Trooper (Romanian band)
Trooper is a Romanian heavy metal band. It was formed on 25 October 1995, by brothers Alin and Aurelian Dinca, inspired by bands like Iron Maiden or Judas Priest The band used to be called Megarock, then White Wolf. Once with the arrival of Ionut "Negative" Fleancu the band was renamed to Trooper. Poll conducted by the specialized Heavy Metal Magazine in 2001 placed Trooper first in the category Best young band.[1] The group appeared on MTV, MCM, Atomic, TVR1, TVR2, B1 TV, Antena 1, Romania International, Prima TV, Pro TV.[1] Throughout their career, Trooper have shared their stage with bands such as Iron Maiden, Manowar, Sepultura, Kreator and Evergrey.
Discography
- 2001 - Trooper (demo)
- 2002 - Trooper I (full-length)
- 2004 - EP (EP)
- 2005 - Desant (full-length)
- 2006 - Gloria (tribute to Iris)
- 2006 - Electric (full-length)
- 2007 - 12 Ani - Amintiri (boxset)
- 2008 - Rock'N'Roll Pozitiv (full-length)
- 2009 - Vlad Tepes - Poemele Valahiei (full-length)
- 2010 - 15 (live album)
- 2011 - T.B.A. (full-length)
Current line-up
- Alin "Coiot" Dinca - Lead vocals (1995–present)
- Aurelian "Balaur" Dinca - Lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
- Laurentiu Popa - Lead/rhythm guitar (2001–present)
- Ionut "Oscar" Radulescu - Bass guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
- Ionut "John" Covalciuc - Drums (1999–present)
Past members
- Radu "Schija" Petis - Lead/rhythm guitar
- Eduard Enuta - Bass guitar
- Ionut "Negative" Fleancu - Drums
- Alexandru "Andu" Dinca - Drums
- Razvan Voicu - Drums
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