Adrian Benegas


Adrian Benegas (born 1 March 1989 in Asuncion, Paraguay) is a heavy metal composer, producer and keyboardist. He is known for being the songwriter and keyboardist of the symphonic metal band TRAGUL and his solo carrer.

Adrian Benegas
Background information
Born (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989
OriginAsuncion, Paraguay
GenresSymphonic metal, power metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsKeyboards
Associated actsTragul
Sascha Paeth
Alex Holzwarth
Websitewww.adrianbenegas.com

Music Career

In 2017, Adrian established a symphonic power metal project called TRAGUL. Guest musicians includes Zuberoa Aznarez (Diabulus in Musica) on vocals, Steve Conley (Flotsam and Jetsam (band)) on guitars, Sander Zoer (Delain) and Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire) on drums and Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian, Tarja Turunen) on bass. As of June 2017, Tragul has released 12 singles.[1]

In November 2019, Adrian released his debut solo power metal album called “THE REVENANT”.[2] The album features Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear - Gamma Ray), Herbie Langhans (Firewind, Avantasia), Henning Basse (Metallium, Mayan) and Zuberoa Aznarez (Diabulus in Musica, Tragul) on vocals.[3] The recording process was carried out in Germany, Spain and Paraguay. Mixing and mastering was done by Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe, Volbeat, Epica) with the exception of track 1, “Servants of The Death” which was mixed by Alberto Bravin (Rhapsody of Fire) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum. (Sabaton, Rob Halford, Yngwie Malmsteen).[4]

In November 2020 Adrian Benegas commissioned a piano pop ballad for UK singer Pete Rawcliffe. The single is called "Locked Away". Released on November 25, 2020, the song entered the UK iTunes Singer & Songwriter charts. The single was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.[5]

In May 2021, Adrian releases his second solo material called "DIAMONDS IN THE DARK".[6] It is an EP that consists of 5 songs, and which has the participation of Herbie Langhans on vocals and Sascha Paeth in production along with Adrian Benegas. [7] Mixing and mastering was done by Sascha Paeth.[8]

During March to October 2021, Adrian Benegas was in charge of sound production and recording of keyboards, guitars, bass and drums for the debut album of british artist Archie Caine, the material is called Tommy And The Angels. The album was released April 2022. [9] Tommy And The Angels features guest appearances from singers Damian Wilson and Dianne van Giersbergen.[10] He also collaborated with Archie Caine, writing and producing songs for him. The album was mixed and mastered at Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands.[11]

Discography

Solo Career
Álbumes de estudio
  • The Revenant (2019)
EP
  • Diamonds in the Dark (2021)

Tragul
The Singles 2017
  • Bennu
  • The Message
  • Into The Heat of The Sun
  • The Tree Of Life
The Singles 2018
  • Before I Say Goodbye
  • My Last Words
  • Goodbye (Apparat Cover)
  • Inside The Mirror
The Singles 2019
  • The Hummingbird
  • Sueño Eterno
The Singles 2021
  • Mother

Producer, Songwriter, Session Musician
Pete Rawcliffe
  • Locked Away (2020)
Archie Caine
  • Tommy And The Angels (2022)

References
  1. Hannelore Hämmer (7 June 2021). "TRAGUL - THE FIRST TEN SONGS". Powermetal.de (in German).
  2. "Adrian Benegas-The Revenant - Arrow Lords of Metal". Arrow Lords of Metal (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. "New Music Review : Adrian Benegas - The Revenant". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 13 Nov 2019.
  4. "Adrian Benegas - The Revenant - Pride And Joy Music".
  5. "Locked Away - Single Release".
  6. Checo Mejia (12 May 2021). "ADRIÁN BENEGAS – Diamonds In The Dark (EP Review)". thedarkmelody.com (in Spanish).
  7. Leandro Coppi (12 April 2021). "Paraguaio ADRIAN BENEGAS lança o single "Poisoned Love", com HERBIE LANGHANS e SASCH PAETH". roadiecrew.com (in Portuguese).
  8. "EP Review "Diamonds in the Dark", by Adrian Benegas".
  9. "Symphonic Metal Newcomer ARCHIE CAINE Shares 2nd Single "Faster" Featuring Damian Wilson and Adrian Benegas".
  10. "Damian Wilson and Dianne van Giersbergen guest on new Archie Caine album".
  11. "Archie Caine".
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