Lokomotiv (band)

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This article is about the Southern California rock band. For other uses, see Lokomotiv (disambiguation).



Background information
Origin	Manila, Philippines California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Modern rock Hard rock
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	EMI
Associated acts	Wolfgang Razorback B.K.S. Face Down
Website	www.lokomotivrocks.com
Members
Wolf Gemora - drums David Aguirre - guitar Danny Gonzales - bass Ryan Hudson - vocals
Former members
Basti Artadi - vocals James MacDonnell - guitar

Lokomotiv is a Southern California-based rock band which counts among its line-up, the key members of some of the most successful hard rock bands in the Philippines during the 1990's -- Wolfgang and Razorback.

1 History
2 Debut album and new vocalist
3 Influences
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes

[edit] History

In 2002, Basti Artadi and Wolf Gemora of Wolfgang decided to leave the Philippines as they became disillusioned with the future of hard rock in the country's music industry and settled in the United States.^[1].

Lokomotiv first came together in January 2003 in Orange County, California, with Gemora, California native Danny Gonzales and guitarist James MacDonnell forming the initial line-up. A year later, David Aguirre of Razorback was recruited into the band. A few months after, Artadi, who was then living in San Francisco, was offered the job of fronting the band; he accepted. At this point, MacDonnell opted to leave the band.

[edit] Debut album and new vocalist

Rock N' Roll Death Toll

In October 2005, the band cut their debut album, entitled Rock N' Roll Death Toll. A music video was filmed for one of the album's tracks -- Five Alive. This music video saw heavy rotation in the Philippines through MYX Music Channel and MTV Asia. The debut album was released in the Philippines in September 2006.

Basti Artadi left the band on June 24, 2006^[2], due to "musical and creative differences".^[3] In late August 2006 singer/songwriter Ryan Hudson, hailing from Norman, Oklahoma was recruited to front the band, converting Lokomotiv's look and early strategy from "returning Fil-Am supergroup" to "hard-charging global rockers."^{[citation needed]}

Lokomotiv returned to the Philippines late in 2006 to tour in support of their debut album. One of the venues they played was the MTV Music Summit 2006 for HIV/AIDS held December 2006 at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field, Taguig, Metro Manila.^[4] Fresh off their successful reception as a big-venue act in the Philippines, the quartet is now back in the United States, performing and recording new material representing the band's evolving influences and direction.

[edit] Influences

Lokomotiv counts Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, The Ramones, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Soundgarden, the Rollins Band, Audioslave and Velvet Revolver among its musical influences.

[edit] Trivia

Danny Gonzales played bass for the experimental metal group B.K.S. from 1991 until 1996. He later was in the acoustic/electric duo, Face Down from 2001 - 2003.
Before fronting for Lokomotiv, Basti Artadi was with a San Francisco-based band called Kitaan.
Ryan Hudson was singer/songwriter and guitarist for Norman, Oklahoma-based rock group Lazarus IV from 2001 until 2005.