---
title: "Barón Rojo"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/baron-rojo"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Spain"
formed: 1980
---

# Barón Rojo

**Barón Rojo** is a heavy metal band, from Spain, active 1980 to present.

Barón Rojo is a Spanish heavy metal band from Madrid that achieved international success in the 1980s. The band is led by siblings Carlos and Armando de Castro, previously from the band Coz, and is considered one of the most important representatives of Spanish hard rock. Barón Rojo in Spanish means "red baron", the name of the band being an homage to Manfred von Richthofen; the 1981 eponymous song "Barón Rojo" is about him. In 2017, they were ranked number 18 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Spanish Rock Bands".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C3%B3n_Rojo

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Barón Rojo |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Formed | 1980 |
| Releases in catalog | 15 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Armando de Castro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/armando-de-castro) |  |  | Current |
| [Carlos de Castro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carlos-de-castro) |  |  | Current |
| [Hermes Calabria](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hermes-calabria) |  |  | Current |
| [Ángel Arias](https://themetalnet.com/musician/angel-arias) |  | 1995 to 2007 | Former |
| [José Martos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jose-martos) |  | 1996 to 2007 | Former |
| [Gorka Alegre](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gorka-alegre) | Bass guitar | 2008 to 2015 | Former |
| [José Luis Campuzano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jose-luis-campuzano) |  | 1980 to 1989 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981 | [Larga vida al rock and roll](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2a7f1b5-b720-388c-9a66-1c05aa62c898) | Album |
| 1982 | [Live in Reading 27.08.82](https://themetalnet.com/album/2be93955-5147-4bf1-bbd7-daa198df99c3) | Album |
| 1982 | [Volumen brutal](https://themetalnet.com/album/20f903cf-f7c9-3551-8368-e8c2381e619b) | Album |
| 1982 | [Volumen brutal (versión en inglés)](https://themetalnet.com/album/9569e913-5b29-47ae-bf34-874e9adbd82f) | Album |
| 1983 | [Metalmorfosis](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f627f2d-3608-37ee-9005-7471fdb4ebd2) | Album |
| 1985 | [En un lugar de la marcha](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5edd370-5ed5-3534-972b-f3914be2ce79) | Album |
| 1987 | [Tierra de nadie](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c9c29e0-b587-3a85-8abb-9c9dc7446a4b) | Album |
| 1988 | [¡No va más!](https://themetalnet.com/album/03b416bc-4796-3b0f-a6d6-e50f8de5f2a8) | Album |
| 1989 | [Obstinato](https://themetalnet.com/album/48639304-0658-3a11-aff4-d81cd8eca54f) | Album |
| 1992 | [Desafío](https://themetalnet.com/album/aee4b8f8-0a3d-31ee-ba6c-f2d858632c03) | Album |
| 1997 | [Arma secreta](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9f76051-6c32-3605-85e8-691c27ee20c5) | Album |
| 2001 | [20+](https://themetalnet.com/album/036a126b-d522-32ac-9ee6-64e9ea14895f) | Album |
| 2003 | [Perversiones](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb426ac3-cdaa-35a7-83c5-ac64d5e5f92d) | Album |
| 2006 | [Ultimasmentes](https://themetalnet.com/album/775f192c-aa17-3dd6-b2e0-a3fdedea5cc6) | Album |
| 2012 | [Tommy Barón](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f679935-294a-49aa-9073-a5d8748bce36) | Album |

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- [Rata Blanca](https://themetalnet.com/band/rata-blanca) (listened together)
- [Avalanch](https://themetalnet.com/band/avalanch) (listened together)
- [Ángeles del Infierno](https://themetalnet.com/band/angeles-del-infierno) (listened together)
- [Tierra Santa](https://themetalnet.com/band/tierra-santa) (listened together)
- [Obús](https://themetalnet.com/band/obus) (listened together)
- [WarCry](https://themetalnet.com/band/warcry) (listened together)
- [Uriah Heep](https://themetalnet.com/band/uriah-heep) (listened together)
- [Saratoga](https://themetalnet.com/band/saratoga) (listened together)
- [Doro](https://themetalnet.com/band/doro) (listened together)
- [Saurom](https://themetalnet.com/band/saurom) (listened together)
- [Grave Digger](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-digger) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baronrojo
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0R5dtryP4tKLlMZA0vhBvF
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bar%C3%B3n_Rojo/652

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/baron-rojo](https://themetalnet.com/band/baron-rojo). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt