Lvzbel was a Mexican heavy metal band from

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. The band was formed by

Arturo Huizar Luzbel is a heavy metal band from Mexico founded in 1982 by Raul Fernandez Greñas (lead guitar), Antonio "la Rana" Morante (bass guitar), Jorge Cabrera (vocals), Hugo Tames (drums) and Fernando Landeros (guitar). They were signed to Warner Mus ...

in 1998. The band was created after the breakup of

Luzbel Luzbel is a Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Mexico founded in 1982 by Raul Fernandez Greñas (lead guitar), Antonio "la Rana" Morante (bass guitar), Jorge Cabrera (vocals), Hugo Tames (drums) and Fernando Landeros (guitar). They were si ...

due to differences between Raul Greñas, guitarist and founder of

, and vocalist Huizar. The change of the "u" to a "v" was due to legal issues with Greñas. Huizar, and many fans, consider Lvzbel as a continuation of Luzbel. Huizar is able to perform old Luzbel songs in shows because he wrote most of them; even old Luzbel albums are shown in the band's website as part of their discography.

Biography

After legal problems with the name and personal differences with Huizar, Raul Fernandez Greñas disbanded Luzbel. In 1996 Arturo Huizar founded Lvzbel with Richard III as lead guitarist, Alejandro Vazquez on the drums (not on the recordings), Guillermo Elizarraras on the rhythm guitar, Carlos Hernandez on the bass, and Ivan Ramirez on the drums. After extensive production, Evangelio Nocturno was recorded in 1998. The album included songs like "Angel de Sodoma", "El Hambre" and "Bienvenidos al Apocalipsis". The album was received well by fans. In 1999 Lvzbel appeared performing songs from the old band in Vivo y Desnudo Vol 1 and Vol 2, an album recorded live at the Rockotitlán music festival. Lvzbel composed the soundtrack of the film Guerrero Callejero and released an album called Pistas Musicales, the latter which disappointed many fans as it turned out to be a remake of his previous album. In 2000 they released Tiempo De La Bestia, with a great deal of distribution in Mexico, Central America, South America and the southern

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. In the spring of 2004 tribute album to

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was released. Among the covers are,

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and other popular Judas Priest songs. In 2007 they released '' Tentaciones'', a conceptual album of the 7 Deadly Sins. For '' Tentaciones'', Huizar was able to reunite the old

band, except Greñas, to participate in recording the album. Arturo Huizar (born September 5, 1957) passed away on April 25, 2020 due to diabetes-related complications at the age of 62.''{{Cite web, url=https://www.explica.co/luzbel-vocalist-arturo-huizar-loses-his-life-at-62//, title=Luzbel vocalist Arturo Huizar loses his life at 62, website=Explica

Discography

Albums

*'' Evangelio Nocturno'' (1998) *'' Tiempo de la Bestia'' (2000) *'' Mirada Electrica'' (2004) *'' Tentaciones'' (2007)

References

External links

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Mexican heavy metal musical groups Musical groups from Mexico City