Kapatid was a

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rock

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fronted by Karl Roy, the brother of Kevin Roy of

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. He was also the vocalist of bands Advent Call and P.O.T. The band was originally composed of

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(of

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and Hijo) on bass, J-Hoon Balbuena (of

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) on

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(of Passage, Bamboo and Hijo) on

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and the late Chico Molina on lead guitar. The band was managed by Pam Lunar. They went on to release their first self-titled LP with hit songs "Prayer", "Pagbabalik ng Kwago", and "Visions" among others, in 2003.

Career

Joined by Karl Roy was veteran musician and bassist Louie Talan (of Razorback), guitarist Anjones Elemos, and drummer Paolo Rosal (of Queso, formerly Cheese). Together they recorded their second album ''Luha'', with carrier songs "Doon", "Psycho Love", and "Sunday Shining" (included in the ''Pinoy Blonde'' soundtrack), released in February 2006 and distributed by Sony Records.

Death of Karl Roy

On March 13, 2012, Roy, the band's lead vocalist, died due to

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Discography

*'' Kapatid'' (2003) *''

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'' (2006) *''

Kapatid EP Kapatid is the Tagalog word for "sibling". Kapatid may refer to: * Kapatid (band), a Filipino rock band formed in 2003 *Kapatid Channel Kapatid Channel (stylized as Kapatid) is an international Philippine subscription television channel own ...

'' (2009)

Collaboration albums

*'' The Best of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn''

Members

Final line-up

* Karl Roy† – lead vocals *Anjones Elemos – lead guitar *Ryan Ventura – bass guitar *Paolo Rosal – drums

Former members

*Chico Molina† – lead guitar *

– bass guitar *

– rhythm guitar *J-Hoon Balbuena – drums *Louie Talan – bass guitar *Paul Zialcita – percussions

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapatid Filipino rock music groups Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Quezon City Musical groups disestablished in 2012 Sony Music Philippines artists