Here Comes the Kraken is a Mexican
melodic deathcore band from
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...
, formed in 2007. They have released three full-length studio albums, two
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. s, and one demo.
History
The band was formed in 2007 by brothers Tore González (lead guitar) and Deivis González (drums). They later recruited José "TTS" Manuel on vocals, Alexandro Hernandez on bass and Alex Guardado on rhythm guitar. Their debut eponymous album (''Here Comes The Kraken'') was released in 2009, which was accompanied with an extensive tour in Mexico and Europe. They then followed this up with an EP entitled ''The Omen'' in 2010. Both of these releases shared a similar, very heavy death metal influenced sound.
In May 2010, they won at the Indie-O Music Award for "Metal Band of the Year".
Musical style
The band's musical style is an extreme metal genre known as
deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with met ...
, mixing
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
and
metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
.
However, since the band's 2011 sophomore album ''Hate, Greed and Death'', they have inducted
nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu met ...
influences into their music.
Members
Current members
*Tore González – guitars
(2007–present)
*David "Deivis" González – drums
(2007–present)
*José "TTS" Manuel – vocals
(2007–2009, 2010–2011, 2012–2014, 2016–present)
*Freddy – bass
(2007–2009, 2019–present)
Past members
*Bnj Martinez – vocals
(2015–2016)
*Alexandro "Alexa/Picofaradio" Hernandez- bass
(2009–2016), vocals
(2014–2015)
*Eddie Hermida – vocals
(2011)
*Daniel Weber – vocals
(2011)
*Jero – keyboards, turntables
(2009–2011)
*Gelar Haro – vocals
(2009–2011)
*José Macario – bass
(2018; Arcadia Libre, Parazit)
*José Paredes – vocals
(2009–2010)
*Mike – vocals
(2011–2012)
* Alex Guardado – rhythm guitar
(2007–2016)
Timeline
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Discography
;Albums
* ''Here Comes The Kraken'' (2009)
* ''Hate, Greed & Death'' (2011)
* ''Here Comes The Kraken (Reissue)'' (2013)
* ''H.C.T.K'' (2019)
;EPs
* ''The Omen'' (2010)
;Demos
* ''Demo'' (2007)
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
2007 establishments in Mexico
Deathcore musical groups
Mexican heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2007
Musical groups from Aguascalientes
Musical quartets
Nu metal musical groups