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| 1981 | December
After a car crash the band is born in Vigo (Galicia, northwest of Spain) with iconoclastic and neo-dadaist proposals in the lyrics: punk and galician rock against general boredom. |
| 1982 | January
Demo-tape with twelve songs sent to the radio programme "Esto no es Hawaii" (" This is not Hawaii") conducted by Jesús Ordovás in Radio 3 (Spanish National Broadcasting). June The E.P. AYUDANDO A LOS ENFERMOS (" Helping the sick people") is released by DRO, one of the new independent labels that was created in that time. November First album ¿CUANDO SE COME AQUI? ("When do we eat here?"), DRO 82, fifteen tracks recorded in three days. It was a hit in alternative music channels. |
| 1983 | January
Perfomances in Rock-Ola (Madrid), a key place for the new groups from all over the country. They record two songs for the spanish TV program "Caja de ritmos" ("Rythm box"). Its emission is censored. April German Coppini (vocals) leaves the band, that records their new album as a trio in september. November Second album SINIESTRO TOTAL II: EL REGRESO ("The comeback"), DRO 83, with 21 tracks and produced by Paco Trinidad . |
| 1984 | January
New perfomances in Madrid (Rock Ola), Valencia, Vigo. Bilbao, etc. The maxi-single SURFIN'CCCP, shared with Os Resentidos, is released: it was dedicated to the soviet leaders who died at the time. November Third album MENOS MAL QUE NOS QUEDA PORTUGAL ("At least we still have got Portugal"), DRO 84, also produced by Paco Trinidad: punk gives way to power-pop and rock. |
| 1985 | May
Javier F. Soto (guitar) joins the band. In the summer tour some of the concerts are recorded (Valladolid, Vigo, Etc.) December Fourth album BAILARÉ SOBRE TU TUMBA (" I'll dance upon your grave"), DRO 85, with one side recorded alive and the other one in studio. |
| 1986 | Marzo
Compilation of B sides and rarities, GRANDES ÉXITOS("Greatest hits"), DRO 86. New spanish tour. |
| 1987 | April
Sixth album De Hoy No Pasa ("It won't pass beyond today"), DRO 87, last one produced by Paco Trinidad October Alberto Torrado leaves the band to join Os Resentidos. Julián Hernández leaves drums and start to sing and play the guitar. Siniestro Total is temporaly a trio with studio musicians. |
| 1988 | Abril
Seventh album ME GUSTA COMO ANDAS ("I like the way you walk"), DRO 88, produced by Eugenio Muñoz: hard rock and rythm'n'blues with = more acid an less optimistic lyrics. Segundo Grandío (bass) and Angel González (drums) join the band. September Maxi-single ALÉGRAME EL DIA ("Make my day"), first recording with the new line-up. |
| 1989 | February
Video-clip directed by Antón Reixa: the song was "Hermano bebe" ("Drink, my brother"). August Journey to Argentina to perform in Buenos Aires within a cycle of Galician activities. |
| 1990 | April
Eigth album and first gold record EN BENEFICIO DE TODOS ("For the benefit of everybody"), DRO 90, produced by Eugenio Muñoz and recorded in Madrid as all the others. A new member in the shade joins the band: José Manuel Blanco, personal manager. |
| 1991 | January
LOQUILANDIA is born: a corporation that joins together the different activities of ST ( edition, merchandising, etc). September Tey leave DRO and join the major label BMG - Ariola. |
| 1992 | February
Ninth album recorded live in Valencia with tracks from all the previous records: ANTE TODO MUCHA CALMA ("First of all, take it easy"), BMG-Ariola 92, recorded and mixed by Eugenio Muñoz. It is also released in video. |
| 1993 | May-June
Journey to Memphis (USA) to record with Joe Hardy, producer of ZZ Top, Georgia Satellites, Jeff Healey, etc. September Tenth album MADE IN JAPAN, BMG- Ariola 93, produced by Joe = Hardy. First video-clip "El hombre medicina" ("The medicine man"), directed by Mikel Clemente. December Second video-clip "Yo dije yeah!" ( I said yeah!") also directed by Mikel Clemente with the collaboration of Alex de la Iglesia,director of the film "Acción mutante". A book by Jesús Ordovás with the story so far of the band is published: "Siniestro Total: Apocalipsis con grelos" ("Siniestro Total: Apocalypse with Galician food"). |
| 1994 | January
Miguel Costas leaves the band that remains as a quartet. Winter tour in small clubs with special appearances under other names playing the music of Frank Zappa and other long time favourites of the band (Revolver Club, Madrid; small places in Galicia; etc.). April Third video by Mikel Clemente "Cuenca minera" ("Miners' basin "). The last album Made in Japan is released in Portugal. |
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