Los Muertos de Cristo (LMDC, ''The Dead Of Christ'') was a Spanish

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band, formed in

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in 1989. LMDC announced its dissolution in 2006, although they did one last tour in 2008 and then released their final album (''Rapsodia Libertaria Vol. III'') in 2009, before retiring. Vocalist Lorenzo Morales later founded the group .

History

Los Muertos de Cristo was formed in 1989 in the

n town of

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. LMDC's first concert took place a year later, in Utrera. They began recording their first album ''A las Barricadas'' in 1994, but due to the record company's financial problems it was released in 1995. In 2000, while mixing the album ''Bienvenidos al infierno'', vocalist Lorenzo Morales set out to create an exhaustive work that would delve into the

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movement. The multimedia project was titled ''Rapsodia Libertaria'', consisting of three album volumes, each accompanied by a nearly 400-page book. The band announced their dissolution at the BaituRock festival in 2006. LMDC's

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lasted a year, with the Spanish tour ending in 2008 in

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, Madrid. The Latin American tour consisted of four concerts, beginning in

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, Mexico on 14 June; their final concert took place on 28 June 2008, at the Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) in

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, Chile. The band's final album, ''Rapsodia Libertaria Vol. III'', was released on 9 November 2009. It consisted of the live performances in Fuenlabrada and Santiago. Upon dissolution, the rights to the band's works were given to the of the anarchist

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. Afterwards, Morales founded the band , referencing the nickname of the CNT trade unionist

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Members

* Lorenzo Morales "El Noi": Vocals. * Antón Tochi:

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. * Jesus Mosteiro "Mosti":

and chorus * Ignacio Gallego "Chino":

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and chorus. * Manuel Borrego "Lolo":

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Discography

* ''Punk's not Dead´91'' (1991). Demo. * ''A las Barricadas'' (1995) * ''Cualquier noche puede salir el Sol'' (1996) * ''Los Olvidados'' (1997) * ''Los Pobres no Tienen Patria'' (1999) * ''Bienvenidos al infierno'' (2001). Live double CD. * ''Rapsodia Libertaria. Volumen I'' (2004). * ''Rapsodia Libertaria. Volumen II'' (2007). * ''Rapsodia Libertaria. Volumen III - Doble CD'' (2009). Live.

Films and books

* ''Trece años después, y esto no es un cuento de Hadas'' - Comic about the history of the group + ''La Gran Estafa Del Rock 'n' Roll'' (2003). Compilation of live shows and demos. * ''Ladrán, luego cabalgamos'' (2005) - Double DVD. * ''Los Muertos de cristo en imágenes'' (2010) - 132 minute documentary about the group.

References

External links

Los Muertos de Cristo in ''Hablemos de Utrera'' magazine (pages 6–7)
Spanish punk rock groups {{Rock-band-stub