Brazil
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ian
rock
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band from
Rio de Janeiro
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. Their music is a blend of
hardcore punk
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,
country
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and heavy metal, thus falling into a subgenre known as
countrycore
Countrycore is the combining of hardcore punk and heavy metal influences with country and country rock influences. Matanza from Rio de Janeiro has been described as the first countrycore act. Later, bands such as Belmont and their single "Co ...
.
Biography
Matanza was formed in 1996 by Jimmy London and Donida, with the idea of exploring the simple and straightforward melodies of the early career of the American singer
Johnny Cash
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, adapted to the drum tempo of Scottish punk band
The Exploited
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Deckdisc
Deckdisc is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1998.
History
The Deckdisc officially began his career as a record label in 1998, with distribution from Universal Music. The first success was the series "O Som do Barzinho", which reac ...
Arnold White
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, Daniel Ete, among others, Donida himself being the editor of the publication.
The record '' MTV Apresenta Matanza'' recorded at Hangar 110 in December 2008 and directed by Romi Atarashi, featured Jonas on drums and marks the transition to a new phase. Guitarist Donida left the stage to devote himself exclusively to composing the band's music. He was replaced onstage by Mauricio Nogueira (Ex-
Torture Squad
Torture Squad is a Brazilian death/thrash metal band, founded in 1990.
History
Three years after being founded in 1990, the band entered a more professional phase, in a line-up with founder Cristiano Fusco on guitar, Wagner "Castor" on bass, Am ...
).
Five years after ''A Arte do Insulto'' Matanza released '' Odiosa Natureza Humana'' (''Hateful Human Nature'') in March on Deckdisc. Work on the fifth studio album (and fourth of new material) began in 2010 and was recorded in three days, live to tape (no digital recording), produced by Rafael Ramos.
In 2015, the band announced the departure of bassist China, who was replaced by Dony Escobar. According to the band, China left Matanza because he wanted to play the guitar only. Before leaving, he took part of the recordings of the band's seven full-length album, '' Pior Cenário PossÃvel'', released in April of the same year and the first album with MaurÃcio taking part of the songwriting process.
In May 2018, Matanza announced they would end the band in October of the same year due to "matter questions that need to be dealt with, professional possibilities that need to be contemplated and artistic needs that ..take to distinct paths".
On 11 January 2019, the former members of the band announced a new version of the band without vocalist Jimmy London, who was replaced by Vital Cavalcante.
Style and influences
Frequent topics in the band's sarcastic and cynical lyrics are hatred,
violence
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,
alcohol
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, and
women
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. They have a "
Wild West
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" atmosphere. The media dubbed the style created by the band as "country-core". The band members are fans of Johnny Cash, and in 2005, they recorded an album of covers of songs from the early stage of his career, dubbed ''To Hell With Johnny Cash''. In their 2006 album, ''A Arte do Insulto'', Matanza explores various aspects of
traditional Irish music
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In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...
. Other major influences include:
Motörhead
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,
Slayer
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,
Dropkick Murphys
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and The Exploited, basically,
extreme metal
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and punk rock bands.
The main songwriter was Donida.
lead
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and
rhythm guitar
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drums
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(2008-2018)
Former members
*
China
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demo tape
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by Matanza, released in 1998 only in
cassette
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version.
Track listing:
#"Gore Doom Jamboree" - 01:45
#"Imbecil"(''Imbecile'') - 01:30
#"As Melhores Putas do Alabama" (''The Best Whores in Alabama'') - 01:29
#"Já Bebi Demais" (''I have drunk too much'') - 01:48
#"Dashville Chainsaw Massacre" - 02:07
#"Alabama" - 01:38
#"Matanza em Idaho" (''Matanza in Idaho'') - 02:29
#"El Rey" - 01:30
Side projects
The bassist and the guitarist, Donida and China, have a
side project
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Usually these projects emphasize ...
black metal
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band, and released its first album in 2008, ''Nunc Scio Tenebris Lux''.
Donida edited the band's magazine "Matanza Comix" in mid-2007.
Jimmy London was involved with a series of programs on
MTV Brasil
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. In addition to
Rockgol
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, where the whole band participated in a soccer tournament, Jimmy presented the program Pimp My Ride Brazil in 2007, and did voice work for cartoons. He also participated in a song with the band Rock Rocket, called "Eu Queria me Casar".
