El Peyote Asesino

El Peyote Asesino (English: "The Killer Peyote") is a Uruguayan rock band formed in 1994 in the Villa Española neighborhood of Montevideo. It is made up of Fernando Santullo — credited as "L. Mental" — and Carlos Casacuberta on vocals, Daniel Benia on bass, Juan Campodónico on guitar, Bruno Tortorella on keyboards, Matías Rada on guitar and Pepe Canedo on drums. Its style combines heavy metal, funk, and rap, something that was atypical in the Uruguayan rock scene at that time.

They made their debut in 1995, with the release of their self-titled album El Peyote Asesino, produced by Gabriel Casacuberta, Carlos' brother. This album had a good impact in the Montevidean underground movement, where it sold 1,000 copies, being the best-selling Uruguayan rock album during the first months of 1996.

In September 1997 they began recording their second LP at Can Am studios in Los Angeles. Terraja was released on 31 August 1998 under the Universal Music Group label. In addition to maintaining the rap metal style of its predecessor, Terraja experiments with multiple genres such as electronic music, soul, milonga, candombe, and tango. The most popular song on the album is "Mal de la Cabeza". A year after the release of Terraja, the band temporarily broke up.

In 2009, they met for a performance at the Pilsen Rock festival, on 4 and 5 November at the Teatro de Verano in Montevideo; however, no studio work was carried out.

After twenty-three years of inactivity, Serial was released on 5 November 2021. A year before, a new single called "Vos No Me Llamaste" was published, and in the same year that Serial was released, they published two new songs: "La Tumba de los Crá" and "Es lo que Hay". The album was produced by Campodónico, the band's guitarist.