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Spanish rock is the term used for the variety ofrock music produced in Spain. Most bands formed in Spain have sung in Spanish, but many others have sung in English, French and Italian, in addition to the other languages spoken in Spain, such asCatalan,Galician,Basque,Aragonese, andAsturian.

At first, rock music was influenced by the surrounding countries like France or Italy. DespiteFrancoist censorship, many albums were released and mass media started to introduce the new sounds of international music. The most important rock scenes were in Madrid, Zaragoza, Sevilla, Cádiz, Barcelona, and Valencia.

Rock in Spain started to spread nationally. After theBritish Invasion, many artists such asLos Bravos,Lone Star [es],Los Brincos andMiguel Ríos appeared. Los Brincos achieved some international success in France, Portugal and Italy. Los Bravos hit some international charts with their single "Black Is Black", as did Mike Ríos with "A Song of Joy".^[1]

While mainstream Spanish rock declined during this decade, the underground scenes ofprogressive rock androck urbano emerged. Spanish progressive rock was a commercial failure. In the mid-1970s, a new style calledAndalusian rock that combined flamenco with prog rock started to gain some popularity with bands likeTriana. During theSpanish transition to democracy in the late 1970s, hard rock acts appeared. Some hard rock bands influenced by early punk rock likeLeño pioneered the rock urbano movement.

Punk rock in Spain started its most successful stage with punk bands likeKortatu,La Polla Records andEskorbuto.La Movida Madrileña was a countercultural movement that produced many bands influenced bypunk andnew wave, such asKaka de luxe,Derribos Arias,Radio Futura,Alaska y Dinarama,Gabinete Caligari,Nacha Pop,Loquillo y los Trogloditas,Glutamato Ye-Yé andLos Secretos. Since many of the bands from La Movida did not achieve enough commercial success, many discographies left them supporting other bands likeMecano, which achieved some international success,Siniestro Total, orAerolíneas Federales. As echoes of theMadrid scene, parallel movements emerged in other cities such as Barcelona (with bands likeLoquillo y los trogloditas orLos Rebeldes), León (Los Cardiacos,Los Flechazos...), Vigo (Siniestro Total,Golpes Bajos,Os Resentidos,Aerolíneas Federales,Semen Up...), Granada (091), etc.^[2] Hard rock acts such asLos Suaves orBarricada emerged with lack of promotion. Heavy metal bands also appeared in the early 1980s likeBarón Rojo andObús.

The bandHéroes del Silencio achieved international success, hitting some charts in Europe and Latin America.Los Rodríguez also became popular in Spain and Latin America. In the mid-1990s, some cult bands like Los Enemigos,Extremoduro andPlatero y Tú started to achieve mainstream success. Indie rock bands likeLos Planetas appeared. Ska-punk bandSka-P and folk metal bandMägo de Oz emerged, showing the rise of rock diversification.

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