Soziedad Alkoholika
Encyclopedia
Commonly abbreviated to SA is a crossover thrash
band from the Basque Country
in Spain
. They were founded in Vitoria-Gasteiz
in 1988. They usually talk against militarism
, fascism
, racism
, sexism
, rage
, decadence
, monarchy
(the three last in the last time) and others themes like these in their lyrics.
Over these years S.A. has become a polemical and successful band with a great recognition in the underground Spanish punk and metal scenes, as well as other Latin countries.
Since 2002 on the band has been accused by a Terrorism Victims Association and right-wing political parties of supporting ETA
, due to their lyrics in a few songs by the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
(AVT), but they were absolved. This propaganda caused they were banned to play in some places (for 3 years in Madrid).
Soziedad Alkoholika denounces "repression" suffered by the Basque people
with the end of "the right of self determination", advocates in its lyrics the disappearance of the Ertzaintza
, calls for the independence of the Basque Country, but also attacks scientists using animals as guinea pigs
for research and analyzes the Middle East Conflict insulting Jews involved in assassinations, torture and senseless killings.
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band from the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. They were founded in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
in 1988. They usually talk against militarism
Militarism
Militarism is defined as: the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests....
, fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
, racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
, sexism
Sexism
Sexism, also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination, is the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one's gender that indirectly affect one's abilities in unrelated areas...
, rage
Rage
Rage may refer to:* Rage , an intense form of anger- Games :* Rage , a 2011 first-person shooter and racing video game developed by id Software* Rage Software Limited, a defunct game developer...
, decadence
Decadence
Decadence can refer to a personal trait, or to the state of a society . Used to describe a person's lifestyle. Concise Oxford Dictionary: "a luxurious self-indulgence"...
, monarchy
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
(the three last in the last time) and others themes like these in their lyrics.
Over these years S.A. has become a polemical and successful band with a great recognition in the underground Spanish punk and metal scenes, as well as other Latin countries.
Since 2002 on the band has been accused by a Terrorism Victims Association and right-wing political parties of supporting ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
, due to their lyrics in a few songs by the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
The Association of Victims of Terrorism is a Spanish association created in 1981 by victims of terrorist attacks. Its members include those injured in terrorist attacks, and their families, by ETA, GRAPO, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Al Qaeda. It has a membership of 6,000Its current...
(AVT), but they were absolved. This propaganda caused they were banned to play in some places (for 3 years in Madrid).
Soziedad Alkoholika denounces "repression" suffered by the Basque people
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
with the end of "the right of self determination", advocates in its lyrics the disappearance of the Ertzaintza
Ertzaintza
The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...
, calls for the independence of the Basque Country, but also attacks scientists using animals as guinea pigs
Animal testing
Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments. Worldwide it is estimated that the number of vertebrate animals—from zebrafish to non-human primates—ranges from the tens of millions to more than 100 million...
for research and analyzes the Middle East Conflict insulting Jews involved in assassinations, torture and senseless killings.
Members
- Juan - vocals
- Jimmy - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Pirulo - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Roberto - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Discography
| Year | Name | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Intoxikazión etílika | DDT | Demo |
| 1991 | Soziedad Alkoholika | Overdrive | CD/LP |
| 1992 | Feliz Falsedad | Overdrive | EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
| 1993 | Y Ese Que Tanto Habla, Está Totalmente Hueco, Ya Sabéis Que El Cántaro Vacío Es El Que Más Suena | Oihuka | CD/LP |
| 1995 | Ratas | Mil A Gritos Records | CD/LP |
| 1996 | Diversiones...? | Mil A Gritos Records | CD/LP |
| 1997 | No Intente Hacer Esto En Su Casa | Mil A Gritos Records | CD/LP |
| 1999 | Directo | Mil A Gritos Records | CD |
| 2000 | Polvo en los Ojos | Mil A Gritos Records | CD |
| 2003 | Tiempos Oscuros | Locomotive Locomotive A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th... |
CD |
| 2008 | Mala Sangre | Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... |
CD |
| 2011 | Cadenas De Odio | Mil A Gritos Records | CD |
Videos
| Year | Name | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kontzertua Gaztetxean | DDT | VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| 2006 | Corrosiva! | Locomotive Locomotive A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th... |
DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... /CD |