Avalanch
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{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = '''Avalanch'''
| Img =
| Origin = [[Asturias]], [[Spain]]
| Background = group_or_band
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br/>[[Power metal]]
| Years_active = [[1993]] - Present
| Associated_acts = [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]]
| Current_members = [[Alberto Rionda]]<br/>[[Dany León]]<br/>[[Fran Fidalgo]]<br/>[[Marco Álvarez]]<br/>[[Ramón Lage]]<br/>[[Roberto Junquera]]
| Past_members = [[Víctor García]]<br/>[[Alberto Ardines]]<br/>[[Roberto García]]<br/>[[Fernando Mon]]
}}
'''Avalanch''' is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[heavy metal music|heavy/]][[power metal]] band formed in Asturias in 1993.
Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released 5 studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works. They are currently working on their next studio album, due sometime in 2007.
==Biography==
The Asturian band Avalanch takes to one long trajectory combining [[Heavy metal]] of its beginnings with a more modern rock of doubtless metallic influence in the present, incorporating to its music elements of hard rock, pop and folk. Their discs are published in several European and American
countries, and habitually make tours by outside Spain, mainly by Latin America. In 1993, a scale model long play in called vinyl format is published [[Ready To The Glory]], with a totally different formation. That same year is gotten up to the band [[Alberto Rionda]], that from that moment assumes the workings of composer and main guitarist and producing musical comedy of Avalanch. Fruit of this work, in 1997 sends their first professional disc, [[La llama eterna]] (eternal flame), recorded in Búnker Studies, study of Inn of Llanera ([[Asturias]]) that later would end up directing Alberto Rionda. With this disc, Avalanch causes a great impact in the Spanish scene heavy metal. It would not take in appearing the version in English of the disc, [[Eternal Flame]], and in some countries as [[Italy]] or [[Japan]] were published editions of that English and Spanish work in.
Half-full the tour of this disc, Avalanch decides to do without its vocalist (Juan Lozano) and contacts with [[Víctor García]] so that one to them, beginning in Barcelona. It is then when Weeping of a hero enters the study to record [[El Llanto de un Heroe]], a disc in which power metal was the predominant note, and that rotated to them by all Spain. From that tour arose [[Días de Gloria]], a direct one that showed the moment that lived the band, and included a version in study of [[Queen (band)|Queen]], "Save Me", who was published like single. In 2001 the sold disc of the band is published more to date, [[El Ángel Caído]], a disc that turns about Biblical, with one more a épica and evocative ambientación. Finalized the tour of presentation, the battery Alberto Ardines and the Víctor singer Garci'a] leaves the group to form [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]]. Ramon Lage, Ex-Paco Jones, (that already had participated with the band doing choirs in previous albums) take the witness to the voices, and the battery would be Frame Alvarez, coming from Stormy Mondays and previously the Distillery. Also in this disc it collaborates I read Jiménez, vocalista of [[Stravaganzza]] and Ex-[[Saratoga]]. They make a European tour in 2002 and are the only Spanish group in touching in the Wacken Open Air of that year, celebrated in Germany.
Once in Spain, more changes in the band. The teclista White Iván and the guitarist Robert Garci'a leave the formation and are replaced by the guitarist Dany Leon (of long trajectory in bands like the Distillery, Faith of Rats and many others) and the teclista Junquera Robert (originating of the Asturian
scene folk); giving rise to the present formation of Avalanch.
In 2003, Avalanch publishes its room disc of study, [[Los Poetas Han Muerto]], where they let a little temás alongside épicos and fast to make a rock more personal, than it incorporates influences not strictly metallic.
Quite controversial to its exit, counts on the participation of Brazilian [[Andre Matos]], singer of famous Shaaman by its militancy in [[Angra]]. That same year, Avalanch embarks in his first tour by Latin America, that crosses Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. They receive three prizes Radial 2004, in the following categories: Better guitar: Alberto Rionda. Better cover: The poets have died. Better subject: Niño. A final of 2004, once finalized the tour of [[Los Poetas Han Muerto]], the band publishes a collection of their better songs interpreted by the present formation in a titled
disc [[Las Ruinas del Eden]], with which they will make one of its more extensive tours. In 2005 the direct DVD in [would see the light [[Cien Veces]], with a concert of the band in their native Asturias. [[Mother Earth (Avalanch)|Mother Earth]], the English version of the disc [[Los Poetas Han Muerto]], in which a version of classic of [[U2 is included]], ''' Where the streets have no name '''. The collaboration of Andre Matos in the subject is repeated that gives title him. Also in this year, [leaves to the market [[the prodigal son]], the most heterogeneous disc of its race; with that the band makes a tour by Spain, Mexico and the United States.
At the end of the 2005, [leaves recopilatorio on sale [[Un Paso Más]], than it contains an unpublished selection of great successes of Avalanch and two songs: The Asturian nana '''' Agora non'''', and a ballad based on the story of [[Oscar Wilde]] '''' the prince feliz''''. In 2006, Avalanch obtains 4 awards in the prizes MASTERS of Asturian music; (better singer, better guitarist, better video clip and better disc of rock), and it turns out to be the band with more number of obtained trophies. In October 2006 publishes a DVD with their performance in the festival [[Viña Rock]], published by Santo Grial and whose title is [[Negras(DVD) Tears|Black Tears]]. At the moment they prepare his new disc of study, of which its title, [[Death and Life]], has been kept awake from the Web of the group does few days; and that prevee is ready for November 2007.
==Discography==
====Studio albums====
*''[[La Llama Eterna]]'' (1997)
*''[[Llanto De Un Héroe]]'' (1999)
*''[[El Ángel Caído]]'' (2001)
*''[[Los Poetas Han Muerto]]'' (2003)
*''[[El Hijo Pródigo]]'' (2005)
*''[[Muerte Y Vida]]'' (2007)
====DVD====
*"Cien Veces" (2005)
*"Lágrimas Negras" (2006)
====Compilations & re-recorded albums====
*''Eternal Flame'' (1998) (English version of ''La Llama Eterna'')
*''Mother Earth'' (2004) (English version of ''Los Poetas Han Muerto'')
*''Las Ruinas del Edén'' (2004) - Re-recorded songs.
*''Un Paso Más'' (2005) - Greatest hits.
====Live albums====
*''[[Días De Gloria]]'' (2000)
====Demos====
*''[[Ready To The Glory]]''
==See also==
*[[WarCry (band)|WarCry]]
*[[List of bands from Spain]]
==External links==
*[http://www.avalanch.net/ Official website]
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