Makina is a Trash Metal band formed in Mexico City in 1990 after a death/trash project called Makina Negra. In 1991, with former lineup: Paul Rivers (vocals/guitar), Gizmo Reza (drums), Hans Mues (guitar) and Carlos De la Peña (bass), Makina produced their first album Dilemma (Lejos del Paraíso) which was distributed only in Mexico and the south of USA. After the departure of two of their former band members (Rivers, Mues), Makina returned in 1994