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Artist
Lupara
12+ albums
death metalgroove metalthrash metaldeathcoremetalcore
about
LUPARA was formed in the summer of 2003 by guitarist Jeremy Wagner. Wagner, best known as the founder and chief-songwriter/lyricist and rhythm guitarist for BROKEN HOPE, decided to put all of his energy into a new project after his original band dissolved. Wagner took the name LUPARA from his fascination with the Sicilian mafia and the novel, "The Godfather." A "lupara" is a sawed-off, Sicilian shotgun that mafia soldiers of old carried as one of their primary weapons. A lupara was rumored to be so powerful, it can blow a man in half. Since January 2005, LUPARA released a critically-acclaimed promo-CD, and performed throughout the U.S. and out of the country with Obituary, Napalm Death, Dead to Fall, Otep, American Headcharge, Testament, God Forbid, Nuclear Assault, Agnostic Front, and many others. LUPARA were also chosen as the only unsigned American metal act to perform at the 2005 Monterrey Metalfest in Mexico with Motorhead, WASP, Hammerfall, Danzig, and Jag Panzer. Regarding the deal with Crash Music, Jeremy Wagner had this to say, "Mark Nawara of Crash Music was the first man on the planet who had the guts to sign BROKEN HOPE in 1990 to Grindcore International Records when no one wanted us. Grindcore was the company who released our classic debut, ‘Swamped In Gore’. After that, BROKEN HOPE went on to a decent career with Metal Blade Records. Now, after shopping to various labels for the last year, Mark Nawara is working with me again. Crash Music stepped up and gave
