A.N.I.M.A.L.
| A.N.I.M.A.L. | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Animal" "Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar" |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres |
Alternative metal Hardcore metal Groove metal Nu metal Heavy Metal Thrash metal Latin metal |
| Years active | 1991–2006 2015-present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts |
Agony De La Tierra D-Mente Carajo Power of Soul O'Connor Almafuerte Violadores Pr3ssion Ritual Jesus Martyr Raptor Simbiosis V1R7U4L Mate Cosido Beso Negro Sepultura Soulfly Brujeria Dia De Los Muertos |
| Website | www.animal.com.ar |
| Members | Andrés Giménez Cristian "Titi" Lapolla Marcelo Castro |
| Past members | Marcelo "Corvata" Corvalán Andrés Vilanova Martín Carrizo Aníbal Alo Hernán Cotelo Javier Dorado |
A.N.I.M.A.L. (Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar) (meaning Harassed, Our Indians Died While Fighting) is an Alternative metal band from Argentina.
The band's sound is a combination of thrash metal, groove metal and nu metal, and most lyrics deal with issues of ethnic minorities and indigenous people of Latin America; witnessed by song titles such as Sólo Por Ser Indios ("Only For Being Indian"), Guerra De Razas ("Race War"), Poder Latino ("Latin Power") and Raza Castigada ("Punished Race"). The band experienced commercial success in the mid-to-late 1990s and toured throughout a number of Latin American countries, the United States and Europe, and also opened for numerous big names from the worldwide rock and metal scene such as Pantera, Biohazard, Bad Religion, Ratos De Porao, Suicidal Tendencies, Sepultura, Soulfly, Megadeth and Slipknot.
The band started as Animal with the line-up of Andrés Gimenez (ex Beso Negro - vocals and guitar), Roberto "el Polaco" Zelasek (ex Violadores- bass) and Anibal Alo (drums), but after Zelasek left the band, they had to change the name to A.N.I.M.A.L due to legal reasons (Animal was registered under Zelasek's name, he recorded under this name, but never released any official record). In 1993 Gimenez recruited Marcelo "Corvata" Corvalán as their new bassist and then recorded their self titled debut album, which (unlike later releases) had a more classic Heavy Metal oriented sound with some mild Grunge influences. During that period of time, the band opened for Biohazard and Bad Religion in the Obras Sanitarias arena in Buenos Aires, and then Pantera at the same venue.
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