Basque alternative threesome Kortatu was formed in 1983 by brothers Fermn and Iigo Muguruza who were joined by drummer Treku Armendariz Known for its charismatic performances and radical lyrics Kortatus self-titled debut album was released in 1985 fo…

Spanish heavy metal band Barricada was formed in the early 80s by singerbassist Enrique Villarreal who was joined by ex-Nmesis guitarist Javier Hernndez drummer Mikel Astrain and ex-Kafarman singerguitarist Sergio Oses making their live debut in 1982…

Spanish heavy metal band Extremoduro started playing in the late 80s as a threesome led by singerguitarist Roberto Iniesta In January of 1989 the band recorded its first demo tape soon playing on a TV show called Plastic and participating in a contes…

Spanish metal band Baron Rojo was formed in 1981 by sibling singersguitarists Armando and Carlos De Castro in tandem with bassist Jos Luis Campuzano and drummer Hermes Calabria Signing to the Chapa label the group issued its debut album Larga Vida al…

The Rock en Espanol band Heroes del Silencio was formed in Zaragoza Spain during the mid-80s Comprised of singerguitarist Enrique Bunbury lead guitarist Juan Valdivia second guitarist Alan Boguslavsky bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu …

Formed in 1982, Soda Stereo rose from the wreckage of Argentina's brutal military regime to become a potent force within the Rock en Español movement. They arrived just as civilian rule was being restored in the country, and the public had barely beg…

Spanish poprock threesome Gabinete Caligari was formed in 1981 taking its name from the independent movie El Gabinete Del Doctor Caligari The band released its first song Golpes in an EP shared with a similar group called Parlisis Permanente Que Dios…

Colombian technopop band Estados Alterados was formed in the late 80s by singer Fernando Sierra also known as Elvis keyboardist Tato and drummer Mana who unfortunately passed away after a car accident being replaced by Ricardo Restrepo aka Ricky Afte…

Latin poprock band from Spain El Ultimo de la Fila was formed in the mid-80s by Manolo Garca and Quimi Portet Manolo was previously playing in a band called los Rpidos along with Jos Luis Prez Luis Visiers and Antonio Fidel Quimi was playing in a gro…

Known as one of the major acts of the Spanish New Wave los Secretos was formed in 1980 by brothers Javier Enrique and Alvaro Urquijo who where joined by a temporary drummer After three active years the foursome became a duet in 1983 with Alvaro and E…

Latin rock band from Argentina la Renga performed live for the first time in 1988 debuting with an independent album titled Esquivando Charcos in 1991 A Dnde Me Llevan la Vida followed in 1993 A year later la Renga was able to sell out Obras Sanitari…

A rapmetal act from Spain Def Con Dos started playing covers of Public Enemy and Beastie Boys while touring Madrids club scene under the name of Freddy Krueger y los Masters del Universo Soon they recorded a demo called Primer Asalto signed up to loc…

Astruds styling of electronic pop brought on a reminisce of the Smiths and Joy Division to their native of Barcelona Spain Consisting of Genis keyboardsprogramming and Manolo vocalsguitar the duos creative breeze of gentle posture and trance-like con…

Spanish poprock band Nacha Pop was formed in 1978 by ex-Helicopeter Uhu singerguitarist Nacho Garcia and bassist Carlos Pascow who were soon joined by Garcias cousin singersongwriter Antonio Vega That same year the band recorded a demo featuring Chic…