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band from Los Angeles, formed in 2016. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist

Senen Reyes Senen Reyes (born November 20, 1965), also known by his stage name Sen Dog, is a Cuban-American rapper who is best known as a member of the hip hop group Cypress Hill and as the lead vocalist for the nu metal band Powerflo. He has nurtured a sol ...

, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Rogelio "Roy" Lozano, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Billy Graziadei, and bassist and backing vocalist

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History

The band's history can be traced back to the 1990s, where the band members would often collaborate – such as Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes and Billy Graziadei performing on

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'' album with the hit single "How It Is", or

and Roy Lozano appearing on the

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albums '' Skull & Bones'' and ''

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''. In 2015, Lozano played some demos to Senen Reyes on a ride to the airport, setting the foundations for Powerflo. The name of the band comes from a comment Lozano made about Reyes's vocal tracking for the upcoming album. Describing their sound as a "cross between

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, Black Sabbath and

", they first unveiled the band on March 1, 2017 while recording their Powerflo (album), self-titled debut album. On May 2, 2017, they released the first single "Resistance" via ''Metal Injection''. In launching the first single, Reyes indicated that this is a longterm project and that future Powerflo albums will be released after their self-titled, produced by Billy Graziadei and Josh Lynch, is released, while also announcing a June 23 release date. On June 2, 2017, Powerflo released their next music video (directed by Graziadei) for "Victims of Circumstance", a song influenced by the TV series ''The First 48''. At the same time, they announced their first show at The Viper Room in Los Angeles on June 15. On May 31, "Resistance" was chosen as the official theme song for WWE NXT's programming. In July 2017, Powerflo released another video for the single "Where I Stay" (directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn) which reached over 1 million views within weeks of release. The band spent the summer and fall touring with friends from San Diego P.O.D. (band), P.O.D. and L.A. family Brujeria (band), Brujeria. Powerflo released the next video for "Less than Human" (directed by Graziadei) in December 2017 and went on tour with Prong (band), Prong in the spring of 2018.

Members

Powerflo With Full Force 2018 03.jpg, Senen Reyes Powerflo With Full Force 2018 06.jpg, Roy Lozano Powerflo With Full Force 2018 04.jpg, Billy Graziadei Powerflo With Full Force 2018 08.jpg, Christian Olde Wolbers Powerflo With Full Force 2018 12.jpg, Fred Aching ;Current members *

– lead vocals (2016–present) * Roy Lozano – lead guitar, backing vocals (2016–present) * Billy Graziadei – rhythm guitar, co-lead vocals (2016–present) *

– bass, backing vocals (2016–present) * Fred Aching – drums (2018–present) ;Former members * Fernando Schaefer – drums (2016–2018)

Discography

Albums

*''Powerflo (album), Powerflo'' (2017) *''Gorilla Warfare'' (2024)

EPs

*''Bring That Shit Back!'' (2018)

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 2016 establishments in California American musical quintets American rap metal musical groups American nu metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles American heavy metal supergroups Musical groups established in 2016