Comrock is the name of a record label created in Mexico in the 1980s that was dedicated to promoting rock bands. It was coordinated by Ricardo Ochoa, guitar player of

Kenny y los Eléctricos Kenny y los Eléctricos is a rock band founded in 1980 by the singer and band leader Kenny Aviles, who has been called "the mother of Mexican rock". The band started in Los Angeles, where they made their first public appearances under the name Ken ...

, and brought a wide audience to many Mexican bands. Five finalist bands were selected to obtain a recording contract for an LP. Two songs from each of these finalist bands were included on the compilation disk. The name of the label came from a fusion of the words "compañía" (company) and "rock", and meant "the rock company". The groups were: *

Ritmo Peligroso Ritmo Peligroso is a Mexican post-punk/rock band that was created in 1978 and known until 1985 as Dangerous Rhythm. Under that name, they created the first Mexican punk rock band, with strong influences from international punk subcultures. The ...

* Mask * Los Clips * Punto y Aparte * Luzbel * El Tri Both Ritmo Peligroso and Kenny y los Eléctricos changed their names; originally they were named Dangerous Rhythm and Kenny & the Electrics. But Mexican groups began to be criticized for using English names.

The compilation disk

* Ritmo Peligroso

and vocalist Piro found commercial success. Their contributions to the album were ''Marielito'' and ''Modern Minds''. * Kenny y los Eléctricos Kenny, the primary singer, and the other members of the group Kenny y los Eléctricos also participated in concerts in Los Angeles and in the

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in Mexico City. ''Me quieres cotorrear'' and ''A woman in love'' were those included in the final cut from this group. * Mask Another of the groups that participated in the recording of the disk was Mask, which contributed ''I'm the Fox'' and ''Going Down'', a very fine heavy metal cut. Its vocalist,

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, in 1989 founded La Cuca. * Los Clips

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contributed the song titled ''El Final''; this song has been interpreted by

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, a group fronted by singer Cala, who was a vocalist for the Clips, as ''Una Buena Leccion''. * Punto y Aparte

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contributed the song titled ''Don´t Cry for the Radio'' considered by many an excellent pop rock cut, fresh and fine. Its other contribution to the disk was ''Heart Break''. * Luzbel Luzbel was one of the most representative Mexican rock bands, although the label only released their first three albums. ''

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, Pasaporte al infierno'' and '' Luzbel'', left a huge legacy for all of their fans since the quality of their music was always very high. They became famous in the 80s and 90s, becoming one of the best and most successful metal bands of their time, with songs that became classics, like ''El loco'', ''La gran ciudad'', ''Pasaporte al infierno'', ''Por piedad'', ''Criaturas de la noche'', ''Souvenir'' and ''Paradoja'', among others. {{Authority control Mexican record labels Rock record labels