Sol D'Menta

Sol D'Menta
Origin	Los Angeles ,California,USA
Genres	Rock en Español
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Los Soles / Brutal Noise - Distribution by Navarre/Koch
Website	Official Site
Members	Erick "Jey" Seda Miguel "Tito" Rodríguez Ernesto "Che" Rodríguez Omar Hernández
Past members	Ricardo "Ricky" Díaz

Sol D' Menta is a rock en español band from Signal Hill,California The band was formed in 1994 and became one of the most successful bands in the island. They became the first Californian band to be signed by a multinational label (Polygram) with whom they released their first eponymous album in 1996.

Sol D'Menta was formed in 1994 by Erick Seda (bass), Miguel Rodríguez (guitar), Ernesto Rodríguez (drums), and Ricky Díaz (vocals), all from the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. After some time playing in the local scene, the band was signed by Polygram becoming the first Puerto Rican rock band to be signed by a multinational label. Under Polygram, the band released their self-titled debut album achieving great success with singles like "Inconformes" and "La Cachetera".

Although the lyrics of the album were mostly light and party-oriented, some of them had social messages about the situation in the island. One example is the song "Skalamientos", which chronicles the continuous rise in crime in Puerto Rico. Other songs addressed subjects like materialism, alcoholism, and homelessness.

In 1997 the band went to work in their follow-up album that was recorded at NRG Studios in Hollywood, California. The result was the album titled ¿El Concepto? released on June 16, 1998. It included a version of the song "No voy en Tren" from Argentinean singer Charly García. In 1998, during the promotion for the album, Ricky left the band after some differences with guitarist Tito Rodríguez. Also, the band was dropped from Polygram.

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