Brujeria (band)
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| Brujeria | |
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| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Genres | Hardcore punk Grindcore Deathgrind Groove metal |
| Labels | Kool Arrow Records Roadrunner Records |
| Members | Juan Brujo Fantasma El Cynico El Embrujado El Podrido |
| Past members | Asesino El Angelito El Sadistico Greñudo Güero Sin Fe Hongo Hongo Jr. Marijuano Machete Pinche Peach Cristo de Pisto Pititis |
| Website(s) | Official website |
Brujeria are an international hardcore punk and extreme metal band. Their name comes from a Spanish language word meaning "witchcraft". Their Satanic, narcotic, and masked attitude have been their passport to success, although they have recently performed live at locations across the United States and Latin America.
Their songs, which are sung entirely in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, and politics and also include lyrics about killing Whites.
Brujeria are admittedly a side-project of founding member and Asesino stalwart Dino Cazares, and has featured artists such as Billy Gould, Nicholas Barker, Raymond Herrera, Jeffrey Walker, and Shane Embury. They perform under pseudonyms and portray themselves as a Latino band consisting of drug lords, concealing their identities due to being wanted by the FBI. Their lineup has changed over time, however, and could be different at any point in time.
Dino Cazares and Nicholas Barker quit Brujeria on January 26, 2004. Brujeria have recently resurfaced with two new members and will begin touring soon. Asesino's band is still going strong, and Asesino himself describes the band as the new Brujeria, because he claims that Juan Brujo was the reason Brujeria demised.
Despite their unconventional career thus far, Brujeria has built a large fan base within the metal underground.
Brujeria are tentatively scheduled to release their fourth full-length studio album sometime in 2007, but details about it are unknown. [1] [2]
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Juan Brujo (????) - Vocals
- Fantasma (Pat Hoed) - Vocals
- El Cynico (Jeffrey Walker) - Bass
- El Hongo (Shane Embury) - Guitar
- El Podrido (Adrian Erlandsson) - Drums
[edit] Past members
- Asesino (Dino Cazares) - Guitar
- Hongo Jr. (Nicholas Barker) - Drums
- Güero Sin Fe (Billy Gould) - Bass, guitar
- Greñudo (Raymond Herrera) - Drums
- El Angelito (Tony Laureano) - Drums
- Marijuano Machete (Control Machete DJ) - Backing vocals, DJ
- Pinche Peach - Vocals
- Cristo de Pisto - Guitar
- Pititis - Backing vocals
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-length albums
| Album Cover | Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
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1993 | Matando Güeros | Roadrunner | CD |
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1995 | Raza Odiada | Roadrunner | CD | |
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2000 | Brujerizmo | Roadrunner | CD | This is the last album recorded with the two original members, Asesino and Hongo Jr. |
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2007 | Untitled 4th album | Unknown | CD |
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[edit] Singles and EPs
- 1990 - ¡Demoniaco! (Nemesis Records)
- 1991 - ¡Machetazos! (Alternative Tentacles)
- 1994 - El Patron (Alternative Tentacles)
- 2000 - Marijuana (Kool Arrow Records)
[edit] Compilation albums
- 1999 - Spanglish 101 (Kool Arrow Records)
- 2001 - Mextremist! Greatest Hits (Kool Arrow Records)
- 2003 - The Mexecutioner! - The Best of Brujeria (Roadrunner Records)
- 2006 - The Singles
[edit] Rumours, controversy and myths
- Brujo using satanic rituals to call forth Satan and other demonic figures.
- It's rumored the head on the cover of Matando Güeros was a victim of one of Brujo's sacrifices, but nothing has been revealed.
- Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, and Mexicali women that disappeared, never to be seen again, were believed to be somehow connected to Brujeria and their sacrifices.
- The FBI initially believed Brujeria was, as "Narcos Satánicos" states, a group of Satanic narcotics dealers, and were looking for the band for some time.
