Tenebrarum

Biography
Colombian Gothic Rock-Metal band created by
David Rivera in 1990. A fusion between a classical
instrument such as violin in a metal environment
(guitar-bass-drums) and ambiental
keyboard sounds are its main characteristic.
With more than two decades of career, TENEBRARUM
has recorded eight albums, showing a
huge sound evolution through several creative
stages. In their latest works the band have
presented great versatility and adaptation
capacity mixing in their compositions string
arrangements for chamber orchestra with
female voices without losing their metal roots
adding some rock and neo-classic elements.

TENEBRARUM has earned by pulse a very
important position in the Latin American scene
as pioneers in gothic genre. They have been
able to take risks with innovative and unique
musical proposals. They have found and developed
their own sound to endure through time.
The band won in 2008 the Subterránica Awards
as “Best Gothic Metal Band”. They have been
nominated several times by Shock Magazine
(The most prestigious magazine of the Colombian
musical industry) as “Best Metal Band”
and “Best Alternative Album”. Their sixth album,
“Voices” was re-released in 2006 in Europe by
the Spanish label Mondongo Canibale with
nothing but prise from the specialized critics.
They are working on their 9th studio album.
TENEBRARUM has been declared “Out of
contest” by Altavoz International Festival and
has been special guest in the claimed and
famous Rock al Parque Festival (The biggest
open-air festival in Latin America after Rock in
Rio). Besides the band has shared stage with the most important bands in Colombia and
some worldwide recognized bands.

In October of 2010, to celebrate two decades of
history, TENEBRARUM played with the
Medellín´s Philharmonic Orchestra in front of
more than 30.000 fans.

In April of 2011 the band was headliner in Ecuadorian
“Factory Nunca Mas” festival. They
played in Quito and Ambato with great success
and full support of their fans from Ecuador.
In July 2013 the band were called to compose
the anthem of Medellin´s most important rock
festival, Altavoz, in its 10th anniversary.
“Levanta tu voz” (Raise your voice) had an
immediate impact on thousands of
rockers/headbangers and it will be played live
on november, as an opening act for the 3 day-
50.000 people festival.

Nowadays the band is working on new music
and expanding horizons. Their 9th album will be out 1st semester of 2014. TENEBRARUM is
ready to face the challenges of the future.