (born 27 November 1972) is a Colombian heavy metal drummer and producer.[2] He is known for his work with the bands Agony and Dia De Los Muertos[3][4] and for founding the Festival del Diablo[5] in Bogotá, Colombia.
Career[edit]
Pinzón cofounded the Colombian thrash metal band Agony with Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo in 1992.[6] They released several albums before moving to Los Angeles in 1999.[citation needed] In 2005, with Agony on hiatus, Pinzón cofounded the extreme metal band Dia De Los Muertos with Andres Jaramillo and Body Count bassist Vincent Price.[7][3]
In 2007, Agony regrouped and headlined the festival Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Colombia.[8] They also released the album The Devil’s Breath and launched it with a live performance in Bogotá, opening for the black metal band Venom.[9]
Pinzón has produced most of Agony's recordings.[citation needed] He also co-produced two albums for the American black metal band Inquisition: Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2011)[10] and Obscure Verses for the Multiverse (2013).[11]
In 2014, Pinzón co-founded the Festival del Diablo in Bogotá, with Jan Pablo Chaparro.[12][13]
Discography[edit]
with Agony[edit]
- Agony (1994)
- Live All the Time (1995)
- Millennium (1996)
- Reborn (2002)
- The Devil's Breath (2009)
with Dia de los Muertos[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Reseña Satánico-Dramático de Dia de los Muertos". Rockombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Entrevista a Alfonso Pinzón, musico, productor y promotor Colombiano" [Interview with Alfonso Pinzón, Colombian musician, producer, and promoter]. agenciahummingbirdpress.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "70000 Tons of metal: entrevista a Día De Los Muertos" [70000 Tons of metal: interview with Día De Los Muertos]. radionica.rocks (in Spanish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Dia De Los Muertos: Satanico Dramatico". seaoftranquility.org. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ ""Hay miedo de asociar una marca con un evento de rock"" ["There is fear of associating a brand with a rock event"]. semana.com (in Spanish). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Live review: Ankla, Dia de los Muertos, Soulbleed at the Whisky, May 17". metaljazz.com. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b Garry Sharpe-Young (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
- ^ "La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007" [The metal band Agony returns today at the closing of the first day of Rock al Parque 2007]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Venom en Colombia, por primera y única vez" [Venom in Colombia, for the first and only time]. rockombia.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Inquisition: Exclusiva entrevista con Alejandro Corredor y Alfonso Pinzon, productores de Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2)" [Inquisition: Exclusive interview with Alejandro Corredor and Alfonso Pinzon, producers of Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2)]. elsantuariodelrock.com (in Spanish). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Inquisition Streaming Full New Album "Obscure Verses for the Multiverse"". metalunderground.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Festival del Diablo, Lo que Oculta el Maligno!" [Festival del Diablo, What the Evil One Hides!]. metallivecolombia.com (in Spanish). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Hardcore y punk en el Festival Del Diablo" [Hardcore and punk in the Festival Del Diablo]. radionica.rocks (in Spanish). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Satanico Dramatico (Album Review)". Metal Assault, Andrew Bansal
- ^ " Dia De Los Muertos: No Money No Fiesta". Metal Rules, Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz