MAGNALUCIUS - CHILE

The Quest… - 2002 - Picoroco

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Members
Vocals
Bloodline>>ELIAB "YAVI" GÓMEZ>>Bloodline

Guitar
Sergio Rubilar - Thuman, Lazaro>>LUIS ASTUDILLO>>Thuman, Lazaro

Bass
Tralkaukan, Church Of Flies, Larvae>>JAVIER GRANDÓN>>Tralkaukan, Church Of Flies, Larvae

Drum
Black Moon, DragonSlayer, Bajo Sombras, Crystal Soul, Thuman, Bloodline, Hidden Truth, Soberbia Maquina Asesina>>MANUEL "PACHACHO" VALENZUELA>>DragonSlayer, Bajo Sombras, Crystal Soul, Thuman, Bloodline, Hidden Truth, Soberbia Maquina Asesina

Keyboard
César Astudillo




History & Biography
These heavy metallers came together in Concepción in Chile in 2000, but had a keyboard player in their midst. Demo 2001 came soon thereafter. A Chilean label released the band’s album in 2002. The Quest… featured a trilogy about Prometheus. The band pressed a CD of odds and ends called Rarities & More in 2003. The act went quiet until it pressed a CD single of a song called farewell in 2006. It was available at a gig the band was at. Iván Ramírez had replaced Sergio Rubilar on guitar. After Farewell comes Start Again (no word if the band is devotees of Judas Priest/Manowar/Black Sabbath/Kiss) in 2007. This demo again featured the Farewell song. The act appeared at Metal Massacre 3 in 2009. The band went into slumber until Nightmare (The Way Of A Dream) demo of 2017. Guitarist Luis rejoined a reformed Thuman in 2018. Eduardo Cid became the second guitarist in 2020. He was in Bloodline with singer Gomez and had solo project.

The Resilient Dream Project, a project led by Chilean guitarist and keyboardist Iván Ramírez (ex-Crystal Soul and ex-Magnalucius), presented Hikikomori in 2023. It was a song lasting more than 25 minutes with thirteen musicians participating in 2023. The band was opening for Ripper (Owens) in 2025.


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