Rata Blanca

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Rata Blanca
Origin Argentina
Years active 1986–present

Rata Blanca is a classic heavy metal band from Argentina that formed in the 1980s. Its name means "white rat".

The band was founded by Walter Giardino after he left V8. Rata Blanca played together for about two years before their debut on August 15, 1987 in the theater "Luz y Fuerza" in Buenos Aires. They later took part in the "Halley en Obras", along with other bands: Alakrán, JAF and Kamikaze, in 1988. That year they made their debut album with two hits: "Chico Callejero" ("Street Boy") and "El Sueño de la Gitana" ("Gypsy's Dream").

In 1989, Hugo Bistolfi joined the band and then Saúl Blanch left, to be replaced by Adrián Barilari. With that arrangement, the band made its second album Magos, Espadas y Rosas ("Wizards, Swords, and Roses") They released two records between 1989 and 1994 called "Guerrero del Arco Iris" ("Rainbow Warrior") and "El Libro Oculto" ("The Hidden Book"), singer Adrián Barilari left the band being replaced by Mario Ian, with this line-up they released Entre el Cielo y el Infierno ("Between Heaven and Hell"). Later that year, they were invited to play in "Festival Monsters of Rock" in São Paulo, Brazil, along with Ozzy Osbourne, Therapy?, and Alice Cooper. They released yet another albums with new singer Gabriel Marian and keyboard player Javier Retamozo (Hugo Bistolfi left to form the band Alianza with singer Adrian Barilari) called "Rata Blanca VII", the group disbanded in 1998. They regrouped in 2000 to tour Latin America. In recent years they released two more albums, El Camino del Fuego ("The Path of Fire") in 2002 and La Llave de la Puerta Secreta ("The Key to the Secret Door") in 2005. They are currently working on their thirteenth album. The band is heavily influenced by British hard rock bands like Rainbow, Deep Purple and Whitesnake. In their first album, Giardino did a famous guitar solo (Preludio obsesivo), very similar to Eddie Van Halen's Eruption.


  • Saúl Blanch: vocals
  • Wálter Giardino: guitar
  • Guillermo Sánchez: bass
  • Gustavo Rowek: drums
  • Sergio Berdichevsky: rhythm guitar

  • Rata Blanca (1988)
  1. La Misma Mujer
  2. Solo Para Amarte
  3. Gente del Sur
  4. Rompe el Hechizo
  5. Sueño de la Gitana
  6. Chico Callejero
  7. Preludio Obsesivo
  8. Ultimo Ataque
  9. Otoño Medieval
  • Magos, espadas y rosas (1990)
  1. La Leyenda del Hada y Mago
  2. Mujer Amante
  3. El Beso de la Bruja
  4. Haz tu Jugada
  5. El Camino del Sol
  6. Dias Duros
  7. ¿Por qué es tan difícil amar?
  8. Preludio Obsesivo
  9. Otoño Medieval
  • Guerrero del arco iris (1992)
  1. Hombre de Hielo
  2. Angeles de Acero
  3. Noche Sin Sueños
  4. Boca del Lobo
  5. Quiza Empieces Otra Vez
  6. Guerrero del Arco Iris
  7. Abrazando Al Rock & Roll
  8. Ojos del Dragon
  9. Nada Es Facil Sin Tu Amor
  • El libro oculto (1993)
  1. Basura
  2. Asesinos
  3. Cuarto Poder
  4. Lejos de Casa
  5. Agord, La Bruja
  • Entre el cielo y el infierno (1994)
  1. En El Bajo Flores
  2. Bajo Control
  3. Jerusalen
  4. Sombra Inerte Del Amor
  5. Obsesion
  6. Patria
  7. Herederos De La Fe
  8. Sin Tu Amor Nada Existe
  9. Maquina
  10. Fantasma Azul
  11. Banda Viajera (bonus track)
  • En vivo en Buenos Aires (1996)
  1. Quiza Empiece Otra Vez
  2. Solo Para Amarte
  3. Hombre de Hielo
  4. Angeles de Acero
  5. Aria en Sol, De la Suite #3
  6. 30 Movimiento de la Primavera (De "Las Cuatro Estaciones")
  7. Capricho Arabe - Preludio Obsesivo
  8. Dias Duros
  9. Nada Es Facil Sin Tu Amor
  10. Leyenda del Hada y el Mago
  • Rata Blanca VII (1997)
  1. Madame X
  2. Rey de la revolución
  3. Pastel de rocas
  4. La historia de un muchacho
  5. La canción del Sol
  6. Héroes
  7. Vuelo nocturno
  8. La caja
  9. Ella
  10. Mr. Cósmico
  11. Vieja Lucy
  12. Viejo amigo
  13. Anarquía
  14. Líbranos del mal
  • Grandes Canciones (2000)
  1. Sueño de la Gilana
  2. Sólo Para Amarte
  3. Dias Duros
  4. Por Qué Es Tan Dificil Amar
  5. Chico Callajero
  6. Preludio Obsesivo
  7. Mujer Amante
  8. Guerrero del Arco Iris
  9. Noche Sin Sueños
  10. Abrazando el Rock and Roll
  11. Leyenda del Hada y el Mago
  12. Mujer Amante (Version Acústica)
  • Entre el cielo y el infierno/El libro oculto (2001)
  1. En El Bajo Flores
  2. Bajo Control
  3. Jerusalem
  4. Sombra Inerte Del Amor
  5. Obsesion
  6. Patria
  7. Herederos De La Fe
  8. Sin Tu Amor Nada Existe
  9. Maquina
  10. Fantasma Azul
  11. Banda Viajera
  12. Basura
  13. Asesinos
  14. Cuarto Poder
  15. Lejos De Casa
  16. Agord La Bruja
  17. Breaking Away (Bonus Track)
  • El camino del fuego (2002)
  1. El amo del camino
  2. Volviendo a casa
  3. La canción del guerrero
  4. Abeja reina
  5. Lluvia púrpura
  6. Señora furia
  7. Sinfonía fantástica
  8. Cuando la luz oscurece
  9. En nombre de Dios?
  10. Caballo salvaje
  • Poder vivo (2003)
  1. Intro
  2. Solo para amarte
  3. Lluvia púrpura
  4. La canción del guerrero
  5. Abeja reina
  6. Volviendo a casa
  7. Mujer amante
  8. Señora furia
  9. Guerrero del Arco Iris
  10. La leyenda del Hada y el Mago
  • en vivo estadio obras (2003)
  • La llave de la puerta secreta (2005)
  1. Intro
  2. La Llave de la puerta secreta
  3. La otra cara de la moneda
  4. Aún estás en mis sueños
  5. Indigo
  6. Bajo el poder del Sol
  7. Blues
  8. El Gran Rey del Rock and Roll
  9. Guitarra española
  10. Michell odia la oscuridad
  11. Mamma

  • "Rata Blanca" (2001)
  • "Teatro Gran Rex" (2001)
  • "Highway on Fire" (2002)

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