SOULBURNER

SOULBURNERTHE EARLY DAYSThe band was formed in early 1.998, by Bernardo Garcia, Juan Carlos Arvalo and Ricardo Gonzlez, who shared a common love for true Metal. Soon thereafter, they get aware of their potential to create heavy, devastating riffs; after writing the basic tracks of some songs in which anyone could appreciate the influences of bands such as SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, SEPULTURA and OBITUARY, just to name a few.RITUAL as they were known back then, entered the studio in late October of 1.998 for the recording of a two song demo, serving as a promo for the specialized radio stations. This material became available to the public thanks to the help of Jorge Mackenzie, NEUROSIS INC’s mastermind, who offered RITUAL to share an split album with them; RITUAL’s part was entitled "Pure Sick Metal" (NEUROSIS INC.’s part was called "The Trial").DEATH FUCKING METAL!!!Early on 2.000, Alejandro Rojas, a top notch drummer with a vast experience in the Colombian Metal scene (LEISHMANIASIS, UNDER THREAT, TEATRO PANICO) joins the band and gives them a kick in their ass, contributing with fresh ideas for the new material, which became even heavier and absolutely ass-kicking. The other major change was the adoption of the actual name, SOULBURNER, which reflected more the character of the new style, more oriented to the Death Metal sounds than before.On March 19th 2.000, SOULBURNER participated on the HALLOWEEN ROCK 2.000 METAL FEST, earning the first-place award among twenty-something local bands, some of them of high caliber. Also the participation on the BLOODFEST 2.000, sharing stage with INTERNAL SUFFERING, PURULENT, UNDER THREAT and LEGEND MAKER, among others. Also notorious are their two consecutive spots on ROCK AL PARQUE FEST 2.000 and 2.001, where SOULBURNER showed the power of their craft in from of a massive audience.SOULBURNER entered the studio on September 2.000 for the recording of their debut album, "HELLFIRE", which consisted on nine killer tracks and their trademark UNLEASHED’s cover, "Execute Them All". HELLFIRE hit stores on April 2.002, with massive support by the Death Metal community. SOULBURNER performed shows in cities like Tunja and Cali to promote the album.BREAKING GROUNDThe success attained with "HELLFIRE" trespassed boundaries, receiving excellent reviews by the specialized press in U.S.A, Romany, Germany, Italy, Thailand and Chile. The band’s music was played extensively on specialized internet radio stations, being often compared to bands like VITAL REMAINS, SUFFOCATION, NILE and KRISIUN, to name a few. SOULBURNER has also appeared on national (From Colombia With Hate) and international Metal compilations (Canada’s Meathead Records, and various South American compilations). The band was even offered a spot on the famed MILWAKEE METALFEST in 2.003, but this could not happen, due to the short time available to do all the legal paper stuff.In the middle of 2.003 the band starts the recording of their 2nd album, something that is viewed certainly as a step ahead in their ever improving sound and overall concept, showing a more musically mature band, but a more tight and corrosive outfit also, featuring better riffs, structures, and overall, better songs.In early 2.004 some deep changes in personnel were evident, with Juan Carlos Arvalo being fired, for more than "musical disagreements" and this became an obstacle for the plans of the band: finishing the 2nd album and solidifying the name of SOULBURNER as a major force in Death Metal. This inconvenient causes a rather long delay, but after some time searching for the best musicians and eventually finding them, the band starts all over again. This time with a very strong and smoking line-up, consisting of Sergio Ramos (vocals, ex - CANCERBERO), Bernardo Garca (guitar), Ricardo Gonzlez (bass) and Sander Bermdez (drums from outer space!! ETHEREAL), SOULBURNER unleashes all the blasting power of a live world-class Death Metal act, performing shows in cities like Medellin, Bucaramanga Ibague, among others. This line-up reaches new heights musically and sonically, while defying non-believers and proving that SOULBURNER has never lost their edge as a live act, on the contrary, they will only get better every time!!THE PRESENT AND THE FUTUREOn late November 2.004, SOULBURNER releases LIFE DENIED a promo CD containing 3 live cuts (taken from Bucaramangas show in September that year), and a demo-sample of what will be their new material. SOULBURNER finally released their long awaited follow-up album on August of 2.006, showing a more mature and evolved beast. The icing on the cake was their live show at the largest open-air festival in Latin America, ROCK AL PARQUE, in Bogotá, Colombia, in front of thousands of rabid Metal Maniacs, showing the full devastating power of SOULBURNER as a live band, continuing this way their quest to offer the most skull-crushing Death Metal ever made in Colombia. Just check out for yourselves.