Eraserheads

Also known as just E-Heads, the Eraserheads is among the rock bands that dominated the Pinoy Rock scene in the 90’s. The Eraserheads mania was borne through the release of their first album Ultraelectromagneticpop! in 1992, which by the end of the year turned sextuple platinum. After their debut chart toppers: "Pare Ko", "Tindahan Ni Aling Nena" and "Toyang"; successive hits were made with their follow up circus and the rest of their album lineup.

The music of Eraserheads, which falls under the OPM rock genre is uniquely fused with various musical styles such as synthpop, alternative, reggae, and pop. The wide variety that their sound offers made it a fave in both the mainstream and underground music scenes. Other than opening the doors to other local bands’ rise to fame, their music also revolutionized Pinoy rock.

Their huge success in the Philippines has even paved its way into the International market from them invading and being recognized by MTV Awards to their becoming a part of the US tour: "The Pop Machine Tour - USA2000".

The Eraserheads have been formed by

Ely Buendia - lead vocals, rhythm guitars
Buddy Zabala - bass guitar, back-up vocals
Marcus Adoro - lead guitar, back-up vocals
Raimund Marasigan - drums, samples, percussions, back-up vocals

who each currently working with other bands from the time Ely left for reasons unknown. Each also has proved to be a rocker in his own right, by earning new acclamation as individual musicians from the shadows the long-gone E-heads.

Tomorrow, March 7, 2009 is the date of the “Final Set” of the Eraserheads reunion concert. The first which should have been a “one night only reunion” staged last October 2008 was left unfinished due to the heart problems of Ely.

Here's a video of one of my favorite eHead songs. The Eraserheads in their younger years...