Beto Vázquez Infinity

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Beto Vazquez Infinity
Origin Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres Symphonic power metal [1]
Years active2000–present
LabelsBVM
Website http://www.betovazquezinfinity.com.ar/

Beto Vazquez Infinity is an Argentine heavy metal project from Buenos Aires led by Alberto 'Beto' Vazquez. Formed in 2000, the outfit has released seven studio albums and a live DVD. Vazquez uses a large number guests on his records, while he occasionally plays live with a six-piece band. [2]

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Career

Vazquez was previously a member of the metal band Nepal, which folded in 2000. Looking for a different musical outlet, he composed a demo in September 1999 and offered it to his record label Nems Enterprises. They gave him a record deal, [2] but suggested the use of guest vocalists who sang in English to facilitate a worldwide release. Vazquez wrote and produced all the songs, which featured performances by Tarja Turunen, Candice Night, Sabine Edelsbacher and Fabio Lione. The self-titled album was released in South America in March 2001 and throughout the world a year later. [3] He toured the album with a six-piece band that made its international debut at the Viña Rock festival in Spain. [4] They also supported slots others, including Nightwish, [5] Labyrinth, Vision Divine, Angra and Tierra Santa. Towards the end of 2002, the Wizard EP was released, containing different versions and outtakes. [2] [6]

In 2006, Beto Vazquez released a second studio album, Flying Towards the New Horizon , his own label, BVM Records. [7] It included guest appearances by Antti Raili (Celesty), Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) and Sonia Pineault (Forgotten Tales). The album release was limited to Argentina. [8] Two years later, the album Darkmind appeared on the same label, featuring Olaf Thorsen (Vision Divine – Labyrinth), Sandra Schleret (Elis), Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion) and Manda Ophuis (Nemesea). [9] [10] In 2010, on the tenth anniversary of the project, Beto Vazquez released the double album Existence . [11] It featured twenty guest musicians, including Timo Tolkki (ex Stratovarius), Dominique Leurquin (Rhapsody of Fire), Alfred Romero (Dark Moor) and Jacob Jansen (Anubis Gate). [12] In December 2012, Vazquez released the Beyond Space Without Limits album, featured guest musicians from Argentina Opera such as Dario Schmunck, Santiago Bürgi, and many others guest musicians. [13] It included a bonus disc with eight cover versions. [14]

Live

After a number of years as a studio-only project, Vazquez gather a six-piece band with a view to play live shows in 2011. Since then, they have played support for Sirenia and featured at The Roxy Live and Metal para Todos. [15] One highlight was supporting the band Yes at the Luna Park Stadium in 2013. [16] On March 12, 2014, the DVD Live in Buenos Aires was released, produced by Vazquez, and recorded in November 2013. [17]

Members

Current

Discography

Albums

DVD

EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Beto Vazquez Infinity - Flying Towards the new Horizon". metal-archives.com. Encyclopaedia Metallum. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Beto Vázquez Infinity official site - Bio". betovazquezinfinity.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  3. ↑ Listing of the album on Discogs.com (accessed 15 November 2014).
  4. ↑ "Viña Rock 2002". indyrock.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Noticias". nightwishmaster.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  6. ↑ Listing on Discogs.com for the Wizard EP, (accessed 15 November 2014).
  7. ↑ "Beto Vázquez Infinity Flying Towards the New Horizon (CD Album)- Spirit of Metal Webzine (es)".
  8. ↑ Listing of Flying Towards the New Horizon on Discogs.com, (accessed 15 November 2014).
  9. ↑ Listing of Darkmind on Discogs.com, (accessed 15 November 2014).
  10. ↑ "Beto Vazquez Infinity - Darkmind - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  11. ↑ Listing of Existence on Discogs.com, (accessed 16 November 2014).
  12. ↑ "Beto Vazquez Infinity – Existence - PowerMetal.cl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  13. ↑ Jim Cueva. "Beto Vazquez Infinity – Beyond Space Without Limits (2012)". Jim 2.0. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
  14. ↑ Listing for the Beyond Space Without Limits album on Discogs.com, (accessed 16 November 2014).
  15. ↑ "Se viene, se viene…El Metal Para Todos 6". #MondoRock.
  16. ↑ Listing on the Official website, (accessed 16 November 2014).
  17. ↑ "Beto Vazquez y su nuevo DVD".
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