Dia de los Muertos (band)

Dia De Los Muertos is a metal band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2005. Founded by Andres Jaramillo and Alfonso Pinzon of Agony, and Vincent Price of Body Count, as a side project. Since they could not find an official singer for the band, they asked a few friends to write lyrics and record vocals over their music. That's how the band created a 'brotherhood' around their music and the bilingual Latino concept of the band's name, meaning and background. Their first release Day Of The Dead EP was recorded at Dungeon Studios in Los Angeles, mixed by Roy Z and released on Cinismo records in 2005,^[1] featuring vocals by Tony Campos (Static X, Asesino, Ministry, Prong - also known as Maldito X), Andres Gimenez (A.N.I.M.A.L.), Loana dP Valencia (Dreams Of Damnation), Alex Oquendo (Masacre), Alfonso Pinzon and Vincent Price. Dia De Los Muertos performed at the world's largest 'free of charge' rock festival Rock Al Parque in 2006 with Fear Factory and Death By Stereo.^[2] The latest album "Satanico-Dramatico" was released electronically for free on 3/23/2011, featuring Adrian Villanueva (Engrave) on guitar, Alejandro Corredor (Sin Salida, El Sagrado) on Bass, once again mixed by Roy Z, guests vocals by Jeff Walker, Maldito X, Scott Carlson, Anton Reisenegger, Andres Gimenez, Boris Bonillo and a special appearance from Jonny Coffin on guitar in the instrumental title-track.^[3]

After performing several local shows in Los Angeles during 2010 and 2011, the band embarked in the first Mexico Tour, which included Mexico City, Morelia, Queretaro and San Luis Potosi.^[4] The band returned to Mexico in May 2012 to play at Eyescream Metal Fest in the famous Circo Volador, sharing the stage with Brutal Truth, Tankard (band) and Voivod (band).^[5]

But it was 2013 the year filled with international shows, as the band's first Latin American Tour took DDLM to The Metal Fest in Santiago (Chile),^[6] Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires (Argentina) (opening for Carcass (band)),^[7] Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Guadalajara (Mexico),^[8] Del Putas Fest in Medellin (Colombia).^[9] The band then returned to Mexico for a second leg in the north-west,^[10] then headed to Europe to play Resurrection Fest in Spain,^[11] and closed the touring cycle with performances in Mexico City and Morelia for the Day of the Dead celebrations.^[12]

DDLM is once again scheduled to perform at Latin America's biggest metal festival, Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2014 which will take place in Mexico City on March 15–16 and will be headlined by Kiss (band).^[13] Following the band's "metal for the masses" philosophy, "No Money - No Fiesta", the band's second EP is scheduled to be released March 2014, and will be once again available for free download at the official website. It will be mixed by Roy Z, and include a version of Brazil's legendary Sarcofago: "Crush-Kill-Destroy".^[14] A video by acclaimed feature film and music video director Thomas Mignone was shot for the track "Cantina Del Infierno" in Los Angeles. The combination conceptual and performance video features Morbid Angel vocalist David Vincent as the "El Diablo" character and a special appearance by Metal Sanaz.

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• Cantina Del Infierno

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