MINIPONY wrote and produced its first album with 8 unreleased tracks and at the beginning of 2017 drummer Carlos Sanchez joined the band, taking the live performance to a more professional level and with a more powerful sound.
In October 2017 MINIPONY releases its first album IMAGO, with the Italian record label Subsound The album was presented in the National Variety Theater of the city of Quito with a positive response from the public, achieving a sold-out show and performed at the most important festivals in Ecuador
such as: QuitoFest 2017, VAQ 2018 (Quito), Festival FFF 2017/2018 (Ambato), Winchu Festival 2017 (Portoviejo), Music Festival 2018 (Cuenca), Rock to the Terrace 2018 (Ambato) and traveled to Italy for a promotional tour getting a positive response from the public and European metal scene press such as, Legacy Magazine (DE), Rumore Magazine (ITA), Fireworks Magazine (United Kingdom) as well as important mentions in the Ecuadorian and Latin American press entities such as El Comercio, El Telégrafo, VICE Latinoamerica, Headbangers Latinoamerica, among others.