Cultura Tres has its origins in Venezuela. With the first EP "Seis" (2007) the band already outgrew the South American continent, landing European support slots for bands like Pro-Pain and even being invited to perform at the world release show of Gorefest's "Rise to Ruin" album in their homeland the Netherlands. The quick growth of the band should come as no surprise, since the four band members possess skills and experience gained from years of writing, recording and performing in different bands; with some individual highlights including Rock Al Parque for 80,000 people (Colombia), Ozzfest, Hodokvas Festival (Slovak), Rock TV Night (Italy), the "Chaos AD" tour of Sepultura (South America) and a variety of albums and video-clips that met with critical acclaim.
Encouraged by the excellent response to the EP, the musicians locked themselves in the studio for a year of rigorous composing. In October 2008, the band released debut album "La Cura" in South America, gaining them a hurricane of media attention.
After a release tour through homebase Venezuela, the band was invited to a showcase in London. There they were spotted by Metal Hammer magazine, who selected Cultura Tres as the month's global metal discovery. During their stay, the band was offered additional shows in mainland Europe, enticing them to stay longer and prepare for a European release of La Cura.
Cultura Tres started recording the videoclip for their European single "Crosses and Lines" in Holland. In the mean time, the debut videoclip of South American single "Libertad" (recorded in Venezuela) burst through its intended boundaries of South American music television, when it was picked up on internet. As a result, it also attracted the attention of important magazines in Europe and even Japan, each praising the album for its dark and original music.
This summer, in between festivals in Holland, Cultura Tres went back to South America for a promotional tour in Argentina, furthermore proving their hold over the continent. Shortly after, the entire band received a full endorsement from Ibanez. And now, with European and Japanese release tours set for spring 2010 the future for Cultura Tres looks brighter than ever… don't miss this chance to hear the new sound of South American doom!
We're proud to announce that Juanma, Alejandro and Alonso signed an endorsement deal with Ibanez Guitars. You can find them on the official Ibanez site at the artist section
Our new video-clip "And The I Woke Up" is finally online. Filmed in Buenos Aires - Argentina and Montevideo - Uruguay, during our tour last June. We would like to thank Diego Toledo, Sebastian Barrionuevo (from Fin Du Monde/Jesus Martyr) in Argentina and the Badia De Ferrari family in Uruguay for their help in making this filming possible!!!
An extra show has been added for the promotional tour in Argentina.
22.06.2009 Roxy (free entrance) - Buenos Aires
Cultura Tres will be playing in the city of Buenos Aires - Argentina, following the promotional tour of the album "La Cura" in South America. The tour will be together with the local metal band "Jesus Martyr".
18.06.2009 Melonio - Buenos Aires 19.06.2009 Maderock - Buenos Aires 20.06.2009 Red Bell - Buenos Aires 21.06.2009 Locomondo - Buenos Aires
We are very happy to finally announce the official birth of our debut album, entitled "La Cura". The past months we've been extremely busy with (re)writing, recording and mixing the songs that made it to this album, and we are very proud of the final result. It was produced, recorded and mixed by guitarist and singer of the band Alejandro Londoño and mastered by Attie Bauw (Gorefest, Judas Priest, Scorpions and many more). Some of the titles may be familiar to some, but we've done some radical rewriting of the tracks, incorporating influences from Godspeed you Black Emperor, Mars Volta, Iron Butterfly, Astor Piazzolla and many more.
Cultura Tres will start promoting the new album "La Cura" at their home town Venezuela, heading the Dead Plan Tour this year. Maracay, Caracas, Cabimas and Cdad. Bolivar will be the cities to be visited.
Cultura Tres will be doing a 3 shows tour in Czech Republic together with the band Fuck da Karot.
31.01.2008 Praha - Czech Republic 01.02.2008 Plzen - Czech Republic 02.02.2008 Klasterec Nad Ohri - Czech Republic
GOREFST CULTURA TRES
Melkweg - Amsterdam (NL)
14 september 2007
20:00 hours
Nieuwe NOR - Heerlen (NL)
5 October 2007
20:00 hours
MetroPolice(Latin-American rock magazine, dec 2008) (translated from spanish) "The album "La Cura" contains the successful product of a long musical search: fourteen songs of voodoo-like Doom that will haunt you and leave you guessing which way is out.To those who gave up on metal: this band has the rare power to make even the most jaded listener enthusiastic again."
