The music of Mexico is highly diverse, featuring a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, primarily deriving from Europeans, Indigenous, and Africans. Music became an expression of Mexican nationalism starting in the nineteenth century.
Chilean rock is rock music and its corresponding subgenres produced in Chile or by Chileans. Chilean rock lyrics are usually sung in Spanish so can be considered as part of rock en español, although they are sometimes sung in English as well.
Maná is a Mexican pop rock band formed in 1981. Originally called Sombrero Verde, the current lineup of members is vocalist-guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín and bassist Juan Calleros. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin Mexican music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 25 million records sold worldwide. Moreover, Maná has earned four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, six Premios Juventud awards, 19 Billboard Latin Music Awards and 15 Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
Amen was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1994. It was founded by frontman and singer Casey Chaos and combines elements of punk rock, hardcore punk, and heavy metal. Although the band experienced little success in the United States, Amen attracted a significant following in the United Kingdom. The band saw continuous changes in membership, with Casey Chaos remaining the sole original member.
Mojiganga is a Colombian ska punk and Ska-core band from Medellín formed in 1995.
Luzbel is a heavy metal band from Mexico founded in 1982 by Raul Fernandez Greñas, Antonio "la Rana" Morante, Jorge Cabrera (vocals), Hugo Tamez (drums) and Fernando Landeros (guitar). They were signed to Warner Music in 1985. Luzbel is best known during the 1980s and 1990s for songs like Holocausto, 2pm ,'Por piedad, La Gran Ciudad, Pasaporte Al Infierno, Paradoxa, Juegos De Pasion, Utopia, Souvenir, Plegaria De Un Loco, Te Posereé, El Tiempo De Odio, Del Infierno, El Errante, El Loco, Íncubo and the metalhead hymn Advertencia.
V8 was an Argentine heavy metal band formed in 1979, one of the first notable Argentine and Latin America bands of that genre. After its dissolution former members have continued their careers starting other heavy metal bands, Hermética, Horcas, Rata Blanca, Logos and Almafuerte.
Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese heavy metal/hardcore punk band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. Their lineup consists of vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryokun, and bassist Ue-chang. Each member alternates singing lead vocals, often within the same song, with the exception of Ue-chang, who provides backup vocals almost exclusively.
José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera Sierra is a Mexican musician and songwriter who is the secondary guitarist, composer and lead singer of the rock band Maná.
Deadly Apples is a Canadian rock / industrial metal band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band consists of frontman / lyricist Alex Martel (vocals) and songwriter / producer Antoine Lamothe (drums), with live musicians joining them on stage. The band is known for its high energy and intense live performances.
Héctor Walter Giardino is an Argentine guitarist and the leader of the heavy metal and hard rock band Rata Blanca.
Dia de los Muertos is an American death/thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 2005 by Andres Jaramillo and Alfonso Pinzón, both from the Colombian thrash metal band Agony, and bassist Vincent Price of Body Count. To date, the band has released two EPs and one full-length studio album.
Inquisidor is the current ring name of Juan Miguel Escalante Grande who is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a rudo wrestling character. Unlike most enmascarados Inquisidor's birthname is a matter of public record, often masked wrestlers in Mexico keep their private lives secret from the wrestling fans, but Inquisidor used to wrestle unmasked under the ring names Vaquerito and Vaquero ("Cowboy").
El General Paz & La Triple Frontera (GP3F) is a rock fusion band founded by Anel Paz, integrated by musicians from various countries, that merges several rhythms in their songs, including Rock, Funk, Folklore of Latin America, Brazilian music, Jazz, and world music. The Afro-Latin Rhythms joined with a Rock-Funk sound, creates an original and unique proposal.
Fearless is the debut studio album by the Mexican heavy metal band S7N, released on November 25, 2013. Fearless produced two singles, considered the most well-known songs from the band, "Blackout" and "Double Dealing". In 2014, the album was nominated for Best Metal Album in Mexico's Independent Music Awards.
Deadline is the second studio album by the Mexican heavy metal band S7N, released on June 17, 2016. In 2016, the album was nominated for Best Metal/Hardcore Album on the 15th Independent Music Awards.
NvcleaR is a Mexican melodic death metal band from Tehuacán, Puebla based in Mexico City, Mexico, founded in 2009 by guitarist and vocalist Anuar Solís, guitarist and bassist Christian García, and drummer Rudy Paz. NvcleaR's current line-up comprises only the founding member Anuar Solis.
Acrania is a Mexican progressive/Latin metal band from Mexico City, founded in 2001 by guitarist and vocalist Luis Oropeza, drummer Johnny Chavez and guitarist Félix Carreón as Necrofilia. The band is known for their unique combination of death/thrash Metal with Latin jazz and Afro-Caribbean music as well as use of brass instrumentation and latin percussion.
Velvet Darkness is a Mexican heavy metal band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, founded in 2013 by guitarist Joe SaraF and bassist Charles Kray. The band is known for their literature-based lyrics, mainly from fantasy and horror genres, and fantasy in general. Velvet Darkness has released songs based on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter characters, Stephen King’s Carrie, and Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi. Their power metal style has been compared to that of bands such as Helloween, Sonata Arctica or Avantasia.
Cardiel is a Skaterock band under the influence of stoner, the psychedelia and heavy dub.
