Beto Vazquez Infinity is an

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heavy metal project from

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led by Alberto 'Beto' Vazquez. Formed in 2000, the outfit has released seven studio albums and a live DVD. Vazquez uses a large number guests on his records, while he occasionally plays live with a six-piece band.

Career

Vazquez was previously a member of the metal band

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, which folded in 2000. Looking for a different musical outlet, he composed a demo in September 1999 and offered it to his record label Nems Enterprises. They gave him a record deal, but suggested the use of guest vocalists who sang in English to facilitate a worldwide release. Vazquez wrote and produced all the songs, which featured performances by

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, Sabine Edelsbacher and

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. The self-titled album was released in South America in March 2001 and throughout the world a year later. He toured the album with a six-piece band that made its international debut at the Viña Rock festival in Spain. They also supported slots others, including

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, Angra and Tierra Santa. Towards the end of 2002, the ''Wizard'' EP was released, containing different versions and outtakes. In 2006, Beto Vazquez released a second studio album, ''

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'', his own label, BVM Records. It included guest appearances by Antti Raili (Celesty), Aldo Lonobile ( Secret Sphere) and Sonia Pineault ( Forgotten Tales). The album release was limited to Argentina. Two years later, the album '' Darkmind'' appeared on the same label, featuring Olaf Thorsen (

– Labyrinth),

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(

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( Stream of Passion) and Manda Ophuis (

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). In 2010, on the tenth anniversary of the project, Beto Vazquez released the double album ''

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''. It featured twenty guest musicians, including Timo Tolkki (ex Stratovarius),

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(Rhapsody of Fire), Alfred Romero ( Dark Moor) and Jacob Jansen ( Anubis Gate). In December 2012, Vazquez released the '' Beyond Space Without Limits'' album, featured guest musicians from Argentina Opera such as Dario Schmunck, Santiago Bürgi, and many others guest musicians. It included a bonus disc with eight cover versions.

Live

After a number of years as a studio-only project, Vazquez gather a six-piece band with a view to play live shows in 2011. Since then, they have played support for

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and featured at The Roxy Live and Metal para Todos. One highlight was supporting the band Yes at the

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Stadium in 2013. On March 12, 2014, the DVD ''Live in Buenos Aires'' was released, produced by Vazquez, and recorded in November 2013.

Members

Current

* Beto Vazquez -

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rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, programming, orchestral arrangements * Leonardo Lukaszewicz -

Lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

, acoustic guitar. * Daiana Benitez - Keyboards, lead & backing vocals. * Guillermo Carpintero -

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, percussion. * Melani Hess - Lead & backing vocals.

Discography

Albums

* '' Beto Vázquez Infinity'' (2001) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Darkmind'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Beyond Space Without Limits'' (2012) * ''Humanity'' (2018) * ''Mental Asylum'' (2021)

DVD

* ''Live in Buenos Aires'' (2014) * ''15 Years Alive''

EPs

* ''Battle of Valmourt'' (Promo) -MCD- (2000) * ''Wizard'' (2001)

References

External links

Web Official de Beto Vázquez Infinity

Web Official de Beto Vazquez Infinity en MySpace)

BVM (Beto Vázquez Music - Label)
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