Alfonso Pinzón

Alfonso Pinzón (born 27 November 1972) is a Colombian heavy metal drummer known for his work with the bands Agony and Dia De Los Muertos[1] and for co-founding the Festival del Diablo in Bogotá, Colombia.

Alfonso Pinzón
Born (1972-11-27) 27 November 1972
GenresHeavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1992–present
Member ofAgony, Dia De Los Muertos

Career

Pinzón cofounded the Colombian thrash metal band Agony with Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo in 1992.[2] They released several albums before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. In 2005, with Agony on hiatus, Pinzón cofounded the extreme metal band Dia De Los Muertos with Andres Jaramillo and Body Count bassist Vincent Price.[3][4]

In 2007, Agony regrouped and headlined the festival Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Colombia.[5]

Pinzón has produced most of Agony's recordings. He also co-produced two albums for the American black metal band Inquisition: Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2011) and Obscure Verses for the Multiverse (2013).

In 2014, Pinzón co-founded the Festival del Diablo in Bogotá, with Jan Pablo Chaparro.[6][7]

Discography

with Agony
  • Agony (1994)
  • Live All the Time (1995)
  • Millennium (1996)
  • Reborn (2002)
  • The Devil's Breath (2009)

with Dia de los Muertos
  • Day of the Dead (2005)[3]
  • Satanico – Dramatico (2011)[8]
  • No Money – No Fiesta (2014)[9]

References
  1. "Dia De Los Muertos: Satanico Dramatico". Sea of Tranquility, 6 December 2011. Reviewer: Pete Pardo
  2. "Live review: Ankla, Dia de los Muertos, Soulbleed at the Whisky, May 17.". Metal Jazz, 19 May 2011
  3. Garry Sharpe-Young (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
  4. "70000 Tons of metal: entrevista a Día De Los Muertos ". Radionica, Andrés Durán Ángel Lunes, 8 August 2016
  5. "La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007". El Tiempo, 2 November 2007.
  6. "Festival del Diablo, Lo que Oculta el Maligno!". Metal Live, 13 October 2017
  7. "HARDCORE Y PUNK EN EL FESTIVAL DEL DIABLO " Radionica, Iván Samudio, 27 November 2017
  8. "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Satanico Dramatico (Album Review)". Metal Assault, Andrew Bansal
  9. " Dia De Los Muertos: No Money No Fiesta". Metal Rules, Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz
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