Trooper (Romanian band)
Trooper | |
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Origin | Târgovişte, Romania |
Genres | Heavy metal |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | HMM |
Website |
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Members |
Alin "Coiotu'" Dincă Aurelian "Balaurul" Dincă Cristian Oftez Laurenţiu Popa Ionuţ "Oscar" Rădulescu Ionuţ "John" Covalciuc |
Trooper is a Romanian heavy metal music band. It was formed on 25 October 1995, by brothers Alin and Aurelian Dincă, inspired by bands like Iron Maiden or Judas Priest The band used to be called Megarock, then White Wolf. Once with the arrival of Ionuţ "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 Ţepeş - Poemele Valahiei (full-length)
- 2010 - 15 (live album)
- 2011 - Voodoo (full-length)
- 2013 - Atmosfera (full-length)
- 2016 - În ziua a opta (full-length)
Current line-up
- Alin "Coiot" Dincă - Lead vocals (1995–present)
- Aurelian "Balaur" Dincă - Lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
- Cristian Oftez - Lead/rhythm guitar (2014-present)
- Laurenţiu Popa - Lead/rhythm guitar (2001–present)
- Ionuţ "Oscar" Rădulescu - Bass guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
- Ionuţ "John" Covalciuc - Drums (1999–present)
Past members
- Radu "Schija" Pites - Lead/rhythm guitar
- Eduard Enuta - Bass guitar
- Ionuţ "Negative" Fleancu - Drums
- Alexandru "Andu" Dincă - Drums
- Răzvan Voicu - Drums
References
- 1 2 "Trooper în emisiunea Rock & Metal pe Party TV" (in Romanian). Let'sRock.ro. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
External links
- Interviu cu Alin Dincă (Coiot') Trooper rockul.info (in Romanian)
- Formaţia Trooper sărbătoreşte 12 ani de heavy-metal printr-un turneu naţional (musicmix.rol.ro) (in Romanian)
- Formaţia Trooper salvează Delta Dunării prin muzică (HotNews.ro) (in Romanian)
- Rock’s not dead (Time Out Bucuresti) (in Romanian)
- Lauren Harris şi Trooper, în deschidere la Iron Maiden (Ziare.com) (in Romanian)
- mediafax.ro (in Romanian)
- muzica.ro (in Romanian)
- primatv.ro (in Romanian)
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