De La Tierra is a Latin American

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formed in late 2012 by Brazilian guitarist

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(of

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), Argentine singer and guitarist Andrés Giménez (of

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), Argentine bassist Sr. Flavio (of

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) and American-born Cuban-Colombian drummer Alex González (of

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). Their self-titled debut album was released on 14 January 2014, through

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History

The foundations of the group were laid down around 2005 towards the end of

's run when Andrés Giménez and Alex González began discussing the idea of forming a band together, eventually bringing in Sr. Flavio to play bass in 2011 and finalising the lineup in 2012 with the addition of Andreas Kisser on lead guitar. After self-producing their album in several different locations across South America, the group signed to

and released their debut single, ''Maldita Historia'', on 30 September 2013.DE LA TIERRA Featuring SEPULTURA Guitarist: Debut Single Available For Streaming

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. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014. The album was released on 14 January 2014. In 2016 the band released its second album, ''II''. In 2017 Sr. Flavio left De La Tierra and was replaced by Puerto Rican bassist Harold Hopkins.

Lineup

*Andrés Giménez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2012–present) *

– lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals in Portuguese (2012–present) * Harold Hopkins – bass, backing vocals (2017–present) * Alex González – drums (2012–present)

Former members

Flavio Cianciarulo Flavio Oscar Cianciarulo (born July 26, 1964), Sr. Flavio, is the electric and upright bass player from the reunited Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Latin American supergroup De La Tierra. Sr. Flavio (as called by fans and members) h ...

– bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals in Spanish (2012–2017)

Discography

;Studio albums *''De La Tierra'' (2014) *''II'' (2016) ;Singles *''Maldita Historia'' (2013) *''San Asesino'' (2014)

References

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