Luzbel - (Lvzbel) - Discography (1985-2011)

Here we have the most important Metal band in Mexican history.

Годы: 1983 - 1991 - 1994 -2006-настоящее время
Город: Mexico City

Состав LUZBEL:
Juan Bolaños : Vocals (lead) (1987-1990, 2004-2006)
Raul Fernández Greñas : Guitars (1983-1990, 1993-1997, 2004-2006)
Paco Rock : Guitars (1997-1998, 2004-2006)
Daniel Kano : Bass (2004-2006)
Armando "Magnus" Bolaños : Drums (2004-2006)

Бывшие участники:
Antonio "La Rana" Morante : Bass (1983-1990)
Hugo Tamis : Drums (1983-1985, 1989-1990)
Fernando Landeros : Guitars (1983-1984)
Jorge Cabrera : Vocals (lead) (1983-1985)
Sergio Lopez : Drums (1985-1986)
Arturo Huizar : Vocals (lead) (1985-1987, 1993-1997)
Alejandro Vazquez : Drums (1986-1989, 1993-1997)
Paco Yescas : Guitars (1987-1990)
Zito Martinez : Bass (1993-1998)
Victor Herrera : Drums (1997-1998)

Текущий состав LVZBEL:
Claudio Perez - Bass
Victor Pig Stick - Drums
Ernesto Escotto - Guitars
Arturo Huizar - Vocals (ex-Huizar, ex-Raxas, ex-Ultratumba, ex-Transmetal (live), ex-Luzbel)
Eduardo Marenco - Guitars (rhythm) (2010-2011) (From Oblivion, ex-Mantra)

Бывшие участники:
Carlos Hernández - Bass
Ivan Ramírez - Drums (Demigod, Mitika, ex-Allusion, ex-Ultratumba)
Guillermo Elizarraras - Guitars (Oscuriam, ex-Ecliptika, ex-Inquisidor)
Ricardo III - Guitars (Ricter, ex-Ultratumba)
Guillermo Jacome - Guitars
Alexander Vasquez - Keyboards

They were founded in 1983 by Raul Grenas. He was from 1978 till 1983 in England, and played in the band RED. The first singer was a brother of the ISIS singer Fabiola. In 1984 the charismatic and experienced singer Arturo Huizar joined the band, and he developed into the most important Metal singer in the scene. He had in the beginning of the 80s the band SLUMBER, and was later singing in the US in the Los Angeles based band INNER STRENGTH. They signed, as first pure Metal band, a contract, and recorded in 1985 their first album. The label "Comrock" soon went bankrupt, but the major company WEA took over and released the album. This record is a real high class Metal album. They soon delivered the next album, that was released in 1986 and contained again great Metal songs, and the band got well known. They toured all over the country, and also in L A and San Francisco. In the beginning they used 70s outfit, but now the live show became more exotic, and they used make-up. At the top of their fame the two bandleaders quarreled and split. Arturo continued with his own band, and Raul hired the singer Juan Boleanos from the band POKER. In the same fast Metal style, and with intelligent lyrics appeared the next, nameless album. It seems, that there was no bad relation between the two bands, as HUIZAR and LUZBEL played very often together. But the success slowed down, and LUZBEL lost the contract.

The next album "Otra vez ?" was no step forward, as it contained only average Metal with uninspired lyrics, and contains even a BEATLES song! The album was first released on a very small label in a funny gatefold cover (that is very rare today), before they got a deal with "Denver" who released it in a different Devil cover (and lost a lot of the sound quality compared to the first version!). This was the final blow, and the whole band split. Grenas started his new band ARGUS and released 2 albums.

In 1992 finally Grenas and Huizar found together again, and LUZBEL was resurrected. The result at the new album 1993 was better music wise, compared to their other projects, but did not reach the class of the first albums. The lyrics became again very dark and cryptic, which is the trademark of Huizar. They played many times together with TRANSMETAL, who united in the same year with their old singer. This was very much welcomed by the fans. But in the next years the band went through a lot of problems, and Grenas left. Huizar continued as the last original member, and the other musicians changed several times, so the band became more his personal project. The lyrics became an even more important part, and he digged deeper and deeper into the history of Christianity, and became possessed by Maria, Jesus and the Arcangel Luzifer. In the re-editions "Anthologia" you can see him as a priest or as a devil in a church.

At the album "Evangelio nocturno" he finally crucified himself! It needed 5 years for this album, and in the same year he released 2 CDs with the most important classic songs of LUZBEL. In 1999 WEA threw a "best of" onto the market, containing songs from the first 3 albums. In the year 2000 came a lot of new releases. There is a new studio album and a double live album, a soundtrack for the "Guerrero callejero" movie, and a very good tribute CD for them. There is an official video for the tribute too, where you can see almost all of the new hopeful bands in action, worshipping their idols.

Arturo is still the most famous Metal vocalist in the country, but the band has not the status as it had in the mid 80s. He is playing every weekend somewhere to survive, and some of the new Death Metal bands have international success today. The CD "El Camienzo" from 1997 contains songs from Raul Grenas time with RED in England, and from the very first LUZBEL line up, before Arturo joined. In 2001 the "La Rebelion De Los Desgraciados" was released again. In 2000 came the double CD "Antologia Perdida", which is another "best of" album, with some HUIZAR solo tracks! There followed also a 3 part "Black History", which is just another "Best of", with interactive Computer editions like photos and video clips! In 2003 there came another strange release, a tribute to Judas Priest. The band plays 10 songs of them, with spanish lyrics. The versions are not too differnt, only the voice does not reach the level of the "Metal god" in the old times, but the spanisch lyrics make it sound interesting! In 2003 came also an official video history!

I was already wondering why Arturo wrote the band name in the last releases like LVZBEL!? But seems he was forced to do it this way, because now original guitarrist Raul Grenas firms under the name LUZBEL, and has gathered around him Juan Bolanos und Paco Rock! So there will be soon sure releases under the original name, and make the confusion complete!!