Eva O ( English Eva O , real name Eva Ortiz , English Eva Ortiz ; born January 11, 1961 , Las Vegas , Nevada ) is an American singer and musician, known for participating in projects such as Christian Death and the Shadow Project . She began her career in music in 1983. Eve's first project was a trio of Super Heroines . This was her first serious group, in which she was the main author of texts and composer. Motives similar to early work can be traced along the entire creative path of Eve.
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| Full name | Eva Ortiz |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1961 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Las Vegas Nevada |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | musician , vocalist , guitarist |
| Years of activity | - present time |
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| Genres | post punk death rock |
| Collectives | Speed Queens , Super Heroines , Christian Death , Shadow Project |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Solo career
- 2.2 Participation in Christian Death
- 2.3 Super Heroines
- 2.4 Shadow Project
- 3 Note
- 4 Sites
Biography
Eva Ortiz was born on January 11, 1961 in Las Vegas , Nevada , and in 1979 moved to Los Angeles in the hope of building a rock star career. She joined the Speed Queens group and played in it from 1980 to 1982. Speed Queens split up without ever recording a single track, Eva and bassist Sandra Ross found Super Heroines . The band fit into the evolving death rock scene of Los Angeles [1] . Around the same time, Eve met Razz Williams , who had recently founded Christian Death . Eve took part in writing and recording the album “ Only Theater of Pain ”, which had a huge impact on the entire death rock scene. [1] Super Heroines released several albums, and after Rick Egnu left Christian Death, Rozz invited Eve to join her band as a guitarist. Super Heroines recorded their last album, Love and Pain, in 1983, which, however, was only released after 8 years, and split up.
In the mid-80s, Eva began to solve personal problems and spent a lot of time with Richard Ramirez , with whom she was in close relations. For several murders in San Francisco, Ramirez was convicted and sent to prison. Soon, Eva restored relations with Rozz, after which they founded the Shadow Project , in the 90s they released two albums. They described their music as "a strange mix of metal death rock and punk." It was after the release of the second album, “Dreams for the Dying,” that Eve and Rozz began to make a big bias towards more gloomy and depressing themes, which were a reflection of the inner struggle of their personal lives. Although Eve never considered herself an official member of Christian Death, her participation in this group and in the Shadow Project gave her the title of Queen of Darkness. [2]
Christian Death reunited and released two more albums. The Shadow Project went on their last tour after recording their live album “In Tuned Out”.
After breaking up with Rozz and completing the Shadow Project, Eva began her solo career and collaboration with Cleopatra Records in 1993. The recording of the first album used material Speed Queens, Super Heroines and Christian Death, as well as three new solo songs [2] . In 1994, she began working on her second solo album, which she originally intended to call Angels Fall for a Demon's Kiss, but after some religious studies, she eventually converted to Christianity, re-recorded and renamed the album Demons Fall for an Angel's Kiss. " Producer Johnny Indovina noted that the album was more restrained and calmer compared to its previous hard and wild material. [3]
After numerous changes and remixes, Eva completed her work on the album “Damnation (Ride the Madness)” in 1999, and in 2005, according to its results, “Damnation / Salvation” was released on the German death metal label Massacre Records . "Damnation / Salvation" is a detailed chronicle of Eve's path from occultism and Satanism to Christianity. The album was repeatedly banned from distribution in the United States due to its theme. Eva emphasizes that people should listen to the entire album in order to understand its meaning, and not judge by the cover, track list and text of the first few songs.
14 years after converting to Christianity in 1993, rumors appeared that Eve had begun to depart from her faith. In the summer of 2007, in the issue of Deathrock magazine, the author Philip Henken wrote in the article “History O” about Eve: “When I ask her about the conversion to Christianity, she tells me that her rebirth is behind.” Eve said in an interview:
I have no problem with Christianity. I just can’t follow this path. Even if you think, religion is angry ... Humanity is corrupt, everything it touches. But I was raised by a Christian and I have no problems with this. But I know the way, and I'm not going to give my life to Christ. This is my way and I want to keep it. I want to be honest.
- Eva O on leaving Christianity, Deathrock magazine, summer 2007.
Discography
Solo career
- Past Time (1993)
- Demons Fall for an Angel's Kiss
- Eva O Halo Experience (video)
- Damnation (Ride the Madness) (1999, Massacre Records, Review: HM Magazine [7])
- Damnation / Salvation (2005, Massacre Records)
Participation in Christian Death
- Iron Mask (1991, Cleopatra Records)
- Path of Sorrows (1993, Cleopatra Records)
- Rage of Angels (1994, Cleopatra Records)
Super Heroines
- Cry for Help (1982, Bemis Brain / Enigma)
- Souls that Save (1983, Bemis Brain / Enigma)
- Love and Pain (1993, Cleopatra Records)
Shadow Project
- Shadow Project (1990, Triple X)
- Dreams for the Dying (1993, Triple X)
- In Tuned Out (1994, Triple X, live album)
- From the Heart (1998, Triple X)
Note
- ↑ 1 2 Eva O. | Allmusic
- ↑ 1 2 Eva O Archived on October 3, 2011.
- ↑ vampster.com | Dein eigenwilliges Heavy Metal Webzine Archived July 17, 2011.