Meaning bandname: Maquiladoras (or as we write: Makiladoras) are free-trade zones in Mexico. ‘Free’ means free to exploit, the workers in this kind of places don’t have any rights. At the Drive-In made a song about the Maquiladoras and especially about the many women that were murdered when they were traveling to their job. Most of us love deathmetal, so we could have chosen a name like Decomposing Carcasses, but this name is a lot scarier when you know what it means.

History: In the spring of 1999 the guitarplayer of the Hoogeveen band Venders of Smut got converted to christianity. His punkrocklive was over, but the rest of the band decided to continue. The line-up was Dennis (drums), Rick (bass), Michel (guitar). At first they wanted to do the singing themselves, but a flexible-walk-by-substitute-worker from Groningen (Eva) was much easier. Dennis left, came back and left again for good in the spring of 2001. In this time we also had a second guitarplayer: Martijn. The gap that Dennis left was filled with Bart in the summer of 2001. We recorded in 2001 7 songs in the Bunt's Studio in Utrecht and this was released as a 10" in the beginning of 2003 by a cooperation of several labels. In March 2004 Makiladoras is the first Dutch DIY band to tour Israel! In July 2004 Bart got converted to an easier lifestyle and got replaced by Michael who already temporary saved our asses back in 2001 for a while. End of 2004 saw the release of the split 7" with RADIO BIKINI. After a long delay in October 2005 the long awaited concept LP about Genetic Technology is released by 14 labels. The exclusive CD versions are released by Too Circle from Japan and Esperanza Records from Brasil.. In the meantime the 2001-2004 Discography CD has been released by Bullwhip Records and Cactus Records from Malaysia. Michel quit the band in March 2006 due to tourfatigue, lack of motivation and difference in character and Makiladoras plays the final show on Trashfest 11 in Hoogeveen on 24th June 2006. A week before the 8 last songs have been recorded in the Kuschelrock and will be released as a 12'' / CD.

Lyrics: They are a way to get rid of frustrations.They are about things like social inequality; people that force you to be nice and friendly; work (our national religion); Maxima (our national daughter-in-law) and racism (our new national passtime). Most lyrics are in dutch, the native language of Michael and Eva.

Description: Metalpunk

Line-Up: Michael (drums), Eva (vocals), Michel (guitar and vocals), Rick (bass)

Former members and bandhistory:
Bart (drums: 2001-2004) – Nekschot, Lomb, Jobcrusher
Dennis (drums: 1999-2001) – D.R.A., Venders Of Smut, Absorbed, Born Suspicious, The No-Goods
Eva – No I.D., Link
Michel – Absorbed, Antibitch, Venders Of Smut, Gabriels Despair, Delta Clone Project, Descent To Hell
Michael - Puinhoop (vocals), Bloedbad (vocals), ROConspiracy (vocals), Catweazle, Tuco Ramirez, PCP, Shikari
Rick – Venders Of Smut, Delta Clone Project, The Cretins

Tours: December 2001 - January 2002: Germany, France, Spain (+ PCP)
April 2002: Germany, Denmark, Sweden (+ NARCOSIS/England)
September 2002: Denmark, Sweden (+ EXECRADORES/Brasil)
February 2003: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxemburg (+ MIHOEN!)
June 2003: Germany
October 2003: Germany, Poland, Slowakia, Czech Republic
November 2003: Ireland (+ THE DAGDA/Ireland)
February 2004: Belgium (+ SKINT)
March 2004: Israel
May 2004: UK (+ MIHOEN!)
March 2005: France, Spain
September/October 2005: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Finland (+ ARMAGEDOM/Brasil)
February 2006: France
March 2006: Poland

Contact: Postbus 752, 9700 AT Groningen, Netherlands
Website:
www.bacteria.nl/Makiladoras.htm


Michael = michael [at] bacteria [dot] nl


Rick

Michel = kristenfresser@hotmail.com


Eva = cavia [at] bacteria [dot] nl