The idea for Delenda Est was born around 2010 in the bottom of a bar in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Likewise many others, we were just a group of teenagers siting around a table willing to emulate those bands that we listened to in the bars, at the streets or at home. That idea, however, went from that bar to a garage, were we had our first rehearsal; from there to a proper rehearsing room and, eventually, to every stage that gave us the option to play. As the places where we play were evolving, so was our musical proposition: it went from covers of those songs fuelled us up to compositions that came from the bottom of our hearts.
Испания
The fact that we have been more than 10 years in the world of music means that we have had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of stories to tell and, obviously, a lot of hard times. For a long time line-up changes, the lack of resources and any other kind of difficulties was the general dynamic in our story. That is nothing new for self-managed bands. However, just like Cato the Elder who, without knowing it, baptised us; we are persistent and we don´t give up easily. This persistency has made us try it once and again and this has, finally, made us grow more than what any of us expected.
This way, we won the price of the best band with feminine members in 2018 in the Gaztetalent contest and, little by little, we started to play in different venues, sharing stages with international bands like VA Rocks or The Amorrettes. We have also been part of other projects like Rocking Ladies. In 2022 we have presented our first album: “The Odd One Out”, a conceptual album that covers all our musical history but also represents the beginning of a new stage for us. Our musical proposition consists on energy onstage; looking for beauty but without losing heaviness; we get inspired from rock and metal but we do not classify in any style; we make music that moves and touches us. We are Delenda Est and, with this ideas as manifest, we have no limit.