Magos, espadas y rosas

Magos, Espadas y Rosas
Studio album by Rata Blanca
Released	April 24, 1990
Recorded	Oct. 1989 - Feb. 1990
Studio	Estudios Buenos Aires
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	54:24
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Mario Sanguinet, Rata Blanca
Rata Blanca chronology
Rata Blanca (1988) Magos, Espadas y Rosas (1990) Guerrero del Arco Iris (1991)

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Magos, Espadas y Rosas (Wizards, Swords and Roses) is the second album by Argentine heavy metal band Rata Blanca.^[2] The album was released in 1990 by Polydor Records, and it's one of the best-selling albums of Latin-American rock, and the best-selling heavy metal album from Argentina, with over 1.000.000 copies sold.^[3]

The original issue on vinyl LP and cassette featured seven tracks. Two bonus tracks were added to the CD release: "Preludio Obsesivo" and "Otoño Medieval", both of which were previously included on their self-titled debut from 1988.

It is the first album with Adrián Barilari on lead vocals.

Track listing[]

• All tracks written by Walter Giardino except where noted.

1. "La Leyenda del Hada y el Mago" [The Legend of the Fairy and the Wizard] - 5:24 (Roxana Giardino, W. Giardino)
2. "Mujer Amante" [Lover Woman] - 6:05 (W. Giardino, A. Barilari)
3. "El Beso de la Bruja" [Witch's Kiss] - 4:19
4. "Haz Tu Jugada" [Make Your Move] - 6:22
5. "El Camino del Sol" [The Path of the Sun] - 9:28
6. "Días Duros" [Hard Days] - 7:24 (Carlos Perigo, W. Giardino)
7. "Porque es tan difícil amar" [Because It's So Hard to Love] (Instrumental) - 5:33
8. "Preludio Obsesivo" [Obsessive Prelude] (Instrumental) - CD bonus track -3:40
9. "Otoño Medieval" [Medieval Autumn] (Instrumental) - CD bonus track - 2:34

Videoclips[]

• La Leyenda del Hada y el Mago
• Mujer Amante

Personnel[]

Band[]

• Adrián Barilari - Vocals
• Walter Giardino - Lead guitars
• Sergio Berdichevsky - Rhythm guitars
• Guillermo Sánchez - Bass
• Gustavo Rowek - Drums, Percussions
• Hugo Bistolfi - Keyboards

Others[]

• Mario Sanguinet - Recording, Mastering
• José Luis Botto - Management
• Eduardo Rodríguez - Management
• José Luis Massa - Photography
• Roberto Ricci - Executive Producer
• Pablo Iotti - Artwork / Design
• Oscar Festa - Artwork / Design

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