Biography
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Barón Rojo
Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 2009
Members: José Luis Campuzano, Carlos De Castro, Jose Luis Aragon, Maximo Gonzalez, Armando De Castro, Hermes Calabria, Pepe Bao, Niko Del Hierro, Ángel Arias, Valeriano Rodríguez, Gorka Alegre, Tony Ferrer, José Martos
Spanish heavy metal band. Founded in 1980 by Armando and Carlos de Castro (guitar, previously from Coz), José Luis Campuzano "Sherpa" (bass, vocals) and Hermes Calabria (drums).Their first album was "Larga vida al rock'n'roll" (1981), with the hit song "Con botas sucias". Their second LP, "Volumen Brutal (1982) was recorded in London. The only ones that kept over the years were De Castro brothers, changing the other members.
Other line-ups:
* José Luis Campuzano, "Sherpa" (1980 - 1989): Bass, vocals
* Máximo González (1991): Vocals
* Pepe Bao (1990 - 1991): Bass
* Niko del Hierro (1991 - 1992): Bass, bg vocals
* José Luis Aragón (1993 - 1995): Bass, bg vocals
* Ángel Arias (1995 - 2007): Bass, bg vocals
* Tony Ferrer (2007 - 2008): Bass
* Gorka Alegre (2008 - ): Bass, bg vocals.
* Hermes Calabria (1980 - 1989): Drums
* José Antonio Nogal, "Ramakhan" (1991 - 1995): Drums
* José Martos (1996 - 1998 & 2005 - 2007): Drums
* Valeriano Rodríguez (1998 - 2005): Drums
* Rafa Díaz (2005 - ): Drums
Discography:
* Larga vida al Rock And Roll - 1981
* Volumen brutal - 1982
* Metalmorfosis - 1983
* Barón al rojo vivo - 1984 (live)
* En un lugar de la marcha - 1985
* Siempre estáis allí - 1986 (live)
* Tierra de nadie - 1987
* No va más - 1988
* Obstinato - 1989
* Desafío - 1992
* Arma secreta - 1997
* 20+ - 2001
* Barón en Aqualung - 2002 (live)
* Perversiones - 2003
* Ultimasmentes - 2006
* Desde Barón a Bilbao - 2007 (2 CD + DVD) (live)
* En Clave de Rock - 2009 (live)