Members
Andrew Burgess (vocals, guitar)
Fabian Vazquez (guitar)
Hugo Gutierrez (drums)
Discography
1992. Contrakultura (demo)
1994. This is not a love story ... (Demo)
1995. Afternoon for all (independent)
1997. In a place and at the wrong time - Sondor
2003. We are your semen -
History Villa Dolores was formed in mid-1990
and debuted in June
91 ' in the Teatro de la Candela. In 1992
released their first demo titled independent broadcasting "Contrakultura." In 1993
with the band The shame of the family decided to form CAO (Organized Cooperative Action) which intends to organize spaces for the dissemination of related bands. On 19 November, organized the first outlet in the Ferretera, rock festival with a very good turnout of people. But unfortunately that first festival ends tragically: 100 arrested after a brutal police repression and several young men with gunshot wounds. Anyway, is organized the relief 2, 3 and 4. In 1994
released their second demo: "This is not another love story ....". This year, the EAC is dissolved. In 1995
presented the group with Argentina in the Platense People Fun Skate Club. Also self-released "Too late to everything." In 1996
presented at the Teatro Stella.
On 22 September 1997 to sign contract for 3 years Sondor. Publication of the first official record of the band "In the place and at the wrong time. " Blood begins
year 1997 composing lots of music and looking for a label that lets you edit your first CD, and that all savings were invested in the recording of new songs, which was unthinkable idea of \u200b\u200bpublishing a new independent production on a large scale. On 4 July
organizing a concert, along with "Breath Alkol" in the pub-theater "Puerto Luna", an event that had the slogan "Kontra Celebration Of Independence In America" \u200b\u200bunder the slogan: "Your Independence = Our Unit "to a full house and it was aborted before begin, as a result of burning a flag in the local Yanki, causing a fire that spreads easily by the many stands of timber. Outside there were serious riots, with several detainees.
Thus, in early November, goes out his first CD under a label, SONDOR. Tokes
As regards to this year (97), and the following months, the band is "frustrated" at not being able to present his new album as it should, since the community center and branch Pocitos tenth banned from the owners of the clubs in the area, read "Heaven", "Café Marrakech "," La Torre ", etc ... carried live on the blood due to disturbances at previous events, in pubs named Pocitos.
In 1998 recorded and filmed in a study of the capital: 2 live tracks from their latest album ("Spit" and "always will be here"), plus an interview with the band in the rock section of the program "on equal terms."
also filmed their first video from the song "The End", directed by Nelson Sanchez (director of several videos of the main bands of 80 in Uruguay, as in the case of "Fool," "The Traitors, "" The Tabaré ", etc ...). Clip it to be broadcast by some television channels and several cable channels, both local and Argentina.
Again this year, the radio program "Shake Before Hearing" in CX 26 SODRE, led by Lorena Bello, made a survey in which the blood would be chosen Banda Revelation.
To end 1998, December 31 Tokan embassy in Yugoslavia in an event without much significance in the local rock environment. Interestingly enough is the disappearance of Yugoslavia, a few days after toke of Blood to the embassy, \u200b\u200bfor the birth of new nations: Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
year 1999 is an excellent year for the blood of Veronika, who began playing in February during the festival "Atlanta's Rock I", in Atlantis, along with "Vultures" and "Goodfellas" in social and sports club "Atlantis."
In March this year receive the award "Banda Revelation 1998" award for "Shake ...", in an unprecedented event, where he first became a rock awards Uruguay. Blood closes the awards night playing live and sharing the stage at the pub "Lost" with "Tabaré", "Pyrexia", "Coff Coff" and "Dead", with 350 people.
In June, for the first time are invited to play in the tent at the IMM, before a full house.
In August of that year participating in the festival "The Stones Rock" in the city of Las Piedras (Canelones, Uruguay), held at the "Youth Club" along with "Vultures," "The Tabaré", "Hereford" "Sordromo" and "Juan Sin Nombre", having a very good response from the public and remains one of the most acclaimed bands of the night.
, 99 ended with an excellent recital "Laskin" (Matthew Plaza), with the band "The Other Juana."
year 2000 had a blood between rehearsal rooms and recording studios, then a renewal of contract with SONDOR, give life to what would be the group's second CD, released later this year and is named "Arde Uruguay", with a duration of 33 minutes and containing 11 own songs ("A Number More", "Out Of Here", "For A Demon," "Ugly Truth" [... it was part of the first 8 songs performed live in 91], "A Thousand Streets," "Strange" "Sweet Tears", "A Reflection" [Author: Hugo Gutierrez, Composer: Fernando Vazquez of "Probation"], "Your Obsession", "Transistor", "Thorns" and "Arde Uruguay). The album was recorded and mixed at 60 am in the studies themselves Sondor (... who had recently been improved in terms of audio technology refers ...), between September and October this year, Sound Engineer Jorge Burgos and mastered by Wilson Gonzalez, the band's artistic output. This new album reflects the group one of the best moments of his career, the letters are here more committed to the heart and letters subtly draw the country's social reality, assuming a Face Andrés more melodic voice than ever. From its name, music and artwork, "Arde Uruguay" is a humble tribute to punk Blood 77. To begin the
2001 in January Blood appears in the pub "Zona Franca" of the city of Atlantis, before a capacity crowd that filled the small place. Continuing the year in May, playing in "Arteatro" with local bands "subversive", "RRRRRRR" and "Hasta La Vista Baby" led by vocalist and guitarist Uruguayan Herrman, former member of Argentina's renowned band "Bad Time."
Finally, the group succeeds in presenting his new album dignity and this happens on Friday 15 June this year, "Millennium", a bowling alley not too related directly to rock and roll, but provides an important infrastructure for space and sound is concerned, leading to a spectacular show of the band, full of emotions and surprises, covering his repertoire: from the old classics to new issues of the last album, with excellent public concurrence, which formed a very special night Blood. The band was invited to the occasion "Hasta La Vista Baby." The
2001
not over and Blood has no intention to stop playing, continues performing live as part of a long list of Uruguayan bands attending the "Rock And Pibes August" concert whose main slogan of Movement Tacurú aid through the donation of a toy, clothes or groceries per person, to the input. The show takes place in "African World" and the bands were present "11 Shots," "Change The Bible", "Coff Coff," "Kind Donor," "Hasta La Vista Baby" and "Trotsky come." By March
2002 Blood has composed new songs that could be part of an upcoming album.
On Friday 23 August 2002
were completed 13 years of separation from the legendary Uruguayan: stomachs, is the reason why Blood Veronika Millennium comes in paying a tribute to this legendary and important group 80.
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