Holocausto

Biography

Holocausto is a thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 1985 by Marco Antônio, Valério Exterminator and Rodrigo dos Anjos. They have released five records through Cogumelo Records. Journalist Eduardo Rivadavia described them as "possibly the most controversial Brazilian heavy metal band ever".

History

Marco Antônio (bass), Valério Exterminator (vocals and guitar), and Rodrigo dos Anjos (guitar) formed Holocausto in 1985. After recording the demo Massacre that year and contributing to Cogumelo's Warfare Noise I, the band's 1987 debut record, Campo de Extermínio, caused controversy. While previous South American bands such as Sepultura, Vulcano and Sarcófago had dabbled in anti-Christian sentiment and Satanism, Holocausto vividly described Nazi atrocities in concentration camps, leading to accusations of antisemitism. The band have claimed that they were "only trying to expose the horrors of the Holocaust in all its gruesome detail", and "that the album's shocking and unflinching descriptions were simply meant to show their own revulsion to the events that had inspired their name".
The band continued with numerous line-up changes, releasing a series of albums through Cogumelo Records, without capitalizing on their early notoriety. 1988's Blocked Minds and 1990's Negatives were thrash-oriented and similar to Voivod's music, while 1993's Tozago as Deismno bore an industrial influence. These albums' lack of success has been ascribed to their line-up difficulties and their late adoption of English lyrics and their debut's subject matter. They reformed in 2004 and released the hardcore-tinged album De Volta ao Front×De Volta ao FrontOctober 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Miséria Humana4:112Guerra Santa3:133Resista3:534Direitos Desumanos3:315Ilusão Armada4:066Freedom of Speech (Liberdade de Expressão)1:537De Volta ao Front4:008Imagens da Violência4:209Semente do Ódio2:0010Warfare Noise4:07 in 2005.
On April 1, 2017, Holocausto released the extended play War Metal Massacre, returning to black metal.
The band's sixth studio album, Diário de Guerra×Diário de Guerra31 July 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Intro1:342Holocausto3:433Refugiados / Solução Final2:284Zona de Conflito (Faixa de Gaza)3:055Guerra Total Apocalipse2:266Símbolos da Discórdia2:177Intro1:148Diário de Guerra4:389Prisioneiro2:2410Ocupação Hostil3:0011Pelotão da Morte2:4912Outro0:36, was released on July 31, 2019.

Members

Final Line-Up
Rodrigo Führer – lead vocals (1985–1987, 2015–2018), drums (1988–1994, 2004–2015)
Valério Exterminator – guitar (1985–1987, 2004–2018), lead vocals (2004–2015)
Anderson Guerrilheiro – bass (1986–1989, 2004–2018), lead vocals (1988–1989)
Armando Nuclear Soldier – drums (1987, 2017–2018)
Former
Marco Antônio – bass (1985–1986; died 1986)
Renato da Costa – guitar (1988–1992)
João Marcelo – bass (1989–1994)
Rossano Polla – vocals (1989–1994)
Rodrigo dos Anjos – guitar (1992–1994)
Nedson Warfare – drums (1985–1987, 2015–2017)
Timeline