Aghora (band)

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Aghora
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Genres Progressive metal
Years active1995–present
Labels Season of Mist
Members Santiago Dobles
Alan Goldstein
Matt Thompson
Past membersMax Dible
Chris Penny
Andy Deluca
Sean Reinert
Charlie Ekendahl
Danishta Rivero
Sean Malone
Richard Komatz
Ian Hayes
Giann Rubio
Diana Serra

Aghora is a progressive metal band formed in 1995 by guitarist Santiago Dobles. [1] In 2000 they released their first album, Aghora , recorded and produced by Santiago Dobles and Dan Escauriza in 1999, Miami, Florida. The album featured Sean Malone and Sean Reinert, both members of Cynic. The band released its second album, Formless in 2006, which was produced by Santiago Dobles and mixed by Neil Kernon. In 2019 Aghora released their 3rd album Entheogenic Frequencies which was recorded, mixed and produced by Santiago Dobles. The album features Gustavo Dobles on keyboards, Matt Thompson (King Diamond) on drums, Alan Goldstein on bass, and Santiago Dobles on guitar.

Contents

Members

Current members

NameInstrumentYearsOther groups
Santiago Dobles guitar1995―present Pestilence, Cynic, Order of Ennead, Council of the Fallen
Alan Goldsteinbass2001–2002, 2006–present Red Lamb, Pestilence
Matt Thompsondrums2008–present King Diamond, Legacy of Disorder

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

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References

  1. "AGHORA" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Avante-garde Metal. Retrieved 2015-3-30.