Lokomotiv (band)

This article is about the Southern California rock band. For other uses, see Lokomotiv (disambiguation).

Lokomotiv was a Southern California-based rock band that counted among its lineup key members of two of the most successful hard rock bands in the Philippines during the 1990s—Wolfgang and Razorback.

Lokomotiv
Origin	Manila, Philippines California, US
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Years active	2003–2007
Labels	EMI
Spinoff of	Wolfgang Razorback
Past members	Wolf Gemora David Aguirre Danny Gonzalez Ryan Hudson Basti Artadi James MacDonnell

History

In 2002, Basti Artadi and Wolf Gemora of Wolfgang decided to leave the Philippines and settle in the United States.^[1]

Lokomotiv first came together in January 2003 in Orange County, California, with Gemora, California native Danny Gonzales, and guitarist James MacDonnell forming the initial lineup. A year later, David Aguirre of Razorback was recruited into the band. A few months later, Artadi, who was then living in San Francisco, was offered the job of fronting the group; he accepted. At this point, MacDonnell opted to leave the band.

Debut album, new vocalist, and breakup

In October 2005, the band recorded their debut album, entitled Rock N' Roll Death Toll. A music video was filmed for the track "Five Alive".^{[citation needed]} This saw heavy rotation in the Philippines through MYX Music Channel and MTV Asia. The album was released in the Philippines in September 2006.

Artadi left the band on 24 June 2006,^[2] due to "musical and creative differences".^[3] In late August 2006, singer/songwriter Ryan Hudson, hailing from Norman, Oklahoma, took Artadi's place.^[4][5][6][7]

Lokomotiv returned to the Philippines late in 2006 to tour in support of their debut album. One of the events they played was the MTV Music Summit 2006 for HIV/AIDS at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field, Taguig, Manila.^[8] The quartet then went back to the United States to continue performing and recording new material for their second album, which was tentatively scheduled for release in the fall of 2007.^[9] However, in an online interview,^[10] drummer Wolf Gemora announced that the band had broken up soon after the Philippine tour due to financial difficulties.^[11]

References

1. Joelle Jacinto (2 January 2007). "Lokomotiv Comes to Town". Pulse.ph. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
2. Sheryl Garcia (2007). . FilipinoExpressOnline. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
3. . 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
4. "Basti Artadi: One last howl". philstar.com. Samantha Echavez. Retrieved 21 October 2006.
5. . Sheryl Garcia. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
6. . philmusic.com. Jim Ayson. Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
7. "Lokomotiv Rock Fusion enlivens Local Music Scene". Marlet D. Salazar. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
8. Pocholo Concepcion (12 December 2006). . Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
9. "The Official Lokomotiv Web Site". Retrieved 21 July 2007.
10. . Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
11. . odysseylive.net. Miggy. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2008.