The Metal band Teufel was founded in
year 2000, with Aljadys Pruna (bass player), Reidal Roncourt
(guitar), Jose Manuel Govin (drums), Lázaro Pruna
(rhythm machine) and Edel Ramos (vocalist). In the beginning
the band played sort of death metal with industrial and
melodic elements. Under this format the group performed
several concerts and recorded its first demo “Apocaliptic
Show” that got a favorable reception in the Cuban
underground scene.
One year later the line-up of the group changed its format
and style with the joining of two female voices (Elizabeth
and Annia Martinez). The band tended then to melodic death
metal with gothic influences. Soon afterward joined a
second guitar (William Martínez) and the rhythm
machine was replaced with a musical keyboard.
On November 2002 Teufel launched its second Demo “Diabolic
and Tender” that appeard with a better production
and a better musical making than the previous one. This
Demo was very successful all over Cuba,. 3 years later,
in 2005 Teufel recorded its third DEMO called “Always
and Forever” consisting of 7 themes, following the
steps of the second demo, but with a much defined conception
and more focused on the influence of classic orchestral
music and at the same time darker, more melancholic and
aggresive.
Teufel has performed in places like El Patio de María,
Salón Rosado, Cabaret Nacional and taken part on
festivals in Pinar del Río, Matanzas, Ciudad Metal,
Holguín y Camagüey and been successful with
the spectators. Teufel has also made performances on radio
stations and twice on TV Show Cuerda Viva.
On February 2007 the band joined together again, this
time with a new bass player, Oscar Pita (who had been
member of the bands Darkening, Zeus and Porno para Ricardo)
and a new keyboard player Mariela Pita. Teufel performed
concerts at the UCI, Club Atelier, Salón Rosado
and the Madrigera, this time with sequence drums.In june
2008 left the band: Annia and Oscar, the new bassist is
Lazaro Rabelo from Alianza band. Currently Teufel is rehearsing
for live performances with the new drums player Alcides
Rodríguez and is preparing its new demo, which
possibly will be launched in 2008
