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Colombian drummer (born 1972)
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Alfonso Pinzón
Alfonso Pinzón posing behind a drum kit, looking directly at cameraPinzón in 2013
Background information
Born (1972-11-27) 27 November 1972 (age 52)
Barcelona, Spain
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1992–present
Member ofAgony, Dia De Los Muertos
Musical artist

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

Career

Pinzón cofounded the Colombian thrash metal band Agony with and Andrés Jaramillo in 1993. 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.

In 2007, Agony regrouped and headlined the festival Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Colombia. They also released the album The Devil's Breath and launched it with a live performance in Bogotá, opening for the black metal band Venom.

Pinzón has produced most of Agony's recordings. He also produced two albums for the American black metal band Inquisition: Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2010) and Obscure Verses for the Multiverse (2013).

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

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)
  • Satanico – Dramatico (2011)
  • No Money – No Fiesta (2014)

References

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  3. ^ "Reseña Satánico-Dramático de Dia de los Muertos". Rockombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. "Entrevista a Alfonso Pinzón, musico, productor y promotor Colombiano" [Interview with Alfonso Pinzón, Colombian musician, producer, and promoter]. agenciahummingbirdpress.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "70000 Tons of metal: entrevista a Día De Los Muertos" [70000 Tons of metal: interview with Día De Los Muertos]. radionica.rocks (in Spanish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. "Dia De Los Muertos: Satanico Dramatico". seaoftranquility.org. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ""Hay miedo de asociar una marca con un evento de rock"" [There is fear of associating a brand with a rock event]. semana.com (in Spanish). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Agony: La Banda de Thrash Metal Colombiana" [Agony: The Colombian thrash metal band]. living-metal.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ Garry Sharpe-Young (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
  10. "La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007" [The metal band Agony returns today at the closing of the first day of Rock al Parque 2007]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. "Venom en Colombia, por primera y única vez" [Venom in Colombia, for the first and only time]. rockombia.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. "Inquisition: Exclusiva entrevista con Alejandro Corredor y Alfonso Pinzon, productores de Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2)" [Inquisition: Exclusive interview with Alejandro Corredor and Alfonso Pinzon, producers of Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (Part 2)]. elsantuariodelrock.com (in Spanish). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. "Inquisition Streaming Full New Album "Obscure Verses for the Multiverse"". metalunderground.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. "Festival del Diablo, Lo que Oculta el Maligno!" [Festival del Diablo, What the Evil One Hides!]. metallivecolombia.com (in Spanish). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  15. "Hardcore y punk en el Festival Del Diablo" [Hardcore and punk in the Festival Del Diablo]. radionica.rocks (in Spanish). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  16. "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Satanico Dramatico (Album Review)". Metal Assault, Andrew Bansal
  17. " Dia De Los Muertos: No Money No Fiesta". Metal Rules, Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz
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