Madrugada

rock

There are multiple artists named Madrugada (meaning early hours of the morning in Spanish and Portuguese): 1) A Norwegian rock band. 2) An Italian 1970s band. 1) Madrugada was a Norwegian rock band formed in 1995 in a little place called Stokmarknes in Vesterålen. The band's members include Frode Jacobsen (bass), Sivert Høyem (vocals) and Robert Burås (guitar, 12-8-1975 / 12-7-2007 R.I.P.) The band laid the band to rest the year after. Simen Vangen replaced Jon Lauvland Pettersen, a founding member of Madrugada. Lauvland Pettersen left the band in 2002 after their second album (The Nightly Disease) and is currently playing in the band Milestone Refinery. In 2005, Vangen announced that he was leaving and stated he wanted to focus on various jazz projects, things that did not fit together with being a member of Madrugada. However, he will continue to collaborate with Sivert Høyem in The Opposition. On the final tour, and the two last albums, Erland Dalen played drums. Madrugada finished recording their fourth album - The Deep End - late in 2004 and it was released on 28 February 2005 in Norway, on 31 March in the rest of Europe and finally in the US on 11 April. A radio single entitled The Kids Are on High Street was released for domestic radio play on January 14. A music video for the single was also filmed in London. On 14th December 2005, Madrugada released their first live album - Live at Tralfamadore. Tralfamadore is the fictional home planet of aliens from several ...