Eraserheads

Eraserheads
Eraserheads during the Huling El Bimbo concert in 2022. With the four members in the foreground, from left to right: Marcus Adoro, Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, and, Raimund Marasigan.
Background information
Origin	Quezon City, Philippines
Genres	Alternative rock pop experimental Pinoy rock
Discography	Eraserheads discography
Years active	1989–2002 2008–2009 2012–2014 2016 2022–present
Labels	Musiko Greater East Asia Sony Music Philippines Offshore Music
Spinoffs	Sandwich Cambio Pupil Pedicab The Oktaves
Members	Ely Buendia Buddy Zabala Marcus Adoro Raimund Marasigan
Website	www.eraserheads.ph

Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Philippine alternative rock band formed in Quezon City in 1989. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Ely Buendia, guitarist Marcus Adoro, bassist Buddy Zabala, and drummer Raimund Marasigan. They are the most influential band in Philippine music history. Regarded as “the Beatles of the Philippines”, the band have sold 9 million copies of their discography throughout their career.^[1][2]

The band released their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!, in 1993, to critical acclaim and strong sales. Followed by Circus (1994) and Cutterpillow (1995), the band ushered in a second wave of Philippine rock bands in the 1990s.^[3] They also received MTV Asia’s Viewers Choice Award at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, the only Philippine artist to have received the award before the conception of the MTV Asia Awards.

After releasing the Christmas concept album Fruitcake (1996), Eraserheads experimented with electronic and art rock styles for their next albums Sticker Happy (1997), Natin99 (1999), and Carbon Stereoxide (2001). The band broke up in 2002, and all principal former members have enjoyed success as solo artists. They later reunited in 2008 for a series of reunion concerts in the Philippines and have since made sporadic touring and promotional appearances in the country and overseas.