Jotnar is a Spanish

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band founded in

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) in 2008. Their first release was the 2012 five-track EP ''Giant'' which was released via the Italian record label Coroner Records. During the same year, Jotnar performed in international metal festivals like

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2012 (Slovenia) and "RockBitch Boat 2012" (Sweden). In 2015, vocalist Misael Montesdeoca left the band and was replaced by Mario Infantes from the band Denia. The band's debut album ''Connected/Condemned'' was released in April 2017 via

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Current members

* Mario Infantes – vocals * Ben Melero – guitars * Elhadji N'Diaye – guitars & backing vocals * Octavio Santana – bass guitar * Jose Rodriguez – drums

Discography

EP

* ''Giant'' (Coroner Records/Murdered Music) – 2012

Full-length

* ''Connected/Condemned'' (

) – 2017

Music videos

I Am Giant (Director's cut)
– 2012
Perfect Lie (Lyric video)
– 2013
In Process (Live video)
– 2014
Connected/Condemned
– 2016
Broken Esteem (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid)
– 2017
Starved of Guidance
– 2017
Suicidal Angel
– 2017

References

External links

* Spanish death metal musical groups Spanish melodic death metal musical groups Spanish alternative metal musical groups Groove metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2008 Musical quintets Norse mythology in music {{metal-music-stub