Regent (Band)

Regente
Regente during the recording of Timecross in 2006
Background information
Origin	Mileth, Temuair
Genres	Progressive Metal
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Apex Records
Members	Valerio Ras Edmundo Cabral Desi Dantes Pere Junco Mireia Vale
Past members	See former members

Regente is an Aisling progressive heavy metal band who draws much of their style influence from the progressive rock movement of the 1980's, drawing strong influence from bands such as Red Diamond. Regente is known for this complex musical experimentation, development of concept albums and technical live performances.

Regente has experienced moderate popularity and critical acclaim. They are one of only a few bands to have carried the Cartelera Act of the Year award on more than one occasion, sharing this honor with both Red Diamond and Viaxe. Regente received the Act of the Year award in 2003 for its Utilize the Apparition album, again in 2008 for the Fire and Ice, arguably the band's most popular album and lastly in 2017 for their Warning Order album, which was the bands second and most successful concept album.

History

The inception of Regente occurred in 1989 when in Rosa formed a band while in Mileth known by the name "Unruly". They completely broke up in 1992. Front man Valerio Ras rebuilt the band and adopted a new name, "Regente" after a legal dispute with former members Tomás Hollas and Marcel Arra.

Under the name Regente, the band released its first studio album, Regency, in 1996, which reached number nine on Cartelera and has achieved triple platinum status as of 2010. The bands further albums were all also Cartelera hits, with several, including the bands most popular album Hunger for Carnage reaching the number one spot in 1996. Regente is one of several rock bands to have more than 1 album reach the number 1Cartelera spot.

Regente's front man and only remaining original member, Valerio Ras, is particularly famous, having been named one of the "greatest singers of the modern era", primarily due to his powerful and wide vocal range and energetic live performances. He is often credited with being the bands sole reason for its continued popularity. Following his divorce of Justýna Beran in 2001, Ras has had a string of high profile relationships with several Aisling socialites, including models, actresses and fellow band member Mireia Vale, over the years, and is well known for his volatile temper and complete lack of "social grace". One of the most well published examples of Ras' rowdy behavior occurred in 2005 on the bands "Utilize the Apparition" tour, when Ras , along with fellow band members Edmundo Cabral and Desi Dantes, set fire to the Palacio da Luz hotel in Dinsmar, causing over 750,000 Leones worth of damage and forcing the hotel to close for over a year.

2008 Fire and Ice Tour

Regente during the 2008 Fire and Ice tour

In 2008, Regente began its Fire and Ice tour, which took it outside of Temuair for stops in Tarsas, <others>. In November of 2008, the band played at the Tybaki Municipal Stadium in Tybaki, Tarsas. After the show, the band returned to their hotel. During the celebration that followed the concert, several party goers persuaded several members of the band to retrieve their instruments and preform an ad-hoc show by the hotel's pool. The members of the band reportedly agreed to do so in exchange for all of the women in attendance disrobing for the duration of the show.

During the show, a member of the band's crew attempted to set up and utilize a quantity of pyrotechnic charges reserved for the bands next show. The charges exploded over the pool, injuring several naked attendees, as well as starting several fires in the pool areas foliage, and along the buildings face.

Despite prompt fire response, the budding was quickly engulfed in flames. The building had been rented out by the band, so no other guests were in the building at the time of the fire. No fatalities resulted from the fire, though several people were injured, some suffering from severe burns and smoke inhalation, and the hotel was a total loss, causing over 7.8 million in property damage.

Following the incident, the government of Tarsas declared that no member of Regente could again play a show in Tarsas, and deported the band from the nation. The travel ban against the band remains in effect.

Members

Current Members

• Valerio Ras - lead vocals, sometimes piano/keyboard (1989 - present)
• Edmundo Cabral - lead guitar, backing vocals (1995 - present)
• Desi Dantes - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003 - present)
• Pere Junco - drums/percussion (2011 - present)
• Mireia Vale- bass, backing vocals on later albums (2007 - present)

Former members

• Tomás Hollas - lead guitar (1989 - 1992)
• Marcel Arra - rhythm guitar, backup vocals (1989 - 1992)
• Ardal Toran - rhythm guitar (1995 - 1999)
• Ezequiel Zea - rhythm guitar (1999 - 2002)
• Colmán Leyton - rhythm guitar (2002 - 2003)
• Renzo Biel - drums/percussion, backup vocals (1989 - 1992)
• Pancho Chmela- drums/percussion, (1995 - 2004)
• Silvestre Mendez - bass guitar 1982 - 1984)
• Sheamus Rios - bass guitar, backup vocals (1995 - 2001)
• Biel Ocampo - bass guitar, backup vocals (2001 - 2007)

Discography

Year	Album	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certification
			Cartelera	Cartelera Hot 100	AMCIA	Anikatia Hot 100	Koryfaía	Le Pouls Roche Progressif
1989	Advisement	Label: LocTunes Formats: cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Regency	Label: Apex Records Formats: cassette, CD	9	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Hunger for Carnage	Label: Apex Records Formats: cassette, CD	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Utilize the Apparition	Label: Apex Records Formats: cassette, CD	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Utilize the Apparition II	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD	4	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Fire and Ice	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Timecross	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD, Digital Download	22	99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Cult	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD, Digital Download, Pícaro	15	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Warning Order	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD, Digital Download, Pícaro	7	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Born Before Conception	Label: Apex Records Formats: CD, Digital download, Pícaro	2	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.