Directo A La Luz
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Directo A La Luz is the first live album by the Spanish
power metal
band WarCry
, recorded in Madrid
, Spain
on November 5, 2005 in the music hall
"Divino Aqualung" to a crowd of over 2,500 people. In the concert WarCry played various songs from every album released to that point. It was released on February 27, 2006 (see 2006 in music
) in digipak
format DVD
-CD
. The CD format only contained a selection of the band's most successful songs played on the concert.
Around those days, WarCry was the only one band to perform a sold-out concert, where even Steve Vai
, who participated before couldn't make it. On February 25, 2006 just 2 days before its release, Directo A La Luz was awarded as the year's best national concert, on the AMAS awards first edition. The public and the sales have praised this work which, as said by the band itself, "tries to transmit every single thing who describes WarCry on stage".
They were invited twice to the TV channel
Televisión Española
in less than 2 months, the first show was given on April 4, with the song "Nuevo Mundo" on the program Música Uno; and the other one on May 12, 2006. Directo A La Luz was also the # 1 on DVDs sales in Spain
and stood in high positions for many weeks, among works like U2
's Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago, Iron Maiden
's Death on the Road
, Jimi Hendrix
's Live at Woodstock
. On September 18, 2006, WarCry attended to a celebration with the press and fans in Madrid
signing more than 1,500 people's discs, to receive the gold certification
for Directo A La Luz and make the official presentation of the new album, La Quinta Esencia
.
Extras
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band WarCry
WarCry (band)
WarCry is a Spanish power metal band led by founder, singer, and songwriter Víctor García. Formed in 2001 when García and drummer Alberto Ardines were ejected from Avalanch, the band has since released five studio albums and one live album, with a sixth studio album currently in progress. WarCry...
, recorded in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on November 5, 2005 in the music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
"Divino Aqualung" to a crowd of over 2,500 people. In the concert WarCry played various songs from every album released to that point. It was released on February 27, 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) in digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
format DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
-CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. The CD format only contained a selection of the band's most successful songs played on the concert.
Around those days, WarCry was the only one band to perform a sold-out concert, where even Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
, who participated before couldn't make it. On February 25, 2006 just 2 days before its release, Directo A La Luz was awarded as the year's best national concert, on the AMAS awards first edition. The public and the sales have praised this work which, as said by the band itself, "tries to transmit every single thing who describes WarCry on stage".
They were invited twice to the TV channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
in less than 2 months, the first show was given on April 4, with the song "Nuevo Mundo" on the program Música Uno; and the other one on May 12, 2006. Directo A La Luz was also the # 1 on DVDs sales in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and stood in high positions for many weeks, among works like U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
's Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
's Death on the Road
Death on the Road
Death on the Road is a live CD, LP, and DVD released by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden on 30 August 2005 and on 6 February 2006...
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
's Live at Woodstock
Live at Woodstock
The remastered 2010 "Experience Hendrix" DVD includes the following on the second disc titled "A Second Look":"Road To Woodstock: Hendrix performance footage, interview with Woodstock promoter Michael Lang and Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Larry Lee, Juma Sultan and others."Jimi Hendrix: Live At...
. On September 18, 2006, WarCry attended to a celebration with the press and fans in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
signing more than 1,500 people's discs, to receive the gold certification
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
for Directo A La Luz and make the official presentation of the new album, La Quinta Esencia
La Quinta Esencia
La Quinta Esencia is the fifth studio album by the power metal band WarCry, released on December 18, 2006 , and distributed through Avispa Music...
.
