Peru had a healthy rock tradition, dating back to the 60's and 70's (with bands like Los Doltons, Los Yorks and Los Shains) the Peruvian underground scene exploded around 1983-5, with punk and hardcore bands like Leusemia, Autopsia, Zcuela Crrada, Narcosis, Eructo Maldonado, Psocosis, Panico, Flema, Luxuria, Juventud La Kaigua, Sociedad De Mierda, Eutanasia, Radicales and Guerrilla Urbana, among many others. Some of those bands released demos, even though the only band to make it to vinyl then were Leusemia with their debut LP released on a local label in 1985. Still, some of the concerts attracted hundreds of people and the whole movement gained enough interest to be the subject of several articles and university papers and even a documentary movie titled "Grito Subte", featuring many of the aforementioned bands.
Guerrilla Urbana recorded a demo, which ended up being a split tape with the Spanish band H.H.H. But after many lineup changes, that left guitarist Jose Eduardo as the only original member, they also changed their name in order to avoid hassle from the authorities: with real armed oppositon going on in the country, naming yourself after one of their tactics wouldn't make your life any easier. The name "Ataque Frontal" probably seemed militant enough but maybe a little more subtle.
Ataque Frontal managed to play several shows in their hometown of Lima, even though ideological differences with promoters limited their shows' possibilities. They also published an anarchist oriented 'zine and also recorded a demo in 1986, that was pressed as a 7" by the French label New Wave in 1987. The single epitomizes 80's Latin American punk, with angry hoarse vocals and raw production. As far as I know, they disappeared afterwards, leaving the stage for new Peruvian hardcore bands such as G-3 (ex-Autopsia), Kaos and Futuro Incierto.
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Eutanasia
