''Homenaje'' ( es, Tribute) is a 1996
live album
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, recorded during the "Metal Rock Festival" at
Obras Sanitarias
Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club that is located in the district of Núñez, Buenos Aires. Although originally conceived as a rugb ...
. The concert was a reunion of the first line-up of the Argentine heavy metal band
V8, with the exception of its original bass player
Ricardo Iorio
Ricardo Iorio (born 25 June 1962) is an Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist who participated in various of the most important metal bands of the nation.
He was one of the founders of V8 (1979–1987) and later founded the successful band ...
.
Background
V8 was a 1980s Argentine heavy metal band whose most famous line-up included
Ricardo Iorio
Ricardo Iorio (born 25 June 1962) is an Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist who participated in various of the most important metal bands of the nation.
He was one of the founders of V8 (1979–1987) and later founded the successful band ...
(bass),
Osvaldo Civile
Osvaldo Daniel Civile (21 October 1958 – 28 April 1999) was an Argentine heavy metal guitarist. He was the guitarist for the bands V8 and Horcas.
Biography
Civile was born in Caseros, Buenos Aires, and began his music career in the band ...
(guitar),
Alberto Zamarbide
Alberto Zamarbide (born 23 August 1960) is an Argentine heavy metal singer known for his work with bands like V8 and Logos.
Biography
Early years
Alberto Zamarbide began his career as a vocalist in the band WC, with July Morano as guitar ...
(vocals) and
Gustavo Rowek
Gustavo Nestor Rowek (born 19 March 1963) is an Argentine heavy metal drummer known for being one of the founders of heavy metal movement in Argentina through its participation in Surmenage, WC, V8 and Rata Blanca. Currently he works in his own ...
(drums), which recorded the band's first two studio albums. Civile and Rowek left in 1985, and the band broke up in 1987. All four members created new bands, all of which were among the most influential in Argentine heavy metal. Civile created
Horcas, and Rowek joined
Walter Giardino
Héctor Walter Giardino (born 6 March 1960) is an Argentine guitarist and the leader of the heavy metal and hard rock band Rata Blanca.
Career
Early years and V8 (1981–1985)
In 1981 Walter Giardino as a guitarist and vocalist founded Pun ...
(another former V8 member) in
Rata Blanca
Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986.
History Beginnings
The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a little time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. His ...
. Iorio created
Hermética
Hermética was an Argentine thrash metal band from San Martín, Buenos Aires. It was formed by bassist Ricardo Iorio in 1987 after his previous band, V8, disbanded. Hermética was signed to the independent record label Radio Trípoli Discos th ...
, and then
Almafuerte when Hermética broke up in 1995. Zamarbide and the remaining members of the last line-up of V8 (including guitarist Miguel Roldán) formed the band Logos.
Reunion of V8
Logos played a concert in
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in 1995, and Zamarbide invited Civile and Rowek to play four songs of V8 at the end, in an unannounced reunion. Since Iorio was absent, guitarist Roldán played bass. The reception was highly positive, and a second reunion was planned for the "Metal Rock Festival" at the
Estadio Obras Sanitarias
Estadio Obras Sanitarias (also known as Arena Obras Sanitarias and Templo del Rock) is an indoor arena that is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The arena, home venue of club Obras Sanitarias, is mainly used to host basketball games and concerts. ...
, to include the three bands Logos, Horcas and Rata Blanca. The V8 reunion, this time for a full concert, was unadvertised but spread as an open secret.
The concert was recorded for a release as a
live album
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. Rowek explained that the studio albums made by V8 had a low sound quality, that the band never had a big last concert, and that many young fans had never seen the band live. The CD also includes a new song, "A través de los tiempos" ( es, Across the times), recorded in the studio. The lyrics talk about the legacy of V8. The album is labeled as a
tribute album
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; Gustavo Rowek clarified that it is a tribute to the fans of 1980s Argentine heavy metal in general.
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Track listing
# "Deseando Destruir y Matar"
# "Cautivos Del Sistema"
# "Muy Cansado Estoy"
# "Momento De Luchar"
# "Parcas Sangrientas"
# "Si Puedes Vencer Al Temor"
# "Ángeles De Las Tinieblas"
# "Ideando La Fuga"
# "Brigadas Metálicas"
# "Destrucción"
# "A Través De Los Tiempos"
Personnel
* Miguel Roldan - Bass guitar, backing vocals
* Osvaldo Civile
Osvaldo Daniel Civile (21 October 1958 – 28 April 1999) was an Argentine heavy metal guitarist. He was the guitarist for the bands V8 and Horcas.
Biography
Civile was born in Caseros, Buenos Aires, and began his music career in the band ...
- Lead guitar
* Alberto Zamarbide
Alberto Zamarbide (born 23 August 1960) is an Argentine heavy metal singer known for his work with bands like V8 and Logos.
Biography
Early years
Alberto Zamarbide began his career as a vocalist in the band WC, with July Morano as guitar ...
- Lead vocals
* Gustavo Rowek
Gustavo Nestor Rowek (born 19 March 1963) is an Argentine heavy metal drummer known for being one of the founders of heavy metal movement in Argentina through its participation in Surmenage, WC, V8 and Rata Blanca. Currently he works in his own ...
- Drums
References
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V8 (band) albums
1996 live albums
Spanish-language live albums
Live albums recorded in Buenos Aires