Trooper is a
Romanian
heavy metal music
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band.
It was formed on 25 October 1995, by brothers Alin and Aurelian Dincă and Ionuţ Rădulescu being influenced by bands like
Iron Maiden or
Judas Priest
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.
The band used to be called Megarock, then White Wolf. Once with the arrival of Ionuţ "Negative" Fleancu the band was renamed to Trooper.
Poll conducted by the specialized ''Heavy Metal Magazine'' in 2001 placed Trooper first in the category Best young band.
The group appeared on
MTV
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, MCM, Atomic,
TVR1,
TVR2,
B1 TV,
Antena 1
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*Antena 1 (Portugal)
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Antena 1 has a g ...
,
Romania International,
Prima TV,
Pro TV
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.
[
Throughout their career, Trooper have shared their stage with bands such as Iron Maiden, ]Manowar
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, Sepultura, Kreator and Evergrey.
Discography
* 2001 - Trooper (demo)
* 2002 - Trooper I (full-length)
* 2004 - EP (EP)
* 2005 - Desant (full-length)
* 2006 - Gloria (tribute to Iris)
* 2006 - Electric (full-length)
* 2007 - 12 Ani - Amintiri (boxset)
* 2008 - Rock'N'Roll Pozitiv (full-length)
* 2009 - Vlad Ţepeş - Poemele Valahiei (full-length)
* 2010 - 15 (live album)
* 2011 - Voodoo (full-length)
* 2013 - Atmosfera (full-length)
* 2016 - În ziua (full-length)
* 2018 - Stefan cel Mare - Poemele Moldovei (full length)
* 2019 - Strigat Best Of 2002 - 2019 (boxset)
Members
* Alin "Coiotu" Dincă - vocals (1995–present)
* Aurelian "Balaur" Dincă - Lead/rhythm guitar (1995–present)
* Cristian Oftez - Lead/rhtyhm guitar (2014 - present)
* Ionuţ "Oscar" Rădulescu - Bass guitar (1995–present)
* Ionuţ "John" Covalciuc - Drums (1999–present)
Past members
* Radu "Schija" Pites - Lead/rhythm guitar
* Ionuţ "Negative" Fleancu - Drums
* Laurentiu Popa - Lead/rhythm guitar
References
External links
Interviu cu Alin Dincă (Coiot') Trooper rockul.info
* ttp://life.hotnews.ro/stiri-showbiz-2851256-formatia-trooper-salveaza-delta-dunarii-prin-muzica.htm Formaţia Trooper salvează Delta Dunării prin muzică (HotNews.ro)
Rock’s not dead (Time Out Bucuresti)
Lauren Harris şi Trooper, în deschidere la Iron Maiden (Ziare.com)
mediafax.ro
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Romanian heavy metal musical groups
Romanian rock music groups