Trooper is a

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heavy metal band. It was formed on 25 October 1995, by brothers Alin and Aurelian Dincă and Ionuţ Rădulescu being influenced by bands like

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. The band used to be called Megarock, then White Wolf. Once with the arrival of Ionuţ "Negative" Fleancu the band was renamed to Trooper. Poll conducted by the specialized ''Heavy Metal Magazine'' in 2001 placed Trooper first in the category Best young band. The group appeared on

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. Throughout their career, Trooper have shared their stage with bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,

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Discography

* 2001 - Trooper (demo) * 2002 - Trooper I (full-length) * 2004 - EP (EP) * 2005 - Desant (full-length) * 2006 - Gloria (tribute to Iris) * 2006 - Electric (full-length) * 2007 - 12 Ani - Amintiri (boxset) * 2008 - Rock'N'Roll Pozitiv (full-length) * 2009 - Vlad Ţepeş - Poemele Valahiei (full-length) * 2010 - 15 (live album) * 2011 - Voodoo (full-length) * 2013 - Atmosfera (full-length) * 2016 - În ziua (full-length) * 2018 - Stefan cel Mare - Poemele Moldovei (full-length) * 2019 - Strigat Best Of 2002 - 2019 (boxset) * 2022 - X (full-length) * 2024 - Mihai Viteazu - Poemele Românilor (full-length) * 2024 - Trilogia poemelor (boxset) * 2025 - Neuitate ( full-length)

Band members

* Alin "Coiotu" Dincă - vocals (1995–present) * Aurelian "Balaur" Dincă - Lead/rhythm guitar (1995–present) * Cristian Oftez - Lead/rhythm guitar (2014 - present) * Ionuţ "Oscar" Rădulescu - Bass guitar (1995–present) * Ionuţ "John" Covalciuc - Drums (1999–present)

Past members

* Ionuț "Negative" Fleancu – drums (1996–1999) * Ispas Gabriel – guitar (1996–1997) * Radu "Schijă" Pites – guitar (1997–1999, died in 2009) * Laurențiu Popa – guitar (1999–2019)

References

External links

Interviu cu Alin Dincă (Coiot') Trooper rockul.info

* ttp://life.hotnews.ro/stiri-showbiz-2851256-formatia-trooper-salveaza-delta-dunarii-prin-muzica.htm Formaţia Trooper salvează Delta Dunării prin muzică (HotNews.ro)
Rock’s not dead (Time Out Bucuresti)

Lauren Harris şi Trooper, în deschidere la Iron Maiden (Ziare.com)

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