Grupo Armado

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Grupo Armado
Members	Alejandro Mejía Lara Bikentios Chávez Canales Noel Portocarrero Ernesto Rodríguez
Discography:	Ecosistema del sistema (2006)
Home Country:	Managua, Nicaragua
Genre	Heavy metal, Rock en Español
Years active	2004 - 2006
Web	Official Website

Grupo Armado was a popular Nicaraguan rock band formed by Alejandro Mejía (lead vocals and percusion), Bikentios Chávez (drums), Noel Portocarrero (bass) and Ernesto Rodríguez (lead guitar). The group was an offspring of CPU, another popular rock band started by Mejía and Chávez.

The band was born in 2004 with musicians from different groups active at that time with an odd mixture of musical genres and backgrounds. They all had in common their opposition to the Establishment that was reflected in the band's lyrics.

Inspired by bands such as A.N.I.M.A.L., Hermética, Habeas Corpus, Metallica and diverse music genres such as Heavy metal, Hardcore hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean music and Nicaraguan folk music, they released their debut album Ecosistema del sistema in 2006 and broke up shortly after. Despite the later, Grupo Armado is still one of the most popular rock groups in the country, receiving a lot of airing time on local rock radio stations.