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A.N.I.M.A.L. (Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar) (meaning Harassed, Our Indians Died While Fighting) was a Groove metal band from Argentina. The band was founded by the singer and guitarist Andr s Gim nez in 1992 under the name of "Animal", but due to legal issues the name was changed to the spelling A.N.I.M.A.L. The band's sound is Groove Metal, (then changed to Nu Metal), and most lyrics deal with issues of ethnic minorities and indigenous people of Latin America; witnessed by song titles such as S lo Por Ser Indios ("Only For Being Indian"), Guerra De Razas ("Race War"), Poder Latino ("Latin Power") and Raza Castigada ("Punished Race"). The band experienced commercial success in the mid-to-late 1990s and toured throughout a number of Latin American countries, the United States and Europe. When longtime bassist Marcelo "Corvata" Corval n and then drummer Andres "El Ni o" Vilanova (who joined in 1998 at age 17) left the band in 1999, the band entered a decline as many fans started losing interest in it. In 2006 it was announced that the band would take an indefinite break; this resulted in Mart n Carrizo's (drummer) leaving the band and Andr s Gim nez forming a new band called "D-mente" (word play meaning both demente ("lunatic") and devil mente ("devil mind", or "weak mind" --although weak in Spanish is d bil not devil Andr s' nickname). Titi Lapolla and Mart n Carrizo are part of Power of Soul.
Personnel - Andr s Gim nez vocals, guitar (1992 2006)
- Marcelo "Corvata" Corval n bass, vocals (1992 1999)
- Cristian "Titi" Lapolla bass, backing vocals (2000 2006)
- Hernan Cotelo bass (????-????)
- An bal Alo drums (1992 1993)
- Javier Dorado drums (1993, 2001 2003)
- Mart n Carrizo drums, programming (1994 1998, 2004 2006)
- Andr s Vilanova drums (1998 1999)
- Marcelo Castro drums (2000 2001)
Discography Studio albums External links de:A.N.I.M.A.L. es:A.N.I.M.A.L. ka:A.N.I.M.A.L. pt:A.N.I.M.A.L.
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