JEZABEL
is a 6-piece metal band coming from Argentina,
a country far away, but with a strong
tradition in Metal.
Although Jezabel was formed in 1993, they
released their debut album only in 2001.
“A todo o nada” was later
licensed to Goi Music for its European
edition. It has to be said that the album was recorded in 1999 and did not reflected
what was the sound of the band even at the moment of its release.
Soon the band became very respected by
the local audience which was eagerly waiting
to see them live. Thus many local shows
took place as well as appearances supporting
international acts such as Hammerfall,
Angra etc.
In December 2002 CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC
offered the band a deal, and Jezabel
entered the studio in February 2003
to start the long recording session
of “Legiones Del
Sur”, that took them almost 4
months to be finished.
Jezabel’s sound can be referred
to the European/German tradition of power
metal. But at the same time it would not
be fair to reduce the analysis of their
music to their somehow-likeness to bands
such as Helloween or Gamma Ray, because
many fans of Argentinean-legends Rata
Blanca, will notice for example the same
good-taste in their composition, perfectly
expressed by the power ballad “Miro
Atras” (“I look back”).
It is not always necessary to play
fast to play good.
The steady presence of the keyboards
and the great guitar duets are another
characteristic aspect of “Legiones Del Sur”,
along with the band’s election of
singing in Spanish; commercially this
could have been not the wisest move, but
it is band’s determination to
maintain a strong tie to their roots.
“Legiones del Sur” is the
perfect album for all those fans who
still believe that Metal Music can touch emotions
and not be a simple entertainment.

JEZABEL’s line-up:
Leandro Coronel (vocals)
Nestor Rodríguez (guitar)
Diego Del Río (guitar)
Omar Liste (keyboards)
Gustavo Florio (bass)
Guillermo Saccomanno (drums)
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