Alfred Berengena

Alfred Berengena Alfred Berengena born into a musical family in 1978. At the age of 9 he started playing the drums on the issues and Trash Heavy Metal of the era. Goes on stage for the first time at age 13 and since that age when you start playing with different formations in hundreds of concerts and recordings of very different styles. At the age of 15 is hired by Terratrèmol banda “legendary” in the scene of rock català who sees in a young hopeful.

At 17 years after having played with various extreme metal bands decide to create their own project under the name ofBAALPHEGOR. . (brutal technical death) with whom he recorded a demo with 3 tracks in 1998 which gives a 180 º on the national stage. Specialized media talk about Baalphegor calling it the first group with a drummer at the level of international top bands. It was in 2001 when they recorded their first LP (The End Of Descent) which receives many positive reviews Baalphegor as band placing revelation.

In the following years with Alfred Baalphegor with bands playing “first division” like: Cryptopsy, Vader, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Yattering … Playing well in open airs as the Steel Warriors Rebellion of Portugal with Pungent Stench or Mountains Of Death mythical Switzerland.

Same after 1 year of preparation Alfred exceeds the entrance exam and enters the (CNR) Conservatory of modern jazz and Perpignan (France) to study jazz and modern music. Studying drums with Andre Mallau and combo jazz with Serge Lazarevitch 2 years later graduated with the gold medal and the top echelon of jazz and modern music and “ Spécialisé du Batterie”.

IIn 2005 starts recording with the his band Galician SCENT OF DEATH (brutal technical death) Wooven debut album in The Book Of Hate (Bloody Records) little tardepublica his first book of double bass ESSENTIAL DOUBLE BASS DRUMMING (DINSIC, musicals edicions ) Which is qualified as the best method of double bass history based on extreme music.

Shortly after the national brand of drummers santafe him as an endorser drums with several clinics which performs nationally and internationally and soon also form the prestigious brand of ZILDJIAN.

His double bass method has such an impact that leads him to do clinics and master classes throughout the peninsula and in prestigious international schools are renowned as London’s DRUM TECH de Londres (UK) which has trained world-renowned artists such as Dave Weckl, Jojo Mayer, Horacio Hernandez, Billy Cobham, Adrian Erlandsson (At The Gates, The Haunted, Cradle of Filth) Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Grip Inc), Steve Smith …

A little later Alfred Berengena happens to be present at the now now disappearedHalf Man Half Machine website which contained the ranking of the best drummers worldwide extreme sharing portal with drummers of the Bands: NILE, NECHROPHAGIST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MESHUGGAH…

In 2005 is present in theINTERNATIONAL DRUMMING FESTIVAL sharing the stage with international artists such as Dom Famularo (Considered a global ambassador for the drums) and who has played with artists as Madonna, BB King among many others, Mike Terrana (Rage), Nico Mc Brain (IRON MAIDEN), Juan flores (Antonio Orozco), Malbicho …

n 2006 information by the North American brand sole endorser AXIS percusión percussion and soon also as an international endorser to tabDB drumshoes, American brand specializing in the manufacture of shoes to play drums

In 2007 he recorded for MISTWEAVER (Melodic Death Metal) album Tales from The Grave, which was produced neither more nor less than Andy Larocque (King Diamond, Death) en Individual Thought Patterns ….) en los Angered Studios in Sweden. In May 2007 he published his first DVD recorded in Segovia Clinic (Castellon)

In July 2007 he recorded his first album with PROFUNDIS TENEBRARUM (Black Metal Old School) Phatogenesis under the title, after success in 2009 was reissued on vinyl by the Scottish CDG Records label.

In October 2007 he recorded for MELTDOWN (Death Metal – Mexico) The Quietus album in Madrid SADMAN STUDIOS

Combines the two European tours and Profundis Tenebrarum Meltdown and in April 2009 when Alfred Berengena endorser to tab as soon DW DRUMS recorded for NEBULAH (Brutal Death / Black) the album Down Of Knowledge and in August the same year he recorded in estudios Track6 Logroño toDISSASTER (Heavy Trash).

In August 2009 recorded the album Neurosis de destino for OLVIDO (Gothic Rock Metal) at the prestigious MUSICLAN studios which has trained such artists as Mariah Carey, Die Toten Hosen, Sociedad Alcohólica, Manolo García, Mónica Naranjo, Lluis Llach, Ojos de brujo, Peret, , among many more. Which was mastered at FREDMAN STUDIOS in Sweden byFredrik Nordström.

On October 22, 2009 acts on the drum festival in ValenciaGROOVE MEETING XPRESS with Benny Greb, Xavi and Jeff Reija Jerolamon. And the next day in Madrid at GROOVE MEETING With Benny Greb, Xavi Reija Aizpún and Toni Juan Carlos Mateos.

On November 8, 2009 was the only national artist invited to the TAM TAM DRUM FEST 2009 in Seville, where he shared the stage with:Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz), Raul Rekow and Kart Perazzo (Santana), Mike Terrana (Rage), Dafnis Prieto (Michel Camilo, Steve Coleman, Chucho Valdés), Morgan Agren (Frank Zappa, Mats & Morgan…)

In December 2009 he recorded for Kyke Serrano (current keyboardist Bustamante) in SALAMANDRA studioss of Hospitalet del Llobregat for SESSION TWO album which features the best and most renowned musicians on the national scene as David Palau (Miguel Bose , Alejandro Sanz, Ana Torroja, David Bisbal) David Simó (Serrat, David Bisbal) Marc Quintilla (Dyango, Tamara) Jordi Portaz (Lluis Llach) Jordi Armengol (Lluis Llach, Manolo García)…

In January 2010, recorded in theREAL SOUND STUDIOS, Parma (Italy) for the band MALLEFICARUM (old school death metal) was mastering by Mika Jussila at FINNVOX Studios in Finland.

In 2010 I Performed clinics i master class for much of the peninsula and in the Balearics Also. In Addition to Combining it with the recording of the drums, production, mixing and mastering of the album Apokalipchrist of PROFUNDIS TENEBRARUM.

On January 23, 2011 devuta with the band Black metal Pagan NUMEN at the festival the legendary hall La Machine Du Moulin Rouge. In March take a course in recording techniques in studies of gravacio Estudi 44.1. www.44.1estudidegrabacio.com

In May 2011 he published his second book ADVANCED DOUBLE BASS DRUMMING by Italian publisher Carisch. Present-intent day 6 in his hometown (Sarria de ter).

Alfred currently is preparing 2 discs plus one of them internationally. Performing the actions of PROFUNDIS TENEBRARUM, NEBULAH, NUMEN Y MALLEFICARUM. Presenting his new method in clinics and master classes. Mixing some orders. And teaching both nationally and internationally.