Walter Giardino

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Walter Giardino
Background information
Born (1960-03-06) March 6, 1960
Origin Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres Heavy metal, power metal, hard rock, neo-classical metal
Occupations Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1980–Present
Associated acts Rata Blanca
V8
Temple
Doogie White
Mago de Oz

Héctor Walter Giardino (born March 6, 1960) is an Argentine guitarist, composer and leader of the heavy metal and hard rock band Rata Blanca. He is very influenced by Ritchie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen and David Gilmour.

Career

Early Years and V8 (1981–1985)

In 1981 Walter Giardino as a guitarist and vocalist founded Punto Rojo with Gustavo Andino (drums) and Roberto Cosseddu (bass) the band was successful on the under scene but never record an album. The band was dissolved in 1984. In 1985 the most important national heavy metal band at time V8 was looking for a new guitarist and drummer to substitute Osvaldo Civile and Gustavo Rowek, the band recruit both Giardino and Andino (from Punto Rojo) and Miguel Roldan another guitarist. On his time with V8 Giardino wrote some songs but the band never accepted it. After six months in V8 the bassist and leader Ricardo Iorio fire Giardino. He began a new project with another former V8, the drummer Gustavo Rowek.


Rata Blanca (1986–1997)

In 1986, after his departure from V8, Giardino founded Rata Blanca with Gustavo Rowek (drums), Rodolfo Cava (vocals) and Yulie Ruth (bass), under this line-up the band recorded a demo in England. After two years of rehearsals the band debuted at Teatro Luz y Fuerza in Buenos Aires. For this event the band recruited Sergio Berdichevsky (rhythm guitar), Saul Blanch (vocals) and a new bassist called Guillermo Sanchez. This line-up eventually recorded the band's self-titled debut album. In 1990 the band recorded Magos, espadas y rosas with Adrián Barilari on the vocals and Hugo Bistolfi as an official member in the keyboard duties. This era was the band's most successful. In 1992 they released Guerrero del Arco Iris and in 1993 the EP El Libro Oculto. After this Walter Giardino wished to move the band's sound into a heavier sound, opinion not shared with both Barilari and Bistolfi, who decided to leave Rata Blanca. They were in turn replaced by Mario Ian (vocals) and Javier Retamozo (keyboards). This formation recorded in 1994 Entre el Cielo y el Infierno an album marked with a heavy sound more in the style of bands like Accept and Judas Priest. Ian leaves in 1996 after musical differences with the band, and Giardino started searching for a new vocalist with same register of Barilari. Finally he recruited Gabriel Marian. VII was the next album, that didn't receive much acceptance from the fans. Late 1997, Giardino disbanded Rata Blanca.

Temple (1998–2000, 2012)

Giardino began a new project named Walter Giardino Temple which only recorded one album (1998) The band included Norberto Rodriguez (vocals) Ruben Trombini (bass), Pablo Catania (keyboards) and Martin Carrizo (drums) later replaced by Fernando Scarcella. The band break-up after play with Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) when Walter Giardino wanted to play alone allegedly because the band doesn't know how to play the song 'Burn'. After this event the members of the band except Scarcella create his own band, ironically named Quemar (Spanish translation of "burn"). Temple was on a hiatus and Giardino collaborate with Spain metal band Mago de Oz and then return to Argentina. Giardino invites Adrian Barilari and Hugo Bistolfi to act for some nights with Temple, the bassist Daniel Leonetti leaves the band and his place was taken by Guillermo Sanchez (another Rata Blanca member) and this was the beginning of the return of Rata Blanca.

Joe Lynn Turner shows

On September 2012 Giardino reactive Temple to bring some concerts with Joe Lynn Turner. The setlist include songs of Deep Purple and Rainbow. The band was conformed by Rata Blanca members Danilo Moschen and Fernando Scarcella (also in the first era of Temple), and Pablo Motyzak. Javier Barrozo current singer of Magnos sang Temple original songs during the show.

Rata Blanca: The Second Era (2000–Present)

Temple officially had four of the six members of the most successful line-up of Rata Blanca. Giardino decided to reform Rata Blanca and asked Gustavo Rowek and Sergio Berdichevsky to return to Rata Blanca, but they decided to remain with their own band Nativo. Fernando Scarcella stayed as the drummer of Rata Blanca, and Giardino became the only guitarist of the group. In recent years, they have released three more albums, El Camino del Fuego ("The Path of Fire") in 2002, La Llave de la Puerta Secreta ("The Key to the Secret Door") in 2005, and El Reino Olvidado ("The Forgotten Kingdom") in 2008. The lyrics to La Llave de la Puerta Secreta were inspired by The Da Vinci Code. Wanting to gain a more international profile, Giardino approached former Rainbow singer Doogie White to record an English version of the Forgotten Kingdom album in 2009.

Discography

With Rata Blanca

With Walter Giardino Temple

With Others

  • Gaia - Mago de Oz - 2003
  • Barilari - Barilari - 2003
  • Canciones Doradas - Barilari - 2007
  • Sabbath Crosses (Tribute to Black Sabbath)
  • Larga vida al... Volumen Brutal, song "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" (Tribute to Barón Rojo).
  • Tierra Firme of Ars Amandi, guitar solo on "Tierra Firme".
  • Cuerdas Vitales - Carina Alfie

References

Rata Blanca
Studio albums
Authority control
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