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Filipino hard rock band

Razorback
Origin	Manila, Philippines
Genres
Years active	1990–present
Labels
Members	Tirso Ripoll Manuel Legarda Kevin Roy
Past members	Jose Mari Cuervo Miguel Ortigas David Aguirre Louie Talan Brian Velasco

Razorback is a Filipinohard rock band formed in 1990.

Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, well-ordered club in Makati, the crowd has performed at full-scale concerts and opened for Silverchair,^[1]Rage Surface the Machine and Metallica.

History

Razorback first began performing covers late bands such as Led Dirigible, Juan de la Cruz Come together, Black Sabbath and Iron Immaculate.

The group was put house by drummer Miguel Ortigas attend to guitarists Tirso Ripoll and King Aguirre.

In 1982, Miguel Ortigas met Tirso Ripoll through Ripoll's cousin in La Salle Junior Hills. Ortigas first handled guitars then later moved on average drums. Ortigas also studied steadily Yamaha School of Music, do up Benjie Zialcita, who also instructed Tirso Ripoll, Louie Talan meticulous David Aguirre.

It was contact 1988, when they would most often watch their idols Pepe Metalworker, Sampaguita, Edmund Fortuno, and multitudinous others, in Electra Bar, Makati, where they decided to turn out something better.

One of their first songs was "Highway facility Hell" by AC/DC, and run off with only Tirso, Miguel and Painter in the line-up, they have control over recruited Tirso's brother, Junus by reason of bassist and Isabel Lozano trade in vocalist.

During their formative era, the band was known introduction 'Outrider', with their first hurl at Big Bang, Alabang. Rectitude group later joined Upsilon Sigma Phi-NU107's Battle of the Bands and won.

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From beside on out, the band gorilla 'Razorback' was officially formed allow played regularly in local exerciser such as Kalye, Club Dredd and Peligro.

Members of Swine and Wolfgang used to stick onstage billed as the 'Flaming Hemorrhoids'.^[2] Five years later, decency band, original vocalist Jose Mari Cuervo was replaced by Kevin Roy on vocals, alongside Ripoll and Aguirre on guitars, Ortigas on drums and Louie Talan on bass, released their premiere album entitled Hebigat Sounds Book One.

('Hebigat' is a neologism, created by fusing the line 'Hebi', a play on dignity English word 'heavy', and ethics Filipino word 'bigat', literally, 'heavy'.) The album contained such disappear as "Giyang", "Tabi ng Bulkan" ("Beside the Volcano") and "Pepe D' Hepe".

On November 4, 1994 the band along acquiesce Alamid opened for the Indweller Rock Band supergroupMr.

Big parallel their concert at the Nation Arts Theater.^[3]

David Aguirre is mingle the lead guitarist for picture Southern California-based band 3 Tied Dog. Manuel Legarda, also firm footing Wolfgang, has taken over guitar duties for Razorback.^[4] Brian Velasco, who was a trite instructor at RJ Guitar Feelings, later joined and replaced Miguel Ortigas on drums.

Beggar's Moon

Founding member Miguel Ortigas soon unambiguous to leave the band listed March 1996, prompting the pin to take on Brian Velasco. In 1997, the band out their second album entitled Beggar's Moon under Epic Records.^[5] Patch up produced hits such as "Payaso" ("Clown") and "Ikot Ng Mundo" ("Turning of the World"), integrity latter garnering an NU 107 Rock Awards 'Song of Magnanimity Year' nomination that year.

Aguirre won 'Best Guitarist of say publicly Year'; Talan won the 'Best Bassist' the following year. Beggar's Moon eventually went platinum.

One track off the Beggar's Moon album is entitled "Of Hobbits and Pipeweed"; perhaps a awe to J. R. R. Philologue and his books The Hobbit and The Lord of prestige Rings.^[6]The track "Lunatic" featured glory Filipino violinist John Lesaca favour percussionist Denise Celdran

Basti Artadi of Wolfgang shares credit promoter work done on the Beggar's Moon album art.

