Berri Txarrak

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Berri Txarrak
File:Berritchicago.jpg
Berri Txarrak at Chicago April 2009
Background information
Origin Navarre, Basque Country
Genres Alternative rock, punk
Years active 1994-present
Labels Gor Diskak, Roadrunner
Website www.berritxarrak.net
Members
Gorka Urbizu
Aitor Goikoetxea
David Gonzalez
Former members
Aitor Oreja
Mikel López (Rubio)

Berri Txarrak (Bad News in English) is an alternative rock power trio whose songs are sung in Basque. It was founded in 1994 in Lekunberri, Navarra, Euskal Herria, Spain.

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[edit] History

Berri Txarrak was founded in Lekunberri, Navarre in 1994 as a parallel project of Gorka Urbizu (vocals and guitar) and Aitor Goikoetxea (drums). In 1997 they began to focus fully on the band, which had two new members: Mikel López (bass) and Aitor Oreja (guitar).[1]

After having released a demo with six songs, the band obtained several awards in different demo and new act competitions, which allowed them to record their eponymous album, which was released in Autumn 1997. Berri Txarrak was a success inside the Basque rock scene thanks to singles like "Lotsarik gabe", "500 urte ta gero" and "Ardifiziala". According to the band's members, that album was a step forward for their music and it became the base for their later works.[1]

In 1999, the band released Ikasten. In this second album, Berri Txarrak's style had also evolved. Tracks such as "Ikusi arte", "Ez" or "Ikasten" allowed the band to offer a lot of live acts.[1]

Two years later, in 2001, Eskuak/Ukabilak was released. It features famous songs such as "Oihu", "Stereo" and "Biziraun", which won the Gaztea Saria award for best song of the year. With this album the band obtained the attention of public and press outside the Basque Country.[1]

2003 was the year in which the band released their fourth album, Libre ©. This album obtained a very good reception from critics and brought the band to their first tour on Europe (UK, Denmark and Germany). Libre © is Berri Txarrak's most hardcore album. The album received the best Spanish album of the year award from the magazine Rock Sound and Euskadi Gaztea. The album includes interesting songs such as "Denak ez du balio" (which features additional vocals from Rise Against's Tim McIlrath), "Hil nintzen eguna" and "Izena, izana, ezina".[1]

After a long tour, the guitarist Aitor Oreja abandoned the band. In 2005, Gorka, Aitor G and Mikel decided to carry on as a three-member band and focused on what would be Berri Txarrak's fifth album, Jaio.Musika.Hil. Then Berri toured on Mexico and Nicaragua.[1] That year, Berri Txarrak toured the US.[2] The band supported Rise Against on their 2006 European Tour.[3] Currently, they are showing their new songs on tour.[1]

Berri Txarrak has worked on many music compilations like Nafarroa, Hitza Dantzan (GOR, 2001), Tributo a Judas Priest (Zero Records, 2000) and the successful single "Bisai Berriak", composed in 2002.

In late 2008 they announced a new album for September 2009 with Roadrunner Records, recorded by Steve Albini at the Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago and featuring Tim McIlrath. A new single called Dortoken Mendean became available at their myspace and at Roadrunner Records's official webpage on June 29th 2009. [1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "(Basque) Berri Txarrak's biography". www.berritxarrak.net. http://www.berritxarrak.net/?atala=taldea. Retrieved 2007-10-02. 
  2. ^ Basque Educational Organization. Accessed 2007-07-19.
  3. ^ Rise Against Concert Review. Drowned in Sound, 10/9/06. Accessed July 19, 2007.
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