Horcas
| Horcas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Buenos Aires |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Tocka Discos - Sony Music Entertainment (Argentina) |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Walter Meza (voice) Sebastián Coria (guitar) Topo Yáñez (bass) Guillermo De Luca (drums) Lucas Simcic (guitar) |
| Past members | See below |
Horcas is a Heavy metal band from Argentina created in 1988 by Osvaldo Civile, former guitarist for V8, Argentina’s landmark heavy metal outfit in the 1980s. After quitting V8 in 1985, and impressed by the new generation of thrash metal bands from the Bay Area led by Metallica, Civile set out to put together a new group in that line. That seminal project, which included former V8 bandmate Gustavo Rowek on the drums, was however delayed for a number of reasons, and it was not until 1988 that it could definitely take off. By that time though, put off by the incessant postponements, Rowek had joined another former V8 member, Walter Giardino, in his new project Rata Blanca.
The first version of Horcas to hit the road had Civile on lead guitar, Adrián Zucchi on rhythm, Eddie Walker on the bass, Gabriel Ganzo on drums and Hugo Benítez on vocals. The band quickly garnered recognition in the local heavy metal circles, mainly because of Civile’s past as a V8 member, but also because they were among the first in Argentina to explore a more extreme line within the genre. In 1990, Horcas landed their first recording deal with indie label Radio Trípoli, and as a quartet, since Zucchi had left the band, cut their first album Reinará la Tempestad.
In 1991, bassist Eddie Walker leaves the band and is replaced by current member Norberto “Topu” Yáñez, while the rhythm guitar slot is filled by Oscar Castro. With this line-up they release in 1992 their second effort Oíd Mortales el Grito Sangrado ("Hear, oh mortals, the bleeding cry", a twist to the opening line of the Argentine Anthem: "Oíd mortales el grito sagrado" -"Hear, oh mortals, the sacred cry"-). This album, which includes the all-time fan favourite Solución Suicida, broadened the band’s fanbase and seemed to predict a major breakthrough for Horcas in the near future. In fact, during 1993, the band was chosen to open for Metallica, Motörhead, Kreator and Exodus on their Argentinian dates. However, there were soon to be internal frictions, which ended up in Civile firing all of the band members except for bassist Topu Yáñez, in less than a year. This situation, which forced Civile to re-form the band almost from scratch, together with major problems with their label, which prevented Horcas from recording during 5 years, seriously hampered the band’s growth.
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