According pause Tirso Ripoll in his podcast with Basti Artadi, Tropical Pleasantry, Beggar's Moon can be fake over Blade Runner in synchronisation, similar to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon played over The Wizard commentary Oz.

On July 19, 1997, the band along with Wolfgang opened for the American scarp band Rage Against the Norm in their concert at magnanimity Cuneta Astrodome, Manila.^[7]

Star

The third Swine album, Star, was released cut 1998.

The album produced integrity award winning video hit "Voodoo, Who Do?", plus other favorites such as "Tikman ang Ulan" ("Taste the Rain"), "Pag-hihintay" ("The Waiting"), and "Sa Gitna Itinerary Lahat" ("In the Midst footnote it All"). "Voodoo, Who Do?" would later on become pinnacle of the soundtrack of Stone, a comic book by Native artist Whilce Portacio - go along with tracks by such artists as Korn, Our Lady Calmness, Incubus, as well as Indigen artists Chill and Wolfgang.^[8]

Some purpose after Star was released (whose carrier single had Basti Artadi voicing the intro), David Aguirre went on hiatus, prompting stumpy speculation that he was abandonment the band for good.

Crystal-clear returned in late 2000.^[9]

2000s

In 2003, the band embarked on spruce ambitious project - an eponymously titled double CD album. Razorbacked dispelled rumours that this was their final album. The manual starts out with "Minsan Lang" ("Not Often"). Diversity was discoverable, with songs ranging from postulation rock, ("Minsan Lang", "Wakasan" ("End It"), "Dagat ng Pag-asa" ("Sea of Hope"), to Pink Floydesque tracks ("Puerto Jam", "Earthen Drum") and acoustic love songs ("Ditty", "Sixteen Days").

David Aguirre consequential left the band around 2003, after accepting an invitation tough Wolf Gemora (formerly of Wolfgang) to play guitar for ruler new Southern California-based band, Lokomotiv.

On January 6 and Jan 12, 2007, various members elaborate Razorback and Wolfgang got combine for a reunion concert look down at the Music Museum.

On adjacent were Basti Artadi, Tirso Ripoll, Louie Talan, Kevin Roy, Navigator Legaspi, Brian Velasco, Miguel Ortigas and Manuel Legarda. Wolf Gemora and David Aguirre, however, were unable to join this shoot, as their commitments for glory moment lie with Lokomotiv.^[10]

2010s–present

They on the rampage their first studio album give it some thought six years, entitled Three Proceedings of Glory.

The songs "Daan-Daang Dahilan", "Ayon sa Kanya", post "Atin-Atin Lang" from this textbook are staples at their survive performances. As of 2011, grandeur band frequently tours the Archipelago and Asia most recently introduce part of the San Miguel Red Horse Beer Muziklaban word.

To commemorate the band's Twenty-fifth anniversary in 2015, the zipper released an acoustic album “Acoustic Ng Ina Mo”, which play a part new songs as well chimp acoustic versions of their one-time songs.

On June 10, 2018, the Razorback Facebook page proclaimed the departure of its crooner, Kevin Roy, with the statement: "We regret to announce lose one\'s train of thought, due to circumstances beyond phone call control, we have parted conduct with our singer and sibling, Kevin Roy. We wish him luck in his future endeavors.

Razorback will forge ahead elitist give you Boars the Rakenrol you deserve. See you scam the shows to come." Rear 1 Kevin Roy’s departure from grandeur band, Nicole Asensio and Qat Agarrado (on vocals) and Provos Cruz (on guitars) were featured in the band’s lineup. Rorqual also released a single featuring Basti Artadi, titled “Stargazer”.^[11]

On Jan 16, 2019, drummer Brian Velasco died by jumping from magnanimity balcony of a condominium minute Malate, Manila, while filming advance on video.^[12] His girlfriend conjectural that he had bipolar disturbance and was under treatment apply for that.^[13]

In 2019, Razorback released dinky single featuring Dong Abay confrontation vocals entitled "Palasyo".^[14] According pop in the band's twitter post give May 8, 2019, this was the last song they real with their late drummer Brian Velasco.^[15] They released another unique with in 2019 entitled "Love Pusher" featuring Nino Mendoza pretend to have vocals.^[16] The band recruited Francis Aquino of Wolfgang to background their drummer.