DVD
- "Nuevo Mundo" ("New World")
- "Luz Del Norte" ("Northern Light")
- "El Regreso" ("The Return")
- "Aire" ("Air")
- "Perdido" ("Lost")
- "Despertar" ("Awaken")
- "Tu Ausencia" ("Your Absence")
- "Hijo De La Ira" ("Son Of The Rage")
- "Contra El Viento" ("Against The Wind")
- "Señor" ("LordGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
") - "El Amor De Una Madre" ("A Mother's Love")
- "Alejandro" ("Alexander")
- "En Un Lugar Sin Dios" ("In A Place Without God")
- "Dispuesto A Combatir" ("Willing To Fight")
- "El Anticristo" ("The Antichrist")
- "Trono Del Metal" ("Throne Of The MetalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
") - "Tú Mismo" ("Yourself")
- "Espíritu De Amor" ("Spirit Of Love")
- "El Guardián De Troya" ("The Guardian Of Troy")
- "Nana" ("LullabyLullabyA lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
") - "Capitán Lawrence" ("Captain LawrenceLawrence OatesCaptain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates was an English Antarctic explorer, known for the manner of his death, when he walked from a tent into a blizzard, with the words "I am just going outside and may be some time"....
") - "Hoy Gano Yo" ("Today I Win")
Extras
- Making off: How was the day until the concert from WarCryWarCry (band)WarCry is a Spanish power metal band led by founder, singer, and songwriter Víctor García. Formed in 2001 when García and drummer Alberto Ardines were ejected from Avalanch, the band has since released five studio albums and one live album, with a sixth studio album currently in progress. WarCry...
's point of view. - Preparation
- Images of the public waiting for the concert.
- Before the concert scenes.
CD
- "Nuevo Mundo" ("New World") - 6:12
- "Luz Del Norte" ("Northern Light") - 5:23
- "Hijo De La Ira" ("Son Of The Rage") - 6:05
- "Contra El Viento" ("Against The Wind") - 5:00
- "El Amor De Una Madre" ("A Mother's Love") - 5:28
- "Trono Del Metal" ("Throne Of The MetalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
") - 6:06 - "Espíritu De Amor" ("Spirit Of Love") - 6:21
- "Tú Mismo" ("Yourself") - 4:57
- "En Un Lugar Sin Dios" ("In A Place Without God") - 5:56
- "Nana" ("LullabyLullabyA lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
") - 4:59 - "Capitán Lawrence" ("Captain LawrenceLawrence OatesCaptain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates was an English Antarctic explorer, known for the manner of his death, when he walked from a tent into a blizzard, with the words "I am just going outside and may be some time"....
") - 7:02 - "Hoy Gano Yo" ("Today I Win") - 6:49
Credits
- Víctor GarcíaVíctor García (Spanish singer)Víctor García is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the power metal band WarCry. He is the central figure and sole original member of WarCry and a former Avalanch lead vocalist, being considered one of the best Spanish metal singers...
- vocals - Pablo GarcíaPablo García (musician)Pablo García Fernández is a guitarist, for the power metal band WarCry.-Career:Pablo's first contact with a guitar emerges at the age of 16, in the summer of 1993, on a self-taught, and decides to dedicate most of his time to that instrument. Leading him to form his first band with some friends...
- guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Fernando MonFernando MonFernando is a member of the Asturian power metal band WarCry. He is working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Alberto Ardines, and Toni Amboaje.-Career:...
- guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Roberto García - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Manuel RamilManuel RamilManuel Ramil was the keyboardist for the Power metal band WarCry. He is currently working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Alberto Ardines, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje. Also known as the ex-keyboardist for the band Torquemada...
- keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Alberto ArdinesAlberto ArdinesAlberto Ardines is a Spanish musician. He is currently working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje.- Career :...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Francisco De Borja - Video Recording
- Hand Made S.L. - Audio Recording
- Pronorte - Illumination
- Daniel Alonso - Design
- Daniel Sanz - Edition
- Sergio Blanco - Photos
- Esteban Casasolas & Alberto ArdinesAlberto ArdinesAlberto Ardines is a Spanish musician. He is currently working on a new alternative/power metal band called Sauze formed by himself, along with Manuel Ramil, Fernando Mon, and Toni Amboaje.- Career :...
- Mastering