INDEX

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Dempeus i Alerta!
  • 2.2 Segueu Arran
• 3 Links

INTRODUCTION

Almogàvers were Catalan warriors from the Middle age who were feared and recognized for their efficiency in combat. Before the battle they hit the iron of their swords against the stones and they shout “Desperta Ferro” (Wake up Iron), making sparks.

The same courage and strength wants to be conveyed by Desperta Ferro, a political-musical project born in 1999, when a group of friends from Sabadell (Barcelona) decided to make a band to claim the independence and the unity of the Catalan Countries, the socialist revolution and the antifascism.

Our nation, the Catalan Countries, has remained oppressed in the north of France since the Pyrenees Treatise in 1659; and the rest of the country has been under Spanish domain since 1714. But after 300 years of military occupation and 40 years of Franco’s dictatorship, our language and customs, i.e. our identity, is still alive thanks to the struggle of our people, the clash which we feel part of it.

DISCOGRAPHY

So far we have published two albums:

DEMPEUS I ALERTA!

The first one was “Dempeus i Alerta” (2003, self-edited). This was a compilation of songs of different music styles that served as a showcase of the band and it contains the songs we made in the early years (you can free download them from here).

SEGUEU ARRAN

The second one is “Segueu Arran” (2006, RedStar 73 & Mai Morirem) and shows how our band focuses heavily on the Oi! Music style. It is also of better music quality and clearly shows our political ideas: Independence and socialism!

LONG LIVE THE ANTIFASCIST STRUGGLE!
FREEDOM FOR THE CATALAN COUNTRIES!

Check Segueu Arran Lyrics in English here

LINKS