Mägo de Oz are a Spanish folk metal band from Begoña, Madrid formed in mid-1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio. The band became well known for the strong Celtic feel to their music strengthened through their consistent usage of a violinist and flautist. The name for the band was chosen, according to founding member Txus, because "life is a yellow brick road, on which we walk in the company of others searching for our dreams."
Argentinean alternative rock band El Otro Yo got involved in the local scene in the late '80s / early '90s, making its debut with a demo tape called Los Hijos de Alien, followed by Traka-Traka. Later on, the group successfully founded its own label, Besotico Records, thus sealing their independent personality. EOY is the independent group with the most albums recorded in the 90's.The band shared tours and stages with bands such as Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Incubus, Yo La Tengo, Molotov, Café Tacuba, Todos Tus Muertos, Los Brujos, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Silverchair, Soda Stereo, Robi Draco Rosa, The Offspring and Placebo, among others. They have played extensively all over Latin American and the United States. El Otro Yo is the third band in the world to transform their official website into a social network, which is called Comunidad EOY. They are also the first Latin American band to offer their own application to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users.
Attaque 77 is an Argentine punk rock group. Formed in 1987 as a group of friends who got together to play their favorite songs, most of them by The Ramones, their favorite band and the one that influenced them the most. They started writing songs in the same punk rock style, with lyrics with proletarian content, and wore denim jackets, which became one of their hallmarks in their beginnings. Currently, only three members continue performing and recording.
Los Bukis was a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. Considered to be the most successful and beloved band in the musica popular Mexicana. In 1975 the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in all of Latin America. Marco Antonio wrote the songs; the album "Me Volvi A Acordar De Ti" in the year of 1986 sold one million records in just a few weeks after its launch earning the album "diamond" status. A prize that only big-time artists at that time like The Beatles and Michael Jackson had achieved.
Mekatelyu is a Costa Rican band formed in December 1998 when Gabriel Dávila (Gabo), bassist of the band, began to search for a new style of music that would fuse reggae roots with different Caribbean and Latin rhythms.
Los Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winning Ska-Rock-fusion band from Chitré, Herrera, Republic of Panama. With a career spanning two decades and eight albums, they are considered pioneers in the region, and are the first band from Central America to win a Latin Grammy in the Best Rock Album Category.
Lumumba is an Argentinian reggae band created in the 90's by Fidel Nadal and his friend, Pablo Molina and his brother Amilcar Nadal. It was named after Patrice Lumumba. This project helped Fidel Nadal start his solo career.
Los Saicos is a garage rock band formed in 1964 in Lima, Peru, who have become recognized as global pioneers in punk rock. In a short amount of time during the 1960s, they became one of the most successful groups in their own country, fashioning a unique surf-influenced garage sound, that would anticipate certain aspects of the later punk rock movement of the 70s. In addition to composing their own songs, written by band members Erwin Flores and Rolando Carpio, they are sometimes mentioned as the first South American band to record exclusively their own material. They released six singles between 1965 and 1966, of which the best known are "Demolición", "Fugitivo de Alcatraz" and "El Entierro de los Gatos", which have become anthems in Peruvian rock and, over time, have led to the recognition of the band worldwide. Though they broke up in 1966, Los Saicos re-united in 2006, and have since continued to play occasional venues.
Tijuana No! is a Mexican ska, rock and punk band, from Tijuana BC, México. The band is considered a punk rock,ska band in Mexico and influenced by The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Sex Pistols and Black Flag. In the beginning their name was Radio Chantaje(Blackmail Radio), and later they became No, but upon the knowledge of another band called the same, they changed their name to No de Tijuana(Not From Tijuana), to later just shorten it to Tijuana No!. They were characterized by the social criticism in their lyrics, where they also showed their support to the EZLN, and made reference in their songs to racial, cultural, international, and governmental problems, like the immigration policies in the United States. In 1991 they recorded their first album under an independent label, and one year later (1992) they released the same album under Culebra Records (BMG), who gave them international recognition promoting the single Pobre de Ti(Poor You).
Karamelo Santo is a Latin rock band from Mendoza, Argentina. Formed in 1992 for Goy Karamelo, they released their first album, La Kulebra in 1995. Since then, they have released nine more albums. The single "Que No Digan Nunca" is probably their best-known song. It was used on the soundtrack for the movie Caño Dorado.
"Uno, dos, ultraviolento" is a song by Argentine punk rock band Los Violadores, featured as a single from their Y ahora que pasa, eh? album from 1985. The song was Los Violadores breakthrough as one of the better known punk rock bands of Argentina. The lyrics are inspired in the novella A Clockwork Orange. It was also covered in the 1990s by former Chilean band Los Prisioneros member, Claudio Narea with great success in the country.
Nena de Hiroshima is the second album by Argentine band Todos Tus Muertos released in 1991. This is the only album recorded for Radio Trípoli label.
Alex Lora: 35 Años y lo Que le Falta Todavía is the twenty-second album and fifth live album by Aleman rock & blues band El Tri. It was released in 2004.
Deny is an Argentine post-hardcore band based in Buenos Aires.
No Matarás is the name of an Argentinian band in the punk genre, formed in the years around 1990 in Buenos Aires, and currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Para Todos los Públicos is the eleventh studio album by Spanish hard rock band Extremoduro, released on 8 November 2013. It was produced by Iñaki "Uoho" Antón, The album's recording started at early 2012 and it was finished at spring of 2013. It was published by Warner Music on 8 November 2013. The first single "¡Qué Borde Era Mi Valle!" was released on 22 October 2013. The album release date was initially scheduled for 19 November 2013 but the album was illegally leaked.
El Camino Real is the fifth studio album by Argentine band Todos Tus Muertos released in 1998. It is also Fidel Nadal's final full-length album with the band, preceding the announcement of the Todos Tus Muertos break-up in 2000. It was first TTM album distributed in Japan by Universal Music Group, and published by Polydor label.
