Beto Vazquez Infinity is an Argentine heavy metal project from

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led by Alberto 'Beto' Vazquez. Formed in 2000, the outfit has released seven studio albums and a live DVD. Vazquez uses a large number guests on his records, while he occasionally plays live with a six-piece band.

Career

Vazquez was previously a member of the metal band

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, which folded in 2000. Looking for a different musical outlet, he composed a demo in September 1999 and offered it to his record label

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. They gave him a record deal, but suggested the use of guest vocalists who sang in English to facilitate a worldwide release. Vazquez wrote and produced all the songs, which featured performances by

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, Sabine Edelsbacher and Fabio Lione. The self-titled album was released in South America in March 2001 and throughout the world a year later. He toured the album with a six-piece band that made its international debut at the Viña Rock festival in Spain. They also supported slots others, including Nightwish,

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, Angra and Tierra Santa. Towards the end of 2002, the ''Wizard'' EP was released, containing different versions and outtakes. In 2006, Beto Vazquez released a second studio album, ''

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'', his own label, BVM Records. It included guest appearances by Antti Raili (Celesty), Aldo Lonobile (

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) and Sonia Pineault (

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). The album release was limited to Argentina. Two years later, the album '' Darkmind'' appeared on the same label, featuring Olaf Thorsen (

– Labyrinth), Sandra Schleret (

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(

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) and Manda Ophuis (

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). In 2010, on the tenth anniversary of the project, Beto Vazquez released the double album ''

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''. It featured twenty guest musicians, including

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(ex Stratovarius),

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(Rhapsody of Fire), Alfred Romero (

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) and Jacob Jansen (

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). In December 2012, Vazquez released the '' Beyond Space Without Limits'' album, featured guest musicians from Argentina Opera such as Dario Schmunck, Santiago Bürgi, and many others guest musicians. It included a bonus disc with eight cover versions.

Live

After a number of years as a studio-only project, Vazquez gather a six-piece band with a view to play live shows in 2011. Since then, they have played support for

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and featured at The Roxy Live and Metal para Todos. One highlight was supporting the band Yes at the

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Stadium in 2013. On March 12, 2014, the DVD ''Live in Buenos Aires'' was released, produced by Vazquez, and recorded in November 2013.

Members

Current

* Beto Vazquez -

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, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, programming, orchestral arrangements * Leonardo Lukaszewicz -

Lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

, acoustic guitar. * Daiana Benitez -

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, lead & backing vocals. * Guillermo Carpintero - Drums, percussion. * Melani Hess - Lead & backing vocals.

Discography

Albums

* '' Beto Vázquez Infinity'' (2001) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Darkmind'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Beyond Space Without Limits'' (2012) * ''Humanity'' (2018) * ''Mental Asylum'' (2021)

DVD

* ''Live in Buenos Aires'' (2014) * ''15 Years Alive''

EPs

* ''Battle of Valmourt'' (Promo) -MCD- (2000) * ''Wizard'' (2001)

References

External links

Web Official de Beto Vázquez Infinity

Web Official de Beto Vazquez Infinity en MySpace)

BVM (Beto Vázquez Music - Label)
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