Venezuelan Rock is a generic term that describes the different types of rock music from Venezuela, the most common being based on Rock en Espanol.
The rock in Venezuela took its first steps in the late 50s and can be traced to the band Los Dangers, where after Rudy MĂĄrquez, it would be part of the Impala, a banda from the oil city of Maracaibo and the first South American group with a reputation that had a considerable impact outside the continent (making much of his career in Spain). Also Los Holidays from the capital Caracas released several albums, and were the first Latin-American rock band to travel and work in Europe (Mostly Spain's Costa Brava, July 1966-October 1966). Los Holidays main vocalist, Wolfgang Vivas went on to a solo career, as did guitarist/vocalist Franklin Holland (Van Splunteren) who later formed part of the American band Gary and the Playboys, and created a new and very original "Proyecto Franklin Holland" in Caracas, 1984, releasing several well received albums on the Sonografica label. Then there appeared bands like Los Darts, Los 007, and Los Claners who followed the rock pattern established by the British. Bands such as Ladies WC o AzĂșcar and Cacao y Leche focused on what is progressive even entering the fusion stage of rock.
Subsequently, there appeared some bands in the 70s, such as TĂ©mpano (Iceberg), who moved on to a more progressive (Atabal Yemal) or new wave sound (Essequibo). Then also came a metal movement with Arkangel and Paul Gillman at its helm, and bands as Resistencia, Fahrenheit, Grand Bite, Alta Frecuencia. Other prominent artists in the 80s were the band Aditus and the soloists Melissa and also Jorge Aguilar who mixed rock with pop and other trends, such as the new wave, synth pop and funk respectively, making the genre more digestible to the larger audience. While these efforts were mostly oriented to the commercial pop/rock scene, from the underground-punk scene of the 80s emerged several bands with international promotion, such as Sentimiento muerto (Dead Feeling) and Desorden Publico, whose first production was launched in 1987, despite the blockade in the media of some of their music due to their strong political views and mildly offensive language. However, both bands' first recordings achieved a huge success, which led to the record companies change of attitute towards them, both allowing them to record subsequent records, and opening the doors for other emerging bands of the late 80's, such as Zapato 3, Caramelos de Cianuro, and Los Amigos Invisibles (who currently reside in New York) among others.
This article has been edited at least once, since it was really small and provided false or inaccurate information. We strongly encourage to complement it, since the history of Rock Music in Venezuela is extensive, dating from the early 60s to our days. We aso recommend to check the websites on the link section below, for further reference.
Venezuelan Rock Artist
* Vytas Brenner
* Los Holidays
* Los Claners
* Los 007
* Los Amigos Invisibles
* Cuatro Monedas
* TĂ©mpano
* Aditus
* Paul Gillman
* Melissa
* Aguilar
* Sentimiento Muerto
* Desorden PĂșblico
* Alta Frequencia
* Hydra
* 20/20
* Proyecto Franklin Holland
* Sentencia
* Resistencia
* Seguridad Nacional
* Radio Clip
* Stratuz
* Krueger
* Caramelos de Cianuro
* Baphometh .
