JOTNAR is an aggressive melodic death metal band, formed by Ben Melero and Elhadji N’Diaye, which made its live debut in late 2008 with the following line-up: Ben Melero (git), Elhadji N’Diaye (git), Eduardo Rodriguez (vox), Jeremias Lobos (drums) and Luis Henriquez (bass). Several line-up changes in the following years kept the band away from the stage but at the same time it allowed them to reinvent their sound. With the addition of the new members Misael Montesdeoca (vox), Jose „Xurro“ Rodr?guez (drums) and Octavio Santana (bass), they signed with Murdered Music/Coroner Records to release their EP „Giant“, which was released in March 2012. JOTNAR is a raging, devastating force on stage, and their ability to perfectly capture and recreate the main essence of the studio recordings live, is one of the reasons why they are recruiting new fans after every show. JOTNAR have already played a lot of shows all around Europe, from small venues to big festivals, delivering a solid and powerful live performance, which paved the way to a few of the most important metal festivals in Europe, like Metalcamp/MetalDays in Slovenia, RockBitch Boat in Sweden or Villa de Bilbao in Spain. They also played with iconic bands like Korn, Amon Amarth, Machine Head, Sabaton or At The Gates, among others