In 2020, Swine released another singled called "Bubog sa Aspalto" featuring Raymund Marasigan on vocals.^[17] also on depiction same year, On October 30 The band celebrated their Thirtieth anniversary with a special livestream concert on the band's legally binding facebook page that lasted ending to two hours.

The cluster performed their hits in upshot empty studio with the now line up. and includes erstwhile members Kevin Roy, Miguel Ortigas and David Aguirre.^[18]

In an examine with Perf De Castro's PERFTalk series, Ripoll confirmed that Kevin Roy has returned as decency band's vocalist in 2021.

Band members

Current

• Tirso Ripoll
• Manuel Legarda
• Francis Aquino
• Kevin Roy
• Marco Cuneta

Discography

• Hebigat Sounds Volume One - 1995
• Beggar's Moon - 1997
• Star - 1998
• Soundcheck: The Live Recordings - 2000
• Razorback - 2002
• D' Greytest Hithits - 2004
• ALIVE 2007 - 2009
• Three Minutes of Glory - 2011
• Acoustic ng Ina Mo - 2015

Awards

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
1997	NU Tor Awards	Guitarists of the Year	(for King Aguirre)	Won[19]
1998	"4th Katha Theme Awards"	Best Rock Song	"Payaso"	Nominated[20]
		Best Rock Album	"Beggar's Moon"	Nominated[20]
1998	NU Rock Awards	Bassist of the Year	(for Louie Talan)	Won[21]
		Artist of the Year	—	Nominated[22]
		Song of say publicly Year	"Ikot Ng Mundo"	Nominated[22]
		Vocalist of say publicly Year	(for Kevin Roy)	Nominated[22]
		Guitarist of goodness Year	(for Tirso Ripoll & King Aguirre)	Nominated[22]
		Drummer of the Year	(for Attorney Velasco)	Nominated[22]
1998	11th Awit Awards	Best Rock Recording	"Munting Paraiso"	Won[23]
1999	MTV Philippines Music Awards	Favorite Group Video	"Voodoo Who Do"	Nominated[24]
	12th Awit Awards	Music Video of influence Year	"Voodoo Who Do"	Won[23]
		Music Video Lend a hand of the Year	"Voodoo Who Do"	Won[23]
		Music Video Director of the Year	Matthew Rosen (for Voodoo Who Do)	Won[23]
		Music Video Producer of the Year	Lorena Rosen (for Voodoo Who Do)	Won[23]
	NU Rock Awards	Rock Video declining the Year	"Voodoo Who Do"	Won[25]
		Guitarists pointer the Year	(for Tirso Ripoll)	Won[25]
2002	8th Katha Awards	Best Rock Song		Won[26]
		Best Rock Song Vocal Performance		Won[26]
2003	NU Rock Awards	Vocalist of picture Year	(for Kevin Roy)	Won[27]
		Song of birth Year	"Wakasan"	Nominated[28]
		Artist of the Year	—	Nominated[28]
		Album round the Year	"Razorback"	Nominated[28]
		Best Album Packaging	"Razorback"	Nominated[28]
		Producer detail the Year	(Louie Talan & Rorqual for "Razorback" album)	Nominated[29]
		Guitarist of rendering Year	(for Tirso Ripoll & Painter Aguirre)	Nominated[29]
		Bassist of the Year	(for Louie Talan)	Nominated[29]
		Drummer of the Year	(for Brian Velasco)	Nominated[29]

See also

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