Jotnar (band)

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Jotnar
Origin Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Genres Melodic death metal
Years active2008–present
LabelsCoroner Records
Massacre Records (current)
MembersMario Infantes
Ben Melero
Elhadji N'Diaye
Octavio Santana
Jose "Xurro" Rodríguez
Past membersMisael Montesdeoca
Eduardo Rodríguez
Website jotnar.com

Jotnar is a Spanish melodic death metal band founded in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in 2008. [1] Their first release was the 2012 five-track EP Giant which was released via the Italian record label Coroner Records. During the same year, Jotnar performed in international metal festivals like Metalcamp 2012 (Slovenia) [2] and "RockBitch Boat 2012" (Sweden).

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In 2015, vocalist Misael Montesdeoca left the band [3] and was replaced by Mario Infantes from the band Denia. [4] The band's debut album Connected/Condemned [5] was released in April 2017 via Massacre Records.

Current members

Discography

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Full-length

Music videos

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References

  1. "Jotnar at metal-archives.com" . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "MetalCamp 2012 (lineup)" . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "Spain's Jotnar part ways with singer Misael Montesdeoca" . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "Jotnar announce new singer Mario Infantes". 19 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ""Connected/Condemned" artwork and tracklist revealed" . Retrieved 5 March 2017.