Adrian Benegas
Adrian Benegas (born 1 March 1989 in Asuncion, Paraguay) is a heavy metal composer, producer and keyboardist. He is known for being the songwriter and keyboardist of the symphonic metal band TRAGUL and his solo carrer. Music Career. In 2017, Adrian established a symphonic power metal project called TRAGUL. Guest musicians includes Zuberoa Aznarez (Diabulus in Musica) on vocals, Steve Conley (Flotsam and Jetsam (band)) on guitars, Sander Zoer (Delain) and Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire) on drums and Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian, Tarja Turunen) on bass. As of June 2017, Tragul has released 12 singles. In November  2019, Adrian released his debut solo power metal album called “THE REVENANT”. The album features Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear - Gamma Ray), Herbie Langhans (Firewind, Avantasia), Henning Basse (Metallium, Mayan) and Zuberoa Aznarez (Diabulus in Musica, Tragul) on vocals. The recording process was carried out in Germany, Spain and Paraguay. Mixing and mastering was done by Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe, Volbeat, Epica) with the exception of track 1, “Servants of The Death” which was mixed by Alberto Bravin (Rhapsody of Fire) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum. (Sabaton, Rob Halford, Yngwie Malmsteen). In November 2020 Adrian Benegas commissioned a piano pop ballad for  UK singer Pete Rawcliffe. The single is called "Locked Away". Released on November 25, 2020, the song entered the UK iTunes Singer & Songwriter charts. The single was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen. In May 2021, Adrian releases his second solo material called "DIAMONDS IN THE DARK". It is an EP that consists of 5 songs, and which has the participation of Herbie Langhans on vocals and Sascha Paeth in production along with Adrian Benegas. Mixing and mastering was done by Sascha Paeth. During March to October 2021, Adrian Benegas was in charge of sound production and recording of keyboards , guitars, bass and drums for the debut album of british artist Archie Caine, the material is called Tommy And The Angels. The album was released April 2022. Tommy And The Angels features guest appearances from singers Damian Wilson and Dianne van Giersbergen. He also collaborated with Archie Caine, writing and producing songs for him. The album was mixed and mastered at Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands.