Guillermo Gonzales

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Guillermo Gonzales
Born (1976-10-21) October 21, 1976 (age 47)
Verona, Italy
Genres Grindcore, Death metal, Avant-garde, ambient, electronic, experimental, Psychedelic folk, Jazz, World music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)vocals, piano, synthesiser, guitar, Shruti box
Years active1994–present
LabelsUrlo Music, Freecom, Kreative Klan, Earache [1]

Guillermo Gonzales (born October 21, 1976) is an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.

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Biography

From 1994 to 2008, Gonzales was the frontman of the Italian extreme metal band Mothercare, especially known for their collaboration with Mark Greenway from Napalm Death [2] and Mieszko Talarczyk from Nasum. [3] [1]

After leaving Mothercare in September 2008, two months later he was called by long-time friend Davide Tiso to substitute Luciano George Lorusso as Ephel Duath's vocalist, [4] but this experience came to an end shortly, as the band parted ways with their long-time label Earache in 2009. [5]

Since 2012, he has been running several musical projects with Italian virtuoso percussionist Sbibu  [ it ], spanning from jazz to prog rock and from ethnic music to experimental music, collaborating with a vast range of musicians.

In 2014, he joined, as second vocalist, Premio Tenco SIAE Award  [ it ] winners Farabrutto  [ it ]. [6] a psychedelic folk-rock band where Sbibu plays the ground drums.

Discography

Mothercare

Sources [7] [8]

Mugen

Perfect Pair

Submarine Silence

Tarkampa

Guest

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