¡PENDEJO!

For those looking to polish up their Spanish vocabulary: the loose translation of 'pendejo' is 'fool,' 'jerk,' or 'idiot.' Always handy, right, to have a sharp insult in another language ready to go? However, the defiantly named band ¡PENDEJO! doesn't take offense. The band was formed in 2006 by, among others, Jaap Melman, who previously earned stripes with Dreadlock Pussy and ReVamp. The standout figure in ¡PENDEJO! is the energetic frontman/trumpeter El Pastuso, proving that the brass instrument blends quite well with heavy guitars. The band recorded their fourth album with Pieter Kloos (Motorpsycho, Ween), a well-known producer in Eindhoven and beyond for various heavy guitar music. 'VOLCÁN' became an album with even grittier trumpet sounds, fiercer guitars, and arrives even more surprisingly than before. Sweating it out is inevitable with this exhilarating band live.