Masacre (Colombia band)

Masacre is a Colombian death metal group from the city of Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1988 by Alex Okendo (vocals), Mauricio Montoya (drums), Antonio "Toño" Guerrero (guitar), Andrés "Andy" Garcia (bass). It is currently made up of Alex Okendo (vocals), Jorge Londoño (lead guitar), Álvaro Álvarez (Bass), Juan Gómez (rhythm guitar) and Wilson Henao (Drums).

History

Masacre was born in 1988 in the city of Medellín (Antioquia) by the now deceased Mauricio Montoya (Bull Metal) on drums, Antonio "Toño" Guerrero on guitar, "Juancho" Juan C. Gómez on the other guitar, Andy Garcia from Ekhymosis on Bass and Alex "Trapeator" oquendo in the voice, coming out in a time in which violence, narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking, and death were common. The strong sounds of Death Metal, plus the content of its lyrics that reflected a reality in the country, show an immediate response to the Colombian public and part of Latin America.

In 1989 the band recorded their first work, a demo tape titled Colombia... Imperio del Terror; The following year the band produced their second demo tape titled Cancer of Our Days.

In 1990 Dilson Díaz from La Pestilencia joined to play bass, and the band released its first Mini LP titled Ola de Violencia. With this LP they consolidate their extreme sound and their commitment to an audience thirsty for black terror.

In 1991 the French label Osmose Productions produced Masacre's first CD titled Requiem, thanks to the work and initiative of Mauricio Montoya (Bull Metal), who achieved great dissemination of the band's music. In the global underground, even the music label of the defunct Euronymous Deathlike Silence Productions was very interested in signing the band, around the same time that this same label became interested in the Peruvian band Hadez. After the publication of this work, the band would begin tours in Colombia and countries such as Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru, while it began to be praised by publications in Colombia and other countries.

In 1992, the same French label that had released Requiem the previous year, released a split CD which included two bands Masacre from Colombia and the band Profanatica from the United States. This CD includes the songs from the Mini LP Ola de Violencia as well as two live songs. While the Dutch label Cyber Music Productions publishes a compilation with songs by the best bands of this genre, including a song from Masacre.

In 1993 Masacre released the Mini LP Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo with the independent label Mórbida Productions, on which they already had drummer Victor Gallego. For this year the band performs a concert in Caracas; Venezuela, in the United Nations Park before 7000 attendees along with the Venezuelan band Krueger.

In 1995 the band recorded the CD Sacro produced by the Lorito Récords label in Medellín, this CD was distributed by important labels in different European countries, having great acceptance among critics. The same year Masacre made long tours through Colombia and countries like Venezuela, the latter they visited twice, playing in three cities alongside important Venezuelan bands; Then Masacre played in Ecuador in an important presentation in Quito where they were the band on the central bill.

In 1999 Masacre recorded three songs as a preview of what would be their next album. In July of the same year, a live song by the band is included in a compilation published by the Argentine label Hurling Metal Records in which songs by some of the most important bands in Argentina also appear. They also appear in a compilation by the Colombian label Tribulation Records alongside bands from the underground world with the song Camino al Calvario extracted from their work Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo. That same year, Jorge Londoño would join the band to occupy the position of lead guitarist. In 1997 they were invited for the first time to the Rock al Parque festival.

In 2000 Masacre signed for a new Colombian label called Decade Records with which they released the work titled Muerte Verdadera Muerte ("Death Truly Death") in March 2001; This work contains 10 songs, including a cover of the song Strutter by Kiss. The song Espinas from this album was included in a compilation by Sacrilegio magazine.

The Argentine label Hurling Metal Records acquires the rights to publish the band's new CD: "Muerte Verdadera Muerte" in Argentina. This version contains 2 live bonus tracks as well as multimedia content for the computer.

In 2001 Masacre began his Death Truly Tour to promote his album Muerte Verdadera Muerte. On this tour they visited many parts of Colombia, also Venezuela and Ecuador. The tour extended throughout 2002 and the band took advantage of the period between concerts to dedicate themselves to writing and composing their next work. At the end of this tour, Dilson Díaz and Juan Gómez left the band to dedicate themselves to working with the band La Pestilencia, and Álvaro Álvarez joined the band to play bass and Juan Carlos Henao (from Tenebrarun) to play rhythm guitar; The latter lasted very little in the band.

