Some new bands fight, strive and pursue their convictions to be heard. Plaguestorm is not a band proper, but the effort and struggle of a single person seems to be equal to that of any band with many members. Plaguestorm is a studio project, and the founder’s ideas are clear, Melodic Death Metal, following the path of those bands that influenced him, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Hypocrisy, Soilwork … that’s the path to forward. The project was founded by Sebastián Pastor (“Seba“) in early 2014, in the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, with a sound that mixes the old and new Melodic Death Metal, as if it were based on a Swedish manufacturing standard.
The first material “Everything’s Gone Wrong” (EP of 5 songs) was released independently on October 1, 2015 in digital format and CD. Sebastián Pastor wrote all the music and lyrics, although he would not be in charge of recording all the instruments, he preferred to hire the services of Diego Martínez (Nacer Muerto) as a session guitarist, an excellent and skilled musician from the city of Bahia Blanca.
The voices were in charge of Björn Strid (Soilwork) and Ryan Strain (Recode the Subliminal). The EP had a good reception by the public, magazines and specialized Zines, the attraction of the album was to have Björn “Speed” Strid in the voices, a novelty for a South American project. 2016 was a year of testing, the project was almost a band, but after a year of rehearsals, musicians coming and going, the idea did not work and everything went back to zero. Studio project.
2017 and 2018 were years of learning and composition, trial and error, also of joys and family problems, where the project went to the background for Seba.
But in 2019 the energies were renewed and the ideas were integrated as a puzzle, one by one, to form what is now this new album “Mother of Plagues“, the work was longer, difficult and ambitious, Seba wrote all the music , most of the lyrics and recorded all the instruments, also took care of the mixing and mastering.
The idea and passion for this album are the same, a combination of extreme, fast songs, songs with many melodies and harmonies, also some medium pace songs, heavy, dark and melancholic. For this album there were also many guest musicians, Mikael Sehlin (Engel / Degradead), Björn Strid (Soilwork), Fabio Bartoletti (Fleshgod Apocalypse), Ken Romlin (Night Crowned), Rodrigo Plasencia (Bolo / Undermine), Diego Martinez (Nacer Muerto), Pablo Román (Sobre Tus Cenizas) and Sebastián Nuñez Szymanski (Eroica), all contributed with great ideas making Plaguestorm’s music go up to a new level.
Argentinian solo artist Plaguestorm celebrates the three-year anniversary of his last album and today presents the reissue of “Purifying Fire” via Noble Demon. The re-release includes a bonus track – an instrumental, orchestrated version of the album’s title track, which was previously only available on CD. Plaguestorm mastermind Sebastián Pastor comments: “Originally this instrumental version…
To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Noble Demon have released another installment of the “Noble Demonic Metal” sampler series. “Noble Demonic Metal – Chapter 4” contains a hand-picked selection of the talented artist-roaster’s best songs, showcasing the label’s most successful singles as well as hidden gems from recent albums. Despite challenges such as the pandemic, economic…
Today, Argentinian solo artist Plaguestorm is proud to release his furious new 3 track EP, “Empty Eyes”. Founded by mastermind Sebastián Pastor in early 2014, Plaguestorm has consistently pushed the boundaries of the genre, delivering a unique blend of furious and raging melodies, drawing inspiration from both the old and new Scandinavian sound of Death Metal.…
Plaguestorm, the renowned solo artist from Argentina, is gearing up for the release of his upcoming EP “Empty Eyes.” Following the release of the first single “Thrown Into The Void”, Plaguestorm has revealed the second track “Gardens of Fire” today, which is now available for streaming. Mastermind Sebastián Pastor comments: “Gardens of Fire is a…
Argentinian solo artist Plaguestorm, the formidable force in the realm of Melodic Death Metal, is set to captivate fans once again with his brand new 3 track EP, entitled “Empty Eyes”. Slated for release on October 20, 2023, via Noble Demon, the upcoming offering promises to be a relentless assault on the senses. Founded by…
Like the approaching holiday season, the release of the annual Noble Demon label compilation has turned into a festive tradition itself! Now three years old and growing steadily, the German label has proven that they came to stay. Founded by former Nuclear Blast veteran Patrick Walch and with a steady stream of new signings from all around the world, Noble Demon has been…
