Ricardo Mollo, Andres Calamaro and Leon Gieco are some of the artists who said goodbye from their networks to Ricardo Iorio, the Argentine metal leader who died today at the age of 61 due to a heart attack in the Buenos Aires town of Coronel Suárez, where he had lived for several years.
Mollo said goodbye to Iorio with a photo together, the legend “Have a good trip, Ricardo.” and Almafuerte’s song “Sé vos”; and bassist Flavio Cianciarulo, known as Mr. Flavioshared photos together and videos of the joint recording of the album “Peso Argento” in 1997.
On his Instagram, Andres Calamaro He also referred to the musician’s death: “Indispensable rock artist in the last thirty or more years, Ricardo and his heart of León; heir and lord of heavy and electric folklore, poet of the south, distilled from Larralde and Facundo Cabral, studious reader, thorough Argentine and sweet person”.
And he added: “His works remain with his historic bands (…) in his verses the purest rock Argentina and in his song the rusty leather of the Argentine soul. The greatest of my generation who did not forget to live. We go to you to remember every day. See you always, dear Ricardo Iorio. My brotherly hug to your family and friends.”
While from the group’s X account Kapanga led by Martín Fabio “El Mono”, published: “With deep sadness we regret the death of our friend and colleague Ricardo Iorio, we embrace the family and we will always remember him with the best anecdotes and, of course, with music.”
For your part Leon Gieco He fired him from his Instagram account: “One of the best heavy metal singers… a Goyeneche of Rock. Also a very good composer, poetic lyrics… and a dear and respected friend… Leon Gieco.”
Meanwhile, the drummer Andrea Alvarez He also referred to the death of the leader of bands such as V8, Hermética and Almafuerte: “The death of Iorio makes me sick, a controversial, dark guy, but also with a light (no one is a single thing) loved by many people of metal and music lover. May he rest in peace.”
Outside the artistic field, from the account of the Ministry of Culture in charge of Tristán Bauer, they fired the musician whom they defined as an “icon of Argentine heavy metal” and “founder of the legendary bands V8, Hermética and Almafuerte, of which “It was part until 2017.”
“With deep pain, we mourn the death of Ricardo Iorio. The founder of V8, Hermética and Almafuerte. He was a key figure in Argentine heavy metal. Have a good trip, Ricardo”expressed, for its part, the public radio station Nacional Rock.
Source: Ambito
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