Moderatto

Moderatto
Background information
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	EMI
Website	moderatto.com
Members	Brian Amadeus Moderatto Xavi Moderatto Mick P. Marcy Roy Ochoa Avilés Elohim Corona
Past members	Jethro Rubio Eddie Van Helden Amparo Grisales La Tigresa del Oriente

Moderatto is a Mexican cover band active since the late-1990s.

Beginning

Moderatto began playing in the mid-nineties in Mexico City, as a parody of the glamorous style of many 1980s bands like Poison and Mötley Crüe or the makeup of Alice Cooper. Originally started as a side project for the members' original bands, they eventually gained popularity among members of the Mexican alternative scene. With their coming to the mainstream in the early 2000s their popularity increases.

Mainstream debut

They launched their mainstream debut CD, Resurrexión in 2001. This album quickly gained popularity thanks to their first single "Márchate Ya" and later "Isabel". In November 2004 they launched El Detector de Metal, whose first single "Muriendo Lento", featuring female pop singer Belinda, gave Moderatto their first taste of mainstream success. Since the release of Detector de Metal, the band gained notoriety among pop music fans.

Influences

Moderatto emulates the 1984 mock-rockumentary directed by Rob Reiner This Is Spınal Tap and big '80s bands like Mötley Crüe and Poison with their style and clothing. The band is formed by well-known musicians and actually started as an alternative band for many of them.

Music

The group released an album at the end of 2006 titled ¡Grrrr!. The first single from ¡Grrrr! is "Sentimettal", which in three weeks climbed to No. 3 on the Mexican Top 40.

Following No Hay Otra Manera, Moderatto released their next single, "Si Mi Delito Es Rockear (Me Declaro Culpable)" (If Rocking Is My Crime [Then I Plead Guilty])".

Most recently, the group released Queremos Rock (We Want Rock).

Criticism

The band is a known target of criticism, specifically from the heavy metal sector. This is mainly due their great amount of pop songs covered from pop artists like Luis Miguel or Cristian Castro and due to their commercial-aimed style and attitude.

Members

Current members

• Jay De La Cueva (aka Brian Amadeus Moderatto) – lead singer, guitar, piano.
• Javier "Cha!" Ramírez (aka Xavi Moderatto) – bass, vocals
• Marcelo Lara (aka Mick P. Marcy) – lead guitar
• Iñaki Vazquez (aka Roy Avilés Ochoa) – guitar, synthesizer
• Elohim Corona – drums (2003–)

Former members

• Randy Ebright (aka Eddie Van Helden) – drums (2001–2003)

Discography

• Resurrexión (2001)
• El Detector de Metal (2004)
• Nos vemos en el invierno (2005)
• En Directo... Ponte Loco! (2006)
• ¡Grrrr! (2006)
• Moderatto Army (2007)
• Queremos Rock (2008)
• Carisma (2012)
• Malditos Pecadores (2014)

References

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1. "Mexican metal act Moderatto hope to swap tequila for sake". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
2. "Moderatto". billboard.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
3. Soccerly. "Soccerly - The soccer destination". Soccerly. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

External links

• Official website