Bio

Prion BIOGRAPHY * PRION born in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cap.Fed.) on 1994. * In 1997 the band recorded their first EP called "Corpse Dissection", which received a very good response from the local underground scene under. The band plays a mixture between death-metal and thrash-metal. After several members changes, the band made their first show with the following initial formation: Gregorio Kochian (vocals and guitars), Diego Braña (guitars), Iñaki (bass) and Marcelo Russo (drums). * In 2001, Walter Barrionuevo enters to PRION to play bass replacing Iñaki. Then, over the 2003, PRION recorded his first album called "Time of Plagues" under the label Furias Records (Argentina). The spirit of this album is based within the death-meta style, although with some parts with black-metal, including some influence of the thrash-metal roots. Higher musical creativity, better sound quality, direct feelings in the lyrics inspired on the war, pain and the constant embrace with the death. Bands like Carcass, Death and Morbid Angel were a big influence. Although PRION searches his own music, style and sound; trying to grow with more strength and power. * By 2004 Rodrigo Robledo temporarily replaced Marcelo Russo on drums, who returns (Marcelo) again in 2006. Diego Braña on guitars, leaves the group and establishes a new PRION as a trio, maintaining that kind of format till today. * In 2007 recorded the EP "Psalmodian Wrath", which was a material as a preview of his next CD called "Impressions" edited by Comatose Music (USA) into 2008. It shows a growth for PRION, with much more extreme and technical music inclination; in the vein of bands like Hate Eternal, Nile and Immolation. With this material, the band starts to play and travel arround Argentina with their music, as well makeing two presentations on different dates in Montevideo (Uruguay). Belonging into a labeal like Comatose Music, the band´s material begins to be more recognizable and powerful at other places in the world. * With some tracks of Impressions, in May 2011 Comatose Music publishes the split "Torso Trauma" with great bands of extreme international scene such as: Antropophagus (Italy), Putridity (Italy), Infected Flesh (Spain / Netherlands) and Mass Infection (Greece). * In June 2011, PRION makes his 1st European Tour; where some shows from that gigs were into the East Europe, playing in Hungary, Croatia and Macedonia. It was a great experience and a great success this first tour for the band, to win forces for the upcoming projects. * The next year, by September 2012, PRION made their 2nd European Tour, going with two bands this time: Ingurgitate (USA) and Merciless Precision (England). Within this tour, the band participated in several important festivals of extreme music like the "NRW Death Fest" (Wermelschiken, Germany), "GrindHoven" (at Dynamo Eindhoven, Holland) and "Morbide Fest Piele" (Bischofswerda, Germany). * In June 2015, the double album "Uncertain Process" was released, and again through Comatose Music (USA). In addition to the 10 tracks from this CD, the production includes a bonus live DVD called "This Is How Argentina Bled" at "The Roxy Live" (in Argentina) filmed by Heresy Videoclips. This album (CD) was recorded at the band's own studio, making an important hop for PRION in his career. That hop, not only for the superior and great sound quality of this material, also in terms of musical composition too; more over into the extreme technical death-metal. The band recieves great critics from the fans, and excelemts reviews from various medias. This record, was also included in several lists of "International best albums of the 2015". * On September of the same year 2015, comes the 3rd European tour with two bands of great caliber in the world: Avulsed (Spain) and Natron (Italy). It was a professionally great experience for PRION share many gigs with that kind of bands that are from the professional circuit, as well participateing again in many festivals included into this important tour. * At the end of the 2015, after several years in PRION, Marcelo Russo lefts the band. He was replaced by Flavio Coscarella, current drummer. * Today PRION is working with the priority on his next studio album to be recorded soon during this 2016. Also, making more live shows! *** In Argentina and during different years, PRION shared the stage with great international bands such: Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Nile, Deicide, Vader, Pestilence, Obituary, Mayhem, Agathocles and Pentagram. *** In Europe, with many important bands too: Krisiun, Vader, Vile, Sadistic Intent, Vulvectomy, Smoked Pimple, Dead Congregation, Putridity, Pro-Pain, Lacerated & Carbonized, Dehumanizer, Heaving Hearth, Infected Flesh, Cruciamentum, Malignant Tumour, Resurrected , Atomic Aggressor, Brutally Deceased, Formless Terror, Executor Exotist, Mind Holocaust, Near Death Condition. From now touring with the great Avulsed and Natron. *** And also throughout his career, PRION shared tables with lots of local bands, playing all over the country. These are just a few: Absemia, Avernal, Bloodfiend, Brutal Noise, Burden Rage, Dementaria, Demoniac Infected, Devast, Devius, Dislepsia, Dunkelstorm, Ecliptic Sunset, Encoffined, Eternal Grave, Exsanguination Throne, Fibroma, Inhumation, Insidious, Jason, Low End, Mastifal, Matan SA, Mordor, Necroabortion, Necrophiliac, Neoplasia, Pogrom, Serpentor, Social Shit, Psychosphere, Sadistic Kill, No Mercy, Tropa Noise, Tungsteno, Vibrion, Victimario, and many more ...

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