Sifting (band)

Originally formed in April 2010 by front man Eduardo Osuna Gil while originally living in Caracas, Venezuela. After suffering the loss of his mother and grandmother in a tragic plane crash, Eduardo began writing original material to cope with the loss of his family. Drummer Abelardo Bolaño, guitarist Luis Farias and bassist Victor Ladines joined the band and entered the studio to record their debut album. The band quickly gained popularity throughout Venezuela and when Bullet for My Valentine was seeking support on their Latin American Tour in 2011, Sifting was the obvious choice. In 2012, Abelardo left the band and Ruben Limas is added later that year. The band completed a series of tours around the country, and finally released the album All the Hated in late 2013. Shortly thereafter, the band toured with Zapato 3, one of Venezuela’s most popular classic rock bands, supported Viniloversus winners of a Latin-American Grammy and made several TV appearances in national television. Around the same time, their single “All The Hated” was chosen for the insanely popular Rock Band videogame.[4][5]

It was at this time after the success of their debut album, that the band received a significant influx of fans from the United States. They quickly realized that if they wanted to get the band recognized on a worldwide stage, they would need to relocate to the United States of America. In early 2014, Eduardo moved to Los Angeles, CA and reformed the band with new members Chris Eklund (guitar), Brady Tait (bass) and Alejandro Martinez (drums). In 2015, they caught the attention of producer Steve Evetts (Suicide Silence, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sense’s Fail) and recorded a three song EP entitled Blurry Paintings.[6]

The band signed with Eclipse Records in the Spring of 2017 and released their second full length album Not From Here on September 29, 2017. The album made it to the charts on #94 as the best metal album of 2017 by Australian magazine Sentinel Daily, #28 as the best Venezuelan band album of 2017 by one of the biggest media outlets in Venezuela: CochinoPop, and #4 as the best Venezuelan rock metal album of 2017 by one of the biggest metal music outlets of Venezuela: Cresta Metálica.[7][8]

They were able to line up endorsement deals with ESP Guitars, Engl Amplification, and Spector Guitars. From there, the band was approached by Ryan Williams (Velvet Revolver, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine), who recorded and produced their second full-length album Not From Here in late 2016. Soon after the album recordings Chris Eklund, Brady Tait and Alejandro Martinez left the band. Eduardo quickly brought in founding member Abelardo Bolaño, and two locals from Los Angeles scene Wins Jarquin on bass, and Richard Garcia on guitar for the album release and touring. Immediately afterwards, the band hit the road for a thirty-date North American tour, and were able to make TV appearances. By the end of 2017, Abelardo had to leave the band and Joey Aguirre joined right before their tour to Ecuador with Tarja. They have consistently toured throughout the United States since supporting bands like Sons Of Apollo, Prong, Eyes Set To Kill and Dayshell and in recent months have lined up more endorsements such as Paiste Cymbals, 64 Audio, Audix Microphones and Pig Hog Cables.[9]

• Eduardo Osuna Gil – Vocals/Guitar
• Richard Garcia – Lead Guitar
• Winston Jarquin – Bass
• Joey Aguirre – Drums

• Abelardo Bolaño (2010–2012, 2016–2017)
• Christopher Eklund – Guitars (2015–2016)
• Brady Tait – Bass (2015–2016)
• Alejandro Martinez – Drums (2015–2016)
• Ruben Limas – Drums (2012–2014)
• Luis Farias – Guitars (2010–2014)
• Victor Ladines – Bass (2010–2014)

• All The Hated (2013)
• Not From Here (2017)
• The Infinite Loop (2019)

• All The Hated (2011)
• Blurry Paintings (2015)

• Pledge Of Our Generation (2014)