Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz (Spanish for Wizard of Oz, with a metal umlaut) are a Spanish folk/heavy metal band from Begoña, Madrid formed in mid-1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio. The band became well known for the strong Celtic feel to their music strengthened through their consistent usage of a violinist and flautist. The name for the band was chosen, according to founding member Txus, because "life is a yellow brick road, on which we walk in the company of others searching for our dreams."

In 1992, the band were finalists in the Villa de Madrid contest. Then they went onto achieve great success in Spain, and in 1995, were declared Revolution Rock Band. Around 1996, the band's definitive line-up began to emerge; that same year, they began recording the rock opera CD, Jesús de Chamberí, which was produced by Alberto Plaza and Mägo de Oz. The CD was released in 1996, through their former label, Locomotive Music.

History

The band was founded in May, 1989 by the drummer Txus di Fellatio, who slowly recruited the rest of his members for the band, and by 1992, had a line-up. Originally, the band was called Transilvania (Transylvania in Spanish), named after the instrumental piece of the same name from their idols, Iron Maiden. In 1992, the band members were: Txus (drums and backing vocals), Mohamed (violin), Charlie (lead guitar), Chema (rhythm guitar), Salva (bass), and Juanma (lead vocals, backup drums).

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Mägo de Oz (album)

Mägo de Oz was Mägo de Oz's debut album, released in 1994. It was edited and re-released in 1999.

Track listing

"T'esnucaré Contra'l Bidé" - 3:51

"El Lago" (The Lake) - 4:29

"Rock Kaki Rock" - 3:14

"Gerdundula" - 1:51 [cover of Status Quo

"Lo que el viento se dejó" (What the Wind Kept) - 6:19

"Yankees Go Home" - 4:50

"El Hijo del Blues" (The Son of the Blues) - 4:56 [featuring "Loch Lomond"]

"Nena" (Girl) - 4:00

"Gimme Some Lovin' " - 3:09 [cover of the Spencer Davis Group]

"Mago de Oz" (Wizard of Oz) - 9:16

Personnel

Juanma: voice

Mohamed: violin

Carlitos: lead guitar

Chema: rhythm guitar

Salva: bass

Txus: drums, voice on "Lo que el viento se dejó" and "Yankees go home"

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Mägo de Oz (La Bruja)

Mägo de Oz (La Bruja) is an album by folk metal artists Mägo de Oz, which was released in 1997.

It includes five tracks from the original release, redone with the current band members. The title is not actually La Bruja - it is self-titled - but that is the name it acquired due to the witch (bruja in Spanish) on the cover. The album is currently labelled La Bruja on the band's official website.