''Matando Güeros'' (Killing ''

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'') is the debut album by the band

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. "Güero" is a Mexican-Spanish slang term for a blonde or light skinned/haired person. The album talks mostly about controversial topics in Mexico like

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, satanic rituals,

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, migration, illegal

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, and

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(like the title song, that talks about a revenge killing-spree against the

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that mistreated the indigenous Mexican narrator).

Album information

The front cover depicts a person out of shot holding up a severed head, which was taken from Mexican Shocking and Sensationalistic/ Yellow journalistic newspaper '' ¡Alarma!'' The album was banned in many places due to its cover and content. This head, nicknamed "Coco Loco", has been taken by the band as a mascot and logo. Track 16 to 19 are taken from the ''Machetazos'' single; "Matando Güeros" was on the ''

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'' soundtrack.

Critical reception

''Heavy Metal: The Music And Its Culture'' placed the album on its "100 Definitive Metal Albums" list.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Brujeria. (1993 Roadblock Music

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/Machetazos Music ASCAP) # "Pura de Venta" – 0:42 ("Pure for Sale") # "Leyes Narcos" – 1:10 ("Narco Laws") # "Sacrificio" – 1:16 ("Sacrifice") # "Santa Lucía" – 0:43 ("Saint Lucia") # "Matando Güeros" – 2:25 ("Killing Whites") # "Seis Seis Seis" – 1:19 ("Six Six Six") # "Cruza la Frontera" – 1:44 ("Cross the Border") # "Greñudos Locos" – 1:28 ("Long-Haired Maniacs") # "Chingo de Mecos" – 1:16 ("Fuckload of Cum") # "Narcos Satánicos" – 1:50 ("Satanic Narcos") # "Desperado" – 2:42 ("Desperado") # "Culeros" – 0:52 ("Assholes") # "Misas Negras (Sacrificio III)" – 1:21 ("Black Masses acrifice III) # "Chinga Tu Madre" – 3:11 ("Go Fuck Yourself") # "Verga del Brujo / Están Chingados" – 3:43 ("Warlock's Cock / You Are Fucked") # "Molestando Niños Muertos" – 2:57 ("Molesting Dead Children") # "Machetazos (Sacrificio II)" – 1:27 ("Machete Attack acrifice II) # "Castigo del Brujo" – 1:44 ("Punishment of the Warlock") # "Cristo de la Roca" – 1:13 ("Christ of the Stone")

Personnel

Brujeria

* Juan Brujo - vocals *

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- guitars * Hongo - guitars, additional bass * Güero Sin Fe - bass, additional guitars * Fantasma - additional bass,

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* Pinche Peach - samples, backing vocals * Greñudo -

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Additional personnel

* Hozicon Jr. - direction

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matando Gueros Brujeria (band) albums 1993 debut albums Roadrunner Records albums Obscenity controversies in music