Garden Of Grief is a Melodic Dark Metal Band from Bogota Colombia, right now we are promoting our first demo cd called "PRELUDE OF SADNESS", it was recorded in 2002, in Artico Recs, Bogota, under the musical production of Jorge Holguin PINGWY". Our music is influenced by the swedish metal movement, bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Hypocrisy, Soilwork, Tiamat, Anathema, At the Gates, etc. But we listen to other kind of music, like goth, electronika, pop, industrial, and that is felt in our music and our concept. Our member are: Erick Castillo -- Vocals Esneider Amezquita -- Guitar James Giraldo -- Guitar Alejandro Giraldo -- Bass Edgardo Rosero -- Drums

The original idea was initially conceived by ESNEIDER AMEZQUITA(Guitar) and ERICK CASTILLO(Voice) in August of 1997, counting on the support of FELIPE AMEZQUITA (Drums), ERIC FABIAN BONILLA (Guitar) and RONALD ALEJANDRO GIRALDO (Bass). The fundamental concept of the project was to consolidate a band of MELODIC DEATH METAL with melancholic shades in its letters, influenced by the bands of the same kind born in the high part of Europe (Denominated Gothenburg Sound). In the course, the band wanted to accentuate that sound and summoned for its work to OMAR FRANCISCO PIÑEROS (Backing Vocals) and to MONICA ALFONSO(Violin), who did not have a very long period with the band. In 1999 ALEJANDRO GIRALDO retired of the project to leave thecountry and enters JAIRO ACOSTA (Bass) to support the work of the band. At the end of the 2001 ERICS FABIAN BONILLA decides to retire of the band to continue with its musical studies. At the beginning of the 2002 a demo CD with five tracks was recorded, called PRELUdE Of SAdNESS. Demo with strong and compact sound that represents the work obtained during a long process in ARCTICO RECORDS in Bogota, made under the musical production of JORGE HOLGUIN (Pingwy) and the executive production of JORGE VILLAMIL (Manager). After a series of concerts promoting the CD, in the first semester of 2003 JAIRO ACOSTA must retire of the band to continue its movie studies in Argentina, reason why the band suspends temporarily its presentations live. During this time returns to the country ALEJANDRO GIRALDO, who shares the idea to give beginning to a new sound; and JAMES GIRALDO (Guitar) at the end of the 2003 ties to the band. In the course of the year the 2004 band solidifies to its sound havingthe opportunity to share scene with groupings like Masacre (Pereira, September 2004) and Posguerra(Rionegro, December 2004). Lamentably in the first trimester of the 2005, ERIK FELIPE AMEZQUITA (Drum) must retire of the project, due to personal reasons that they take it to leave the country, taking step to the entrance of EDGARDO ROSERO (EL GATO), a friend near the band, who is the appropriate person to take since FELIPE leaves in the drumkit. Thus line-up present of GARdEN Of GRIEf is defined. ERICK CASTILLO (Vocals) ESNEIDER AMEZQUITA (Guitar) ALEJANDRO GIRALDO (Bass) JAMES GIRALDO (Guitar) EDGARDO ROSERO (Drums)

At this moment the band maintains certain parameters of the sound that was handled in its beginnings, and incursiona in the use of samplers and sequences to consolidate a lyric and simple sound, as much in its process of composition like in the structure of the songs and the thematic one of its letters. The present sound of GARdEN Of GRIEf can be defined as Melodic DarkMetal, maintaining hard it influences of the Gothenburg Sound, electronic Goth tendencies and sounds.