ARTISTRata Blanca

Rata Blanca is a heavy metal group formed in Buenos Aires in 1985. Early members included Walter Giardino on guitar, Gustavo Rowek on drums, Rodolfo Cava on vocals, and Yulie Ruth on bass; Sergio Berdichevsky and Guillermo Sánchez joined that year as well. The lineup changed over time: Adrián Barilari and Hugo Bistolfi joined in 1989, while Mario Ian and Javier Retamozo were members from 1993.

The discography includes the album Rata Blanca (1988), followed by Magos, espadas y rosas (1990) and Guerrero del arco iris (1991). The EP El libro oculto appeared in 1993, and the album Entre el Cielo y el Infierno followed in 1994. Later releases include El camino del fuego (2002), El reino olvidado (2008), and Tormenta eléctrica (2015). In 2024 the group released the EP ¡Rock es rock! / Hijos de la tempestad / Cuando sane tu corazón / Mujer amante. Members listed from 2000 include Barilari and Giardino; from 2024, John Paul Chöts is listed on bass and Alan Fritzler on drums.