Alfonso Pinzón (born 27 November 1972) is a Colombian heavy metal drummer and producer.[4] He is known for his work with the bands Agony and Dia De Los Muertos[5][6] and for founding the Festival del Diablo[7] in Bogotá, Colombia.

Alfonso Pinzón
Alfonso Pinzón posing behind a drum kit, looking directly at camera
Pinzón in 2013
Background information
Born (1972-11-27) 27 November 1972 (age 51)
Barcelona, Spain[1][2]
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1992–present
Member ofAgony, Dia De Los Muertos

Career

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Pinzón cofounded the Colombian thrash metal band Agony with and Andrés Jaramillo in 1993.[8] They released several albums before moving to Los Angeles in 1999.[8] 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.[9][5]

In 2007, Agony regrouped and headlined the festival Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Colombia.[10] 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.[11]

Pinzón has produced most of Agony's recordings.[citation needed] He also produced two albums for the American black metal band Inquisition: Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2010)[12] and Obscure Verses for the Multiverse (2013).[13]

In 2014, Pinzón co-founded the Festival del Diablo in Bogotá, with Jan Pablo Chaparro.[14][15]

Discography

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with Agony

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

with Dia de los Muertos

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  • Day of the Dead (2005)[9]
  • Satanico – Dramatico (2011)[16]
  • No Money – No Fiesta (2014)[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfonso Pinzón". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ ""Queremos que Festival del Diablo sea una meca de peregrinación metalera"" [We want Festival del Diablo to be a mecca for metal pilgrimage]. eltelegrafo.com.ec (in Spanish). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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