Carlos E. Vela

Who is Carlos E. Vela?

Carlos E. Vela is a heavy metal drummer, member of Wardust. Alongside Hernan Motta, Victor Beltran and Pedro Romero.

Born on July 25, 1987 in Monterrey, Nuevo León as Carlos Eduardo Vela Barrera. He began playing drums at the age of thirteen.

And by the age of fifteen he started a band called Starvation with Jose Maria "Chema" Peña on lead guitars. After a few months of dealing with Lineup problems, Vela joins with some friends in 2005 to create a new band, this band will later be called Wardust. Then Chema leaves to Australia and Vela focuses on Wardust.

Vela has written most of Wardust's lyrics so far. The lyrical themes he often uses are about war, society, politics, death, philosophy & surrealism. He mostly takes advantage of rhythm and rhymes while writing.

Lyrically, he is greatly influenced by artists like Peter Gabriel and David Bowie also by bands like Megadeth, Death, Pantera, Genesis, among others. It is also noticeable the influence of the surreal humor of the Tim and Eric duo.