Red Wine

 Today in 2004 Red Wine released the album Cenizas

Santo Domingo de la Calzada/Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Heavy/Power Metal

Status:Split-up

Years active:1997-2005, 2010

The interestingly-named Red Wine was a Spanish melodic power metal band, founded in 1997 and becoming one of the more well-known traditional metal bands from Spain, alongside Tierra Santa and Dark Moor (both of which are good musical comparisons as well). Even for power metal, the originality factor is low here -- if it weren't for the singing in Spanish, there'd be nothing to differentiate this band from the hordes of current Euro power metal bands, as they employ all of the trademarks of the genre, from the double-bass drum work to the upbeat choruses (often with backing male choirs) to the keyboard flourishes to the soaring vocals (granted, Mario Suarez is a more than capable singer). The musicianship and production are faultless, again par for the genre. As with many in this field, the object here is not to reinvent metal but simply play catchy, enjoyable classic heavy metal, and in that regard Red Wine delivered. They disbanded, appropriately enough, after releasing a covers album entitled The End.

Arise Records

Iván Ramirez Drums

Daniel Martínez Bass, Vocals (backing)

Jesús Zuazo Guitars

Dan Díez Guitars

Iván Crespo Keyboards

Mario Suárez Vocals

1. 806 00:52

2. Miedo-dolor 04:16

3. Salva tu hogar 03:54

4. Lágrima de soledad 03:56

5. Una vida más 04:01

6. Despierta 04:23

7. Fantasma del pasado 04:55

8. Vientos de libertad 04:43

9. Ojos de ley 04:52

10. Negando lo evidente 04:29

11. Mi universo 03:09

43:30

Recorded at Track 6 (Logroño, La Rioja) during summer, 2003.