Rafael Yugueros (born 8 September 1977 in

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) is the drummer of the

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band WarCry where he played, until the band's split, and rejoined in September, 2007. With influences from

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, U2,

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and

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Career

In 1986, when The Final Countdown was released Yugueros, along with his cousin, built a home-made drum composed of, cans?!! From that moment he never got away from the

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, and music in general, especially Rock and Metal, but he liked

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too, after listening to

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, by

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. Once he had his own drums, in 1994, he began to play on some bands until he formed part of WarCry, in 1997. After the band's split he played on many other bands, like Darna and DarkSun. Meanwhile, he was part of an orchestra and various groups with different music-styles, such as

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and

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. Receiving classes from various music-professors like ''Félix Morales''. He combines his music with intense activity with the facet of durum-professor.

Discography

WarCry

* '' Demon 97 ( Demo)'' (1997) * '' Revolución'' (2008) * '' Alfa'' (2011) * ''Omega'' (2012) * '' Inmortal'' (2013)

Darna

* ''

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'' (2001) * '' II'' (2003)

DarkSun

* '' El Lado Oscuro'' (2006) * '' The Dark Side'' (2007)

External links

WarCry's Official Website
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