"I.R.A. was formed in the fall of 1986 under the name S.I.D.A. (Sucios y Desordenados Anarkistas / Dirty and Wild Anarchists) by a group of friends that used to meet in the El Poblado park in Medellín. The lineup was Yoryi on the drums, José R. on the bass, José Juan on the guitar, and Viola as the vocalist. They started rehearsing at the house of a friend, but were soon thrown out because of the noise and disorder of the public that attended the rehearsals. They then began to rent one of the first practice spaces that existed in Medellín. The quality of the sound was bad. Still, it was one of the few options that they had in order to continue. They changed their name to I.R.A., for Ideas de Revolución Adolescente (Adolescent Ideas of Revolution) and found other places to rehearse, but those places had little or no public access (in hopes of avoiding problems). In 1989 the band performed for the first time in the La Visitación neighborhood of Medellín. The same year, they recorded their first work at Chava Bluss Studios, 'Barquizidio', a 7" EP with nine songs.
In 1990 Jose Juan rented a house with his buddy Chozas. This house became the place where the Medellin underground scene survived and grew strong during the violent times of the narcoterrorist war. The band had several performances. In these, they played alongside some of the most important underground bands of that time: B.S.N. (Bastardos Sin Nombre), Dexconcierto, Reencarnación, Crimen Impune, C.T.C., Nada, Antioquia Podrida, Ataque de Sonido, and others. That same year Yoryi left and was replaced by Marcelo. Also, the group performed outside their department (state) for the first time in a performance in Pereira, Risaralda. In 1993, at Raimond Records Studio, they recorded their 2nd EP, 'Atentado Terrorista', which contained eight songs. Bass was also performed by Viola, replacing Jose R. The group then changed members yet again: new drummer Kamel, new bassist Federico, second vocalist Mónica, Viola continued to do main vocals and José Juan did the guitar. With this lineup they recorded the 'Impotable Diversión' LP ..."
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