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Sugarless was a Spanish hard rock band, active from 1995 to 2006. In January 2020 they announced their return; however, it was not finished in production.

Early Years (1994-2000)
The beginning of the project dates back to 1994, guitarist Frankie left the "Musicians Institute" in Los Angeles, USA and formed the musical group after meeting Iván and Samuel, who held the positions of vocalist and drummer, respectively. In 1997, the musical group will meet Joseba, who would be the bass player.

Asegúramelo, Más Gas & Vertigo(2000-2004)
In the year 2000, their first work in Spanish came to light because, before, they had recorded an experimental album in English in a self-produced way. The label of this album was "Man Records".

After Asegúramelo, their next project was Más Gas (2002), by Zero Records, produced/mixed by Dani Alcover (Dover) and co-produced by Frankie, a job that made them known on the national rock scene, achieving up to 5000 sales..

In 2003, his final studio album, Vertigo, was released, produced and mixed by Frankie himself under the Zero Records label. In it, they underwent a small evolution in their style, losing a large part of their influences, increasing the prominence of Frankie's bass and melodic guitar and replacing a large part of the heavy and aggressive riffs of previous installments..

Sugarless-Planet & dissolution (2005-2006)
In 2005, Ivahn decides to travel to Los Angeles to receive singing classes. During his stay in Los Angeles, he experiments with different styles of music and singing. At one point, he decided to present a song in public, whose main attraction was the creation of a genre known as "rumbatón", a mixture of rumba and reggaeton, the subject in question was "Pa mi mulata". The song appears on the news of a well-known Los Angeles channel and achieves great popularity, especially among the Hispanic population. From this fact, Ivahn decides to embark on a solo career under the name "Huecco", which created differences of opinion within Sugarless. Frankie and Samuel left the group, and were temporarily replaced by David Obelleiro on guitar (from Super Skunk and Skunk D.F.) and Edu Ostos on drums (from Coilbox). After this change, the members are forced to change the name of the band to Sugarless-Planet, due to legal problems. In 2006, the dissolution of the band occurs.

With the separation, Ivahn began his solo career with a different style under the nickname of Huecco, Frankie, he continued working as a guitarist in various projects, and created his own band called Fuzz, Joseba joined Strawberry Hardcore and Samuel joined Habeas Corpus.

Return to frustrated activity (2020)
The band announced on January 9, 2020 that they were returning to activity. On this occasion, they did it through the different social networks and announcing that Ivahn (Huecco) would not be on his return. Instead, Samuel Rodríguez (Sammy) joined the group as the new vocalist and the lineup was completed with Samuel (drums), Joseba (bass) and Frankie (guitar), classic members of the group since its formation in the 90s. However, months later all the social networks and the official website of the group appear deleted without any explanation. There is no news on the status of Sugarless at present.

Artistry
Sugarless's style consisted of a fusion of musical genres from the 20th and 21st centuries, including funk, hip-hop, hardcore punk, grunge, acid jazz or punk, influenced by bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Queens Of The Stone Age or Red Hot Chili Peppers. The group was frequently associated with nu metal, although certain media distanced them from it.

Discography

 * Asegúramelo (Mans Records, 1998)
 * Más Gas (Zero Records, 2002)
 * Vértigo (Zero Records, 2003)

Music videos

 * "Abre tu sonrisa", 2002
 * "Guantánamo", 2003

Singles

 * "Miedo", 2002
 * "Guantánamo", 2003

Members

 * Última formación


 * Sammy - lead vocals (2020-?)
 * Joseba - bass (1997-2006, 2020-?)
 * Frankie - electric guitar (1994-2005, 2020-?)
 * Samuel - drums (1994-2005, 2020-?)


 * Antiguos miembros


 * Ivahn - backing vocals (1994-2006)
 * David Obelleiro - electric guitar (2005-2006)
 * Edu Ostos - drums (2005-2006)