Metal Hammer(UK metal magazine, jan 2009): "This month's global metal discoveryis the mighty CULTURA TRES from Venezuela. Apparently huge in their native land, these proggy extremists played their first ever UK date (...) in Camden Town, London. And if their new album, La Cura, is anything to go by it should have been a neck-wrecking evening for all concerned."
Burrn(Japan, june 2009) - [4.5/5] (translated from japanese) "The band's style of dark, gloomy riffs with swelling groove is strong, tight, andas heavy as it is unique:Tool meets South American rock!"
Spark(Czech, may 2009) - [5/6] (translated from czech)
Revolutionary resistance runs through the entire record, and Cultura Tres has no trouble in enabling its listeners to share its pain and annoyance with global politics. Faster-paced and riff-based tracks (like videoclip "Libertad") alternate with tracks that roll on with zombie-like relentlessness ("Crosses and Lines"), but in all the tracks Cultura Tres somehow manages to deftly juggle with what - at first - seem like disharmonious sets of tones. This band obviously has no need for compromises."
Abyss(e-zine Czech, Jun 2009) - [9/10] (translated from czech)
"The strong emotional Latin American temperament woven into the tracks easily carries us into dark and often dead-end social alleys and we sense the existential atmosphere of a socially differentiated world with explosive bouts of anger."
"Thanks to the massive (and flawless) sound of the recording, the specific living conditions and experiences penetrate the most remote corners of awareness..."
"It's a fact that I needed a bit more time to absorb the album, but I got even more into the music for that. I have to thank the band for a fantastic musical trip to the shores of the Caribbean Sea!"
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Long time have past since the last time I spoke with you. Hope everything is fine and looking forward to meet you guys again. Best wishes and a happy new year.
Hola chicos que tal? me alegro que esten bien.. yo mas o menos, escoñetada con una fiebre que tengo :( Verga para el atolon fest ese de maracay?? si vaca ps pendiente que estare por alla para la fecha pautada ;)
Fuck! acabo de enterarme de que vendran! =)=)=)=)=)=) QIERO VERLOOSS.no se si en ccs o en mcy pero tratare demasiado de verlos...el atolon pasado fue brutaaaaaaal. ojala que este año sea asi tambien. Saludos y abrazos para todos. =)
Muy amables por el hecho de aceptar mí pedido de contacto.
Aveces nose si es sorpresa o casualidad toparme con bandas que trabajan bajo la estructura de tiempos lentos en el territorio venezolano, pero lo que si parece una realidad, es poder apreciar una banda de finita calidad y tan activa en el medio musical como la de ustedes. Para no extender mí idea los felicito desde el fondo de mí corazón por el aporte sonoro.
Con gusto cariño, será todo un placer apoyarlos ese día :D Por cierto y hablando de otros temas, el público venezolano desea tenerlos como teloneros de KoRn en Caracas el próximo año, ¡¡¡para mí esto sería lo mejor!!!! Ojalá que se pueda dar. En realidad soñar no cuesta nada! :D
epalex hermanos gracias x aceptar el add saludos desd cagua venezuela esta perfect su myspace, van a ser bienvenidos poraqui otra vez como siempre crealo q la van a partir no hay dudas ya stoy ansioso x verlos tokr full apoyo...spero regresen mas seguido sigan trabajando duro...
The video was really Awesome and cool... I have this idea... If you were to shoot a video for South american sickness, you ought to do it in mexico or new orleans at the "dia de lso muertos" parade, or at least get permission to use footage from those parades from someone else
mieeeerrrrrrr................... esto esta denso y brutaaaalllllllll................... me gusto mucho panas por aqui full con ustedes....de pana son un orgullopara Venezuela.... gracias y espero que nos pillemos pronto por ahy ..... rock y pá lante.... ..m/
