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Puya
HistoryFormed under the name Whisker Biscuit in 1990 and originally playing only instrumentals, the band added vocalist Sergio Curbelo in 1992 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they created a mix of salsa and heavy metal with the assistance of Jeff Renza and the Noiz Boiz production studio.
They adopted the name Puya in 1994 with the release of a demo tape.
Puya was the first Puerto Rican rock band to achieve a high level of international success.In 1995, Puya released their eponymous debut album under the Noiz Boiz label.
There they also met producer Gustavo Santaolalla who signed them to MCA and in 1999 released their second album, Fundamental, which received critical praise.
This propelled the band to stardom even landing them in the second stage of Ozzfest where they shared the opening slot with Slipknot in 1999.
In 2000, their song "Tírale" was included in the soundtrack of the movie Heavy Metal 2000, and was the collection's only track with Spanish lyrics.
The band opened for Sepultura, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pantera and KISS.
They also recorded a cover of The Police's "Spirits in the Material World" in Spanish, with the title "Almas en un mundo material".
Because sales of the band's 2001 album Union did not meet MCA's expectations, the label did not renew the band's contract after it had expired in 2002.Puya reunited in 2009 for two music festivals in Puerto Rico and released the digital EP Areyto on iTunes on August 27, 2010.Puya's most recent performance was on February 8, 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Musical style and influencesPuya's musical style incorporates elements of salsa, hard rock, heavy metal and rap metal.
Puya's influences include the Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Fania All-Stars, Fishbone, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Van Halen and Sepultura.
