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Saratoga - 2009 - Secretos Y Revelaciones

Power/heavy metal from Spain, latest full-length album released in 2009.

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Saratoga started in August 1992 when Jerónimo Ramiro "Jero", well-known guitarist that recorded three albums with ÑU and founded in the 80's the group SANTA where he also recorded three albums, and Niko del Hierro, bass player that recorded with Jero in the year 1990 the disk "DOS AÑOS DE DESTIERRO" (TWO YEARS IN EXILE) by ÑU, who at that time was member of BARON ROJO, with whom he had recorded "DESAFIO" (CHALLENGE) in 1992, decided to create a band where they can show their real composition and playing style, getting closer to a different and more heavy metal sound, away of what they have been doing with their former bands where the music was other people's composition and it was also more hard rock.

But all that good expectations had a weak point: the vocals. Antonio Dominguez was a young singer with good presence on stage, but his voice was more closer to hard rock style like AC/DC than in the one that SARATOGA wants to define, more melodic and Heavy.

In May 1993 Antonio Dominguez is substituted by Fortu Sanchez, former singer of OBUS and an entire legend in the Spanish rock. In June the rehearsals began and songs like GRITA (SCREAM), OJOS DE MUJER (EYES OF A WOMAN), ERES TU (YOU ARE) and over all of them LOCO (CRAZY) were born.

SARATOGA played in every place, with a lot of illusion and trusting themselves, playing the new songs and showing to the press a new tape that won several awards and that made LOCO (CRAZY) one of their most famous songs and very requested in their concerts.

Finally, in December 1994, SARATOGA signs with the company AVISPA that had in its catalog groups like MEDINA AZAHARA, ÑU, BARON ROJO, MURO, OBUS and others. SARATOGA thought that experience with bands of similar style was a guarantee for the future of them.

In October 1995 the first record "SARATOGA" was released.

" TRIBUTE " was rehearsed during June 1996.

By the middle of December 1998, four drummers were called for an audition.

1997 the band resealed Mi Cliudad.

Album "Vientos De Guerra" was recorded and released in 1998.

By radio and press advertisings, musicians all over Spain found out that SARATOGA needed drummer and singer. They were asked to call a telephone number and then to go to the record company to pick up a tape with two songs to learn and play in the future audition. The two songs were SALVAJE y PERRO TRAIDOR.

By the middle of December 1998, four drummers were called for an audition. Although all of them had a high level, the one that played in second place highlighted clearly above the other ones. His name was Daniel Perez and he was found thanks to the school "PROGRESSIVE DRUMMERS" directed by Luis Garcia, reputed session drummer and who has played live with many bands like ÑU, SOBREDOSIS, RAMONCIN, etc. And he was a great friend of SARATOGA for years.

"EXCALIBUR METAL" prizes in 2000 poll from Los + Mejores magazine: Niko Best bass guitar player and Leo best singer.

2000 the band made live album Tiempos De Directo.

AGOTARAS was released on March 1 2002 and the long time awaited record was acclaimed by the press and mostly by the fans that got the prize for their trust in SARATOGA. The next months will be on the road the band has signed many shows all along Spain, including some of the most important festivals.

2006 Saratoga released "The Fighting Clan" and "Secretos Y Revelationes" in 2009.

Saratoga At MySpace

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Power / Heavy Metal

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23/09/2009

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