Pablo García Fernández (born December 26, 1976, in

Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...

, Spain) is a guitarist, for the

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

band WarCry.

Career

Pablo's first contact with a guitar emerges at the age of 16, in the summer of 1993, on a self-taught, and decides to dedicate most of his time to that instrument. Leading him to form his first band with some friends. When everything becomes a little bit more serious he joins WarCry in 1996. Later he would become part of another local band Presto recording an EP "''Disciples Of Fear''" covering some Yngwie Malmsteen's songs in the salon ''Quatro De Avilés''. During that time he attends to the Instituto de Música y Tecnología (IMT) in

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in the month of July where they mainly studied harmony. After Presto's separation he starts along with former components of Presto and WarCry a

Progressive metal Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified electric guitar, guitar-driven sound of the former with t ...

project named Relative Silence recording two albums, the first one was untitled and contained three specific tracks which included a version of

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, and the second album was recorded between December 2001 and January 2002, entitled "Mixture?" with 4 tracks. In January 2001 Víctor and

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asked him to collaborate in their first studio album WarCry. After a while, he finally decides to become an active member of the band and leaves aside his participation in Relative Silence. Over the years he has attended to several courses of

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by the pianist Joshua Edelman and the guitarists Chema Saiz and Joaquín Chacón. Combining his role in WarCry with another career "Guitar Professor". His biggest influences are

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, and guitarists like

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and

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal, neoclassical playing style in heavy metal music, heavy metal, and has ...

Discography

Presto

* ''

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'' ( EP) (1998)

Relative Silence

* ''Mixture?'' (2002)

WarCry

* '' WarCry'' (2002) * ''

El Sello De Los Tiempos ''El Sello de los Tiempos'' ( en: "The Seal of Times") is the second studio album by the Spanish power metal band WarCry, released on December 1, 2002 (see 2002 in music and 2002 in heavy metal music) through Avispa Music. This album is conside ...

'' (2002) * '' Alea Jacta Est'' (2004) * '' ¿Dónde Está La Luz?'' (2005) * '' Directo A La Luz'' (2006) * '' La Quinta Esencia'' (2006) * '' Revolución'' (2008) * '' Alfa'' (2011) * ''Omega'' (2012) * '' Inmortal'' (2013)

Personal information

* Name: Pablo García Fernández. * Birthplace:

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. * Date Of Birth: December/26/1976. * Instrument: Guitar. * In WarCry: 1996 - 1997/2002–present. * Influences:

, Racer X,

... * Formations: WarCry, Relative Silence,

. * First CD: Street Lethal - Racer X

External links

WarCry's Official WebsitePablo García's Website
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