The road has come full circle for Kinski and Rodax Gallo who in the late 90’s founded Anima, a Spanish-sung punk/new-wave band. But as time would tell and with different band members, the Gallo brothers would also go from playing as a band formerly known as Madrepore to one named Monte Negro.
Under this last, the bros and guitarist Jason Li Shing, along with drummer Xavier Lopez, would release Cicatrix, a highly-praised rock album that carried the popular tunes “Arde el corazón (Triangled Love), “Give me love”, “Me duele no estar junto a ti”, and “Pena Colectiva”. Fugitives of Pleasure/Pasajeros and Cosmic Twins would later be added to the Monte Negro discography as well.
Now, the road has brought Kinksi and Rodax back to square one as a pair of brothers out to conquer music fans as a duo. Come February 5 and working under the band name Gallo, the bros will release Fuego, Phoenix Rising, and Mamawe, a trilogy featuring songs they composed over the last year.
Collaborating with Grammy Award winning engineer, Seth Horan (Robi Draco, Black Guayaba), as well as renowned keyboardist and programmer Juan Covarrubias (Daddy Yankee), Gallo crafted their new high-energy vision to give birth to Fuego as an all-Spanish album, Phoenix Rising in English, and a bilingual Mamawe. The three releases follow the brother’s preference over Latin-influenced rock with electro dance beats.
Additional artists contributing to the record include Christopher Cester (Jet/Damn Dogs), Chris Pierce (Brothers and Sisters/Army Wives), Garrett Henritz (Fol Chen) and Julia Rose (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
An early 2013 promotional tour will take the band across the U.S. and to Puerto Rico. The albums are currently available independently for presale.
