''Llanto De Un Héroe'' ("Cry Of A Hero") is an album by 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
Avalanch
Avalanch is a Spanish heavy metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.
Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released nine studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works ...
, and the first one featuring
Víctor García as the lead vocals. The lyrics talk about
epic
Epic commonly refers to:
* Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
* Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale
Epic(s) ...
themes, such as
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
,
Don Pelayo or
Tomás de Torquemada the inquisitor, and about Asturian legends like "Cambaral" and ecologist thematic like "Vientos del Sur", dedicated to
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the A ...
.
Track listing
* All songs by
Alberto Rionda
Avalanch is a Spanish heavy metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.
Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released nine studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works ...
, Except 3 and 11
Víctor García
# "Intro" 01:48
# "
Torquemada Torquemada may refer to:
People
* Juan de Torquemada (cardinal) (1388–1468), Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical writer
* Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition
* Antonio de Torquemada (c. 1507� ...
" 06:26
# "Por Mi Libertad" ("For My Freedom") 06:06
# "
Pelayo" 07:16
# "Vientos Del Sur" ("South Winds") 06:54
# "Polvo, Sudor Y Sangre" ("Dust, Sweat and Blood") 01:05
# "
Cid" 05:11
# "¿Dias De Gloria...?" ("Days Of Glory...?") 06:01
# "No Pidas Que Crea En Ti" ("Don't Ask Me To Believe In You") 05:06
# "Cambaral" 06:07
# "Aquí Estaré" ("Here I'll Be") 05:27
# "Llanto De Un Héroe" ("Cry Of A Hero") 05:04
Credits
*
Víctor García - lead vocals, backing vocals
*
Alberto Rionda
Avalanch is a Spanish heavy metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.
Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released nine studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works ...
- lead guitar, keyboards
*
Rodrigo García - rhythm guitar
* Francisco Fidalgo - bass
*
Alberto Ardines - drums
Collaborations
* Fernando Arias - percussions
* Xuacu Amieva - flutes
Production
* Raul Alonso - box cover art
* Ricardo Menéndez - graphic design
* Panci Calvo - photography
* Tim Young - mastering
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Avalanch albums
1999 albums