Bryan Amadeus Moderatto, Xavi Moderatto, Roy, Elohim & Mick Marcy; five guys form Mexico City who started for the same reason every band starts: for the love for rock and to meet girls. And on their way to this noble goal they’ve reached what other bands can only dream of, doing what they like and rocking harder than ever.
The five-headed beast is unleashed! GRRRR!
MODERATTO… infuriate, electrify and fascinate.
MODERATTO… stand out, control and rule. |
- .IN 2006, MODERATTO BECOME PART OF EMI MUSIC ARTISTS FAMILY. ‘GRRRR!” is the name of their new unreleased songs album that within a week of its release got Gold Album sales.
- GRRRR!’ REACHED PLATIUM + GOLD STATUS for more than 160 thousand copies sold
- “SENTIMETTAL”, first single from this new recording, remained in National Airplay Top Ten for more than 12 weeks.
- MODERATTO SURPRISE AND MAKE PEOPLE DANCE IN SPAIN BY SUMMER’S BEGINNING
- “Moderatto enlivened the roost (Latin Festival)with their Mexican rock sound in a splendid performance that left us an interesting metal version of José Alfredo Jiménez’s ‘El Rey’” – Barcelona’s Gaceta Latino Exterior.
“Moderatto, who undoubtedly were the most successful Mexicans at Latin Festival. They received plenty of applauses and shouts, being the only ones who were asked for an encore and who managed to get the audience make a line dancing to the rhythm of ‘El Rey’” – El Norte newspaper (by correspondand Mayra Bosada).
- MODERATTO’S PERFORMANCE PARALYZES LOS ANGELES, CA. Moderatto opened the Super Estrella festival and paralyzed all the audience with those powerful guitars and drums. Everybody echoed their songs and danced with “Sentimettal”, “Muriendo Lento” and “El Rey”. The festival’s surprise… MODERATTO.
- ARGENTINA GIVES MODERATTO A GREAT RECEPTION; THEIR PERFORMANCE AT ROXY THEATRE IS A TOTAL SUCCESS. The music, the makeup and the wardrobe got the media fascinated with Moderatto in their second visit to Buenos Aires.
- IN THEIR MOST RECENT VISIT TO BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, FOR THE 40 PRINCIPALES FESTIVAL, MODERATTO CONQUERS SINCE THEIR FIRST SHOW. They surpassed all expectations the 65 thousand people who saw them play live had. They made them shudder and sing by the rhythm of “Sentimettal”, “Muriendo Lento” and every other song at Simón Bolivar Park.
- MEXICO TREMBLED WITH SO MUCH ROCK! Two sold-out dates at National Auditorium (20 thousand people) and another one at Monterrey’s Arena (12 thousand people) in which Moderatto have challenged themselves to create an each time more spectacular production. They have been praised by the media as “The only show that’s able to make all the audience feel like Rock Stars. Amazing and funny, nobody sits a single minute for everyone’s always dancing. Never before had we seen such an energetic and passionate show!”
- NICARAGUA, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR AND VENEZUELA witnessed what does “ROCKING” means during 2007.
- “DETECTOR DE METAL”, Moderatto’s second album, became Double-Platinum Album for 200 thousand copies sold.
- “NOS VEMOS EN EL INVIERNO”, their Christmas special CD, reached Gold Status for more than 50 thousand units sold within a week of its release.
- NOMINATED TO 2007 “OYE” AWARDS AS “BEST ROCK ACT”
- WINNERS OF A NATIONAL AUDITORIUM “LUNA” AWARD AS “BREAKTHROUGH ACT”
- WINNERS OF 2006 “OYE” AWARDS AS “BEST ROCK GROUP OR SOLO ACT” (SHARED WITH JUANES) AND “SONG OF THE YEAR” – ‘MURIENDO LENTO’.
- NOMINATED TO MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS LATINAMERICA AS “BEST ROCK ACT” AND “BEST NORTHERN ACT”.
- THEIR NATIONAL TOUR EXTENDED TO 125 DATES. Fifteen of them were massive shows in front of more than 85 thousand people. A total of 2 million people enjoyed their show in through all their tour.
- IN 2008 MODERATTO WILL RELEASE A CD + DVD COMBO WITH RECORDINGS FROM THEIR IMPRESSIVE NATIONAL AUDITORIUM SHOWS. Really advanced and spectuacular, Moderatto’s show features a never-seen-before production for a Latinamerican band. Each show they present cutting-edge technology: more than a hundred robotic lights, 24 speakers for each audio side, 45 guitars, 1 air-hanging drum set, fireworks show, 28 guitar amplifiers and a lot more! Furthermore, the sexy dancers that join them on stage. This production has been compared to those of Kiss and Paul McCartney, for there is no other band in Latinamerica that features all this in their shows.
- MODERATO IS THE ONLY ROCK BAND THAT HAS PLAYED IN THE 4 MOST IMPORTANT VENUES IN MEXICO CITY WITHIN A SINGLE YEAR: Metropolitan Theatre, National Auditorium, Sports Palace and Foro Sol (headlining a Vive Latino Festival stage with an impressive performance).
- THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS HAVE BEEN SUCCCESSFUL IN THE PLAYLIST OF THE PRINCIPAL TV CHANNELS, including free and paid ones. All this thanks to the extraordinary direction and production they’ve had, showing the band as what they really are: true Rock Gods.
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