Def Con Dos

A rap/metal act from Spain, Def Con Dos started playing covers of Public Enemy and Beastie Boys while touring Madrid´s club scene under the name of Freddy Krueger y los Masters del Universo. Soon they recorded a demo called Primer Asalto, signed up to local label Dro, and released Segundo Asalto in February of 1990. A good chance to leave the underground came when Def Con Dos, also known as , had the opportunity to open for while the American rap band was touring Spain. Julian Hernández and J. Al Andalus produced 1994´s Armas Pal Pueblo, around the same time guitarist , aka , and Juanjo Pizarro, aka El Mercenario, joined in. To promote that album, the band went on tour along with Lagartija Nick. Kamarada Nikolai became ´s new member before recording Alzheimer, released in April of 1995. Def Con Dos´ lineup changed once again when Argentine guitarist Julián Gautxito replaced Manolo El Guanche; soon after, they recorded the main title for Alex de la Iglesia´s movie El Día de la Bestia. A year later, the group started touring Europe, including live performances at France´s Printemps de Bourges and Belgium´s Dour festivals, and issued Ultramenia in September of 1996. The chance of being known in America came in 1998 when joined the Warped Tour, playing along with , , and , among others. After issuing De Poca Madre in 1998, a compilation of their greatest hits, called Dogmatofobia, was released in 1999. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi