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Hawthorne, CA's <a href="spotify:artist:7GRbesKl2Esr2WjLyrRKIk">Dios</a> consists of guitarists/vocalists Kevin and Joel Morales, bassist John Paul Caballero, keyboardist Jimmy Cabeza DeVaca, and drummer Jackie Monzon. The band hails from the same town that spawned <a href="spotify:artist:3oDbviiivRWhXwIE8hxkVV">the Beach Boys</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1yap1SgRPMxgyfrrDlQ95y">Emitt Rhodes</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5Mhs3Eu8lU6sRCtRYsmABV">Black Flag</a>, and the former two artists' trippy wistfulness, and the latter band's D.I.Y. aesthetic all influence <a href="spotify:artist:7GRbesKl2Esr2WjLyrRKIk">Dios</a>' approach. The group formed in 2002 and began recording in Caballero's basement, issuing the Arboles EP in late 2003 on Dim Mak. Meanwhile, the group also continued to play live, appearing on bills with bands including <a href="spotify:artist:4ZWvN9FEfdTea1SEHjpTNi">Pinback</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:39YuXrW19oh8JfEeNr9vHf">the New Amsterdams</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0inqWv3OS4VpWt691ki8yk">the Polyphonic Spree</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:7GRbesKl2Esr2WjLyrRKIk">Dios</a> was also tipped as one of NME's 50 bands to watch in 2004, shortly before their self-titled, full-length debut was released by Star Time Records. In summer 2004, guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:4M3c7tg4BzLQ5pIOupZL65">Ronnie James Dio</a> served <a href="spotify:artist:7GRbesKl2Esr2WjLyrRKIk">Dios</a> with a cease and desist order, citing potential confusion over his own outfit's name, <a href="spotify:artist:4CYeVo5iZbtYGBN4Isc3n6">Dio</a>, and the younger group's moniker. In response, <a href="spotify:artist:7GRbesKl2Esr2WjLyrRKIk">Dios</a> changed their name to Dios Malos. They released their self-titled debut under that name in fall 2005. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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