Manuel Ramil (born 8 March 1978 in
Ares
Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...
,
A Coruña,
Spain) is a Spanish musician, best known as the former keyboardist for the
Power metal band
WarCry and Torquemada and as the current keyboardist of
alternative/
power metal band
Sauze, formed by himself, along with
Alberto Ardines
Alberto Ardines (born 4 July 1970) is a Spanish musician. He is working on a new Alternative metal, alternative/power metal band called Sauze (band), Sauze that he formed with Manuel Ramil, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje.
Career
Born in Oviedo ...
,
Fernando Mon
Fernando (born 12 December 1976 in Oviedo, Spain) is a member of the Asturian power metal band WarCry. He is working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Alberto Ardines, and Toni Ambo ...
, and
Toni Amboaje
Toni Amboaje is a Spanish-born singer former metal band Sauze member, which formed in early 2008 and currently the lead singer for AMBOJE.
History
Amboaje discovered his passion for music when he was only four years old, during the 1980s while ...
. His influences are
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
,
Yngwie Malmsteen,
Angra,
Symphony X,
Kamelot,
Ark, and many more.
Career
After going through several bands of unstable formation, in 1996 he formed the
Heavy metal band ''Torquemada''. A year later he recorded his first
EP, ''Santa Inquisición''.
He remained in the band for almost 6 years but in September 2001 he left the band. Also collaborated with some bands like ''Thánatos'', recording diverse
Intros for their concerts, and participated with the band Trashnos in the recording of their debut album ''
Tiempo''.
In all this time he extended his musical vision and began to feel specially attracted by bands like
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
,
Angra,
Symphony X. Two months later, in December 2001, he decided to embark in a
Progressive metal project called ''Fake Intermisión'', which he still works on.
In July 2002 he went to
Lugones to take a test as
WarCry's keyboard-player, the band in which he worked until early 2008.
Discography
Torquemada
* ''Santa Inquisición'' (1997)
WarCry
* ''
El Sello De Los Tiempos'' (2002)
* ''
Alea Jacta Est'' (2004)
* ''
¿Dónde Está La Luz?'' (2005)
* ''
Directo A La Luz'' (2006)
* ''
La Quinta Esencia
''La Quinta Esencia'' ("The Fifth Element") is the fifth studio album by the power metal band WarCry, released on September 18, 2006, and distributed through Avispa Music. Front man, and lead vocals Víctor García said that this album is a mi ...
'' (2006)
Sauze
*''
Nada Tiene Sentido''
Projects and collaborations
* ''Fake Intermisión'' (2001–2003)
* ''Thánatos'' (''Working in concerts'')
* ''Trashnos'' - ''Tiempo'' (2001)
Personal information
* Name: Manuel Ramil.
* Birthplace:
Ares
Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...
A Coruña,
Spain.
* Date of birth: 8 March 1978.
* Instrument: Keyboard.
* In
Sauze: 2008–present.
* Influences:
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
,
Yngwie Malmsteen,
Symphony X,
Kamelot.
* Formations:
Sauze,
WarCry,
Fake Intermisión,
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– ...
,
Avalanch.
* First CD: Cassette -
Yngwie Malmsteen -
Odyssey/
Whitesnake -
1987
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Faves
* Band:
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
.
* Drink:
Beer.
* Food: Italian Food.
* Film:
Amadeus.
* Nonmusical Likings: Go To The Movies, Spend Time With His Family, And His 3 Crazy Nephews.
* Song: "''The Spirit Carries On''" -
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
.
* Concert:
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...
''Oporto'' (17 June 2002)
* Keyboardist:
Jordan Rudess
External links
Manuel Ramil's website
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WarCry (band) members
Living people
People from A Coruña
1978 births