Puerto Rico's All-Female Metal Band MATRIARCH Releases Debut

October 12, 2007

MATRIARCH, the only all-female metal band from Puerto Rico, has self-released its debut album, "Revered unto the Ages".

After a couple early line-up changes after forming in 2002 in Puerto Rico, MATRIARCH released the "Black Apples" demo in 2003. The demo featured the quintet of Shamara Irizarry on drums, Ara López on guitar/low vocals, Vanessa Urrutia on guitar/soprano, Isabel Conde on bass/grim vocals, and Michelle Baezon keyboards/guttural vocals. After a year of playing together, the band and Michelle parted ways. In 2004, the song "Sinful Decadence" was recorded as an attempt to display MATRIARCH's virtuosity beyond the confines of the "Black Apples" demo, marking an evolutionary step to their repertoire. This continued with the recording of the song "Profanity" in mid-2005, further exemplifying MATRIARCH's presence in the metal world.

The summer of 2006 saw the departure of co-founding member and guitarist/vocalist Ara when it became apparent of her needs to focus more on her personal life. In the fall of 2006, MATRIARCH began recording its debut album, "Revered unto the Ages", and finalized the recording process in December after a grueling four-month process. The album also sees drummer Shamara stepping in to perform the low/death metal vocal duties that became vacant with the absence of Ara from the band.

Check out audio samples at www.myspace.com/matriarch.

MATRIARCH performing live At Gypsys, Yauco, Puerto Rico on April 29, 2006:

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