Lethal is an Argentine heavy metal band, belonging to the subgenres

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. It was founded in 1988, by members of a band called ''Legión''.

History

The group formed in

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in 1988. It was initially a

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band, but soon shifted to

. Their debut album was "Bienvenidos a mi reino" in 1990, which was recorded almost entirely in English and included the track "King of the Ring". The song was elected the best Argentine song of the year in a survey between readers of the '' Madhouse'' magazine. In 1993, the band released a live album in ''Lisandro Olmos'' prison, the disc ''Radio Olmos'', along with some Argentine bands, such as

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, Pilsen,

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and

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, as well as the British

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. They also played as an opening act for

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and

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They released two hit albums, "Maza" and "Efecto Tequila". Their original guitarist, Charly Guillén, left the band in 1996 and died of

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on that same year. The band took a break and in 1999, released their fifth album, entitled "Lethal 5.0", which was not widely publicized, so the band announced their separation a year later. In 2007, the band reformed and later released their sixth studio material, titled "Inyección Lethal" with a new lineup in 2010. In 2015, they released their seventh album called "Hasta la muerte"."Tocar es lo que me mantiene vivo", entrevista a Tito García de Lethal
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Discography

Studio albums

*1990: ''Bienvenidos a mi reino'' *1992: ''Warriors'' *1994: ''Maza'' *1996: ''Efecto tequila'' *1999: ''Lethal 5.0'' *2010: ''Inyección Lethal'' *2015: ''Hasta la muerte''

Live albums

*1993: ''Radio Olmos'' *2012: ''En vivo a través de los años'' (DVD)

References

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History

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

See also

References