signed with a major label

Having released their first three albums on independent labels in Colombia, in 2000 La Pestilencia signed with a major label, Mercury Records , as Díaz felt it was important to spread the group’s message beyond Colombia to other countries with Spanish-speaking populations. The group relocated to Los Angeles where they recorded their fourth album Balística (2001). Following another move to EMI Records , Productos Desaparecidos (2005) saw the band begin to incorporate synthesizers and other instruments into their sound, and the album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package , as well as attaining a gold disc in their home country, the first ever gold disc for a punk or hard rock band in Colombia. In 2011 the band released their sixth album, Paranormal , and their seventh album was released in 2018.