Hermética

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Name = Hermética


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Origin = San Martín, Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Genre = Thrash metal Heavy metal
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Years_active = 1986–1994
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Past_members = Ricardo Iorio Anonio Romano Claudio O'Connor Claudio Strunz Fabián Spataro Antonio Scotto
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Hermética was an Argentine band considered to be one of the most important bands in the history of Argentine heavy metalFact|date=February 2007.

Biography

After the dissolution of V8 in 1986, its members split and former their own groups; Osvaldo Civile created Horcas, Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán and Adrián Cenci formed Logos and Gustavo Rowek and Walter Giardino created Rata Blanca. Bass player Ricardo Iorio formed "Hermética" in 1987, together with Antonio Romano at guitars, Fabián Spataro in drums and Claudio O'Connor for vocals.

The first time they played in public was in a pub located in San Martín, Gran Buenos Aires, in May 1988, with songs composed by themselves and covers of V8. By the end of the year, Antonio Scotto took Spataro's place, playing the drums. In 1989 they recorded their first album.

During the summer of 1990, they toured with "The Widow Maker" (Pappo's band) through some Argentine provinces, where they introduced some material of the second album. For the recording of "Ácido Argentino" (1991) Claudio Strunz (ex-Heinkel) took over the drums. This album was introduced to the public by the end of December, in a concert at "Cemento".

In 1992, they played as support band for Black Sabbath and Motörhead at "Obras". In 1993 they recorded a live album in "Stadium", and in 1994 they supported international bands at the Buenos Aires Monsters of Rock festival, of which KISS, Black Sabbath and Slayer participated. They also filled the stadium Obras by themselves, and during this event the band recorded live the tracks of a future live album.

In total, they recorded eight albums before splitting up, the most successful of which was "Víctimas del Vaciamiento" (1994). Ricardo Iorio started another band, Almafuerte, while the other members created Malón, from where O'Connor left to play solo.

After the break up the live album recorded at Obras was released as "Lo Último" ("The Last [thing] "), the following year. That was intended to be the band's last album, but it wasn't: the same concert was released as a double live album, tittled "En Concierto". The difference between both is that the first CD was edited and improved in the studio to match the quality of a regular studio CD, while the other one was released with the raw sound of the live band without changes.

Members

Last line-up

*Ricardo Iorio - Bass
*Antonio Romano - Guitar
*Claudio O'Connor - Vocals
*Claudio Strunz - Drums

Former members

*Fabián Spataro - Drums (1986-1988)
*Antonio Scotto - Drums (1988-1991)

Discography

Albums

*Hermética - (1989)
*Ácido Argentino - (1991)
*Víctimas del Vaciamiento - (1994)

EP

*Intérpretes - (1990)

Lives

*En Vivo en Argentina - (1993)
*En Concierto Parte I - (1995)
*En Concierto Parte II - (1995)
*Lo Último (live) - (1995)

VHS

*En Vivo 1993 - (1993)

Compilation

*Sentimiento Argentino - (1998)

ee also

* Argentine rock

External links

* [http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/407.shtml Band's biography] at rock.com.ar