Afterimage (band)

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Afterimage
Origin	Philippines
Genre(s)	Alternative, rock, pop
Years active	1990–2001 2008-present
Associated acts	The Dawn 6cyclemind
Former members
Wency Cornejo-Vocals Bobit Uson-Bass Guitar Chuck Isidro-Lead Guitar Rogie Callejo -Drums Arnold Cabalza-keyboards

Afterimage was a Filipino pop rock band active during the 1990s. The group disbanded after 11 years and made three studio albums. After disbanding, Wency Cornejo, the band vocalist, pursued a solo career. Afterimage popularized the song "Habang May Buhay", "Next In Line", and "Mangarap Ka".

The band's first album was released in 1992 under Dyna Records titled Touch The Sun which contains 8 songs and 4 released as singles ("Bai", " Only You", "Next In Line" and "Pagtawid"). The title Touch The Sun is a phrase from the track "Next In Line". It is said that Wency just accidentally blurted it out the recording session. The band thinks it captures what the songs in the album is all about - life in its fiery form. It symbolizes hopes frustrations and, more importantly the kind of renewal they feel within themselves as they touch other people's lives.^{[citation needed]}

The album is also said to be a celebration of about 4 years of musical experimentation. According to them, "It is quite difficult to put all the songs in the album in one perspective, considering they encompass so many growths the band has undergone."^{[citation needed]}

The band was composed of five members: Bobit Uson on Bass Guitar, Chuck Isidro on Lead Guitar, Rogie Callejo on Drums, Arnold Cabalza on keyboards and Wency Cornejo on vocals. Francis Reyes (The Dawn) was the former guitarist of this band before Chuck Isidro (6cyclemind).

In 1994 at the height of the first band craze in the Philippine music scene, Afterimage released their second album titled Tag-araw, Tag-ulan. The album's name was taken from two singles from the album, the album's carrier single "Tag-ulan" topped many charts in the Philippines and was awarded a Gold Recorda Award, later the follow-up single "Mangarap Ka" became a great hit for the band.

In 2001, After Image was disbanded due to manager conflict.

[edit] 2008 Comeback

After 11 years of being disbanded, the group returned with a new album, "The Place in the Sun" with the carrier single "Musikero", released under Viva Records.^{[citation needed]}