''La Quinta Esencia'' ("The Fifth Element") is the fifth studio album by the

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band WarCry, released on September 18, 2006, and distributed through Avispa Music. Front man, and lead vocals Víctor García said that this album is a mixture of all the works from their four previous albums. ''La Quinta Esencia'' was the last work to feature drummer Alberto Ardines and guitarist Fernando Mon, who left on August 29, 2007, the reasons remained between the members, as accorded from both sides. They were replaced by

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, an Asturian heavy metal drummer who had worked for the band on ''

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'', and José Rubio better known as the former guitarist of the band Trilogy. Later, on February 18, 2008 keyboardist

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left the band due to the distance between his home in Galicia to the rest of the members in

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, it was also said that Manuel could only attend to the new album's recording in the studio just a 10% compared to the rest of the members.Manuel Ramil leaves WarCry
metalmas.com Retrieved February 18, 2008. All three members, along with vocalist Toni Amboaje reunited to form an

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band, called Sauze.

Track listing

# "¡Que vengan ya!" (" et ThemCome Now!") – 4:14 # "Ulises" ("Ulysses" or " Odysseus") – 5:28 # "Tu Recuerdo me Bastará" ("Your Memory Will Be Enough for Me") – 4:43 # "La Vieja Guardia" ("The Old Guard") – 4:29 # "Un Poco de Fe" ("A Little Bit of Faith") – 5:21 # "El más Triste Adiós" ("The Saddest Good Bye") – 5:31 # "Buscando Una Luz" ("Looking for a Light") – 5:04 # "Ha Pasado Su Tiempo" ("His Time Went By") – 4:03 # "Redención" ("Redemption") – 4:56 # "Mirando al Mar" ("Staring at the Sea") – 7:18 # "Más Allá" ("Beyond") – 4:53

Awards

Credits

Band

* Víctor García – vocals * Pablo García – guitars * Fernando Mon – guitars * Roberto García – bass *

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* Alberto Ardines – drums

Production

* Sergio Blanco – Photos * Daniel Alonso – Design

References

External links

WarCry
— official website
WarCry
at MySpace {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinta Esencia 2006 albums WarCry (band) albums