In April 2003 the band recorded the album Total Death. The album came out in 2004, this CD was released, which was produced, mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Ex Morbid Angel) at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa-Florida. To support and publicize this work, the band began the Muerte Total tour, the most extensive tour carried out by the band, through South America, a tour that included most of Colombia in which it stands out having been the opening acts for the Morbid Angel concert on September 11, 2004 at the El Salitre Coliseum, two concerts in Venezuela, one concert in Ecuador, three presentations in Peru, two concerts in Bolivia, four presentations in Argentina and ended with four presentations in Chile; At the end of the tour, drummer Victor Gallego died of cancer and Masacre's drums were occupied by session musicians until 2008.

And they also managed to tour in Europe in 2006 and play in Spain at the Lorca Rock Fest along with bands like: Exodus, DevilDriver and Twisted Sister. After that triumph in Europe, they arrived in Colombia to be the opening act for Slayer's concert in Bogotá at the Palacio de los Deportes in Bogotá on September 15, 2006. That same year, in commemoration of the band's 18th anniversary, a Massacre tribute CD titled "Under The Sign of Violence"; which features the participation of 14 bands (among which stand out (Krueger, Aggressor, Athanator and Thy Antichrist) and would be mastered by Mike Hall at Remaster Studio.

In 2008 Mauricio Londoño was announced as Masacre's official drummer, and in commemoration of the band's twenty years they were invited to play at the Rock al Parque festival along with the English bands Carcass and Paradise Lost and organize their only concert in Medellín that year in the Castilla neighborhood where there were people close to the band.

In 2010, guitarist Juan Gómez returned to the band and they would begin touring throughout Colombia, they would also return to Ecuador to perform at the Quitu Raymi festival and they would perform that same year in Argentina at the Cosquín Rock festival. They continued their tour of Colombia in 2011 and would also publish the DVD "20 Years Of Death"; which contains the band's presentation at the Rock al Parque 2008 festival. Also for that 2011 their tour of Central America stands out with which they passed through countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala with a full house, and in Colombia they would be invited to the Convivencia Rock festivals of Pereira, Ciudad Rock of Ibagué and Fire Crusade of Cali. The second tribute CD to Masacre titled "Masacrando el Imperio Del Terror" through the Cinismo Records label and had 13 tracks (which featured the participation of bands such as: Agony, Aggressor, Morbid Macabre, No Raza, Sagros, Reencarnación and Witchtrap).

In 2012 they returned to Venezuela to perform in the city of Cabimas, in Peru they were invited to open for Assassin's concert, they would travel to Mexico for the first time to perform in 8 cities that were sold out. In Colombia they are invited to the Miche Rock festival in Barranquilla and would appear in Cali and Medellín together with NervoChaos. In 2013 they were invited to the Rock al Parque festival, alternating on stage with Vita Imana and Cannibal Corpse, and they would also be invited to the Nariño Vive Underground festival along with La Pestilencia. That same year they announced that they are working on a new album that will be published in 2014.

For 2014 they publish a new album titled "Brutal Aggre666ion" and they would promote it with a tour called "Brutal Aggression Tour"; with which they would perform in Bogotá alongside Kreator at the Teatro Metropol, Festival Internacional Altavoz de Medellín, Convivencia Rock de Pereira, they are invited to Caracas; Venezuela at the Suena Caracas festival at the Poliedro de Caracas next to Krueger and Carcass and other cities in Colombia, they would also publish the video "Donde Habita El Mal". In 2015 they returned to Ecuador to perform at the Death Metal Festival together with Neurosis, they were invited to the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise, they would tour for the first time in the United States (their presentation at the Maryland Deathfest would stand out), they would present a new video clip titled & #34;Reality Death" and they are invited to the Devil's Festival in Bogotá alongside Possessed and Venom. By 2016 they return to the United States; where his presentation at Las Vegas Death Fest stands out. At the beginning of 2017 they published a CD titled "Evil Death Live!"; which contains the audio of a concert from the promotional tour of the album "Reqviem".

They have also shared the stage with bands like Napalm Death, Barón Rojo, etc.

Discography

LP

• Reqviem, 1991
• Sacro, 1996
• True Death, 2001
• Total Death, 2004
• Brutal Aggre666ion, 2014
• Evil Death Live!, 2017

Mini LP

• Ola de Violencia, 1990
• Ola de Violencia Split, 1992
• Barbarie and Blood in Memory of Christ, 1993
• 2012, 2012

Demos

• Colombia... Empire of Terror, 1989
• Cancer of Our Days, 1990
• Colombia... Empire of Terror + Cancer of Our Days, 2004

Reissues

• Barbarie and Blood in Memory of Christ, 2003
• Reqviem + Wave of Violence, 2004
• Sacro, 2005
• Metal Medallo Attack, 2012

Compiled

• Appointment with Fear, 1992
• Emetic Desecration, 1993
• Nahuel 2, 1999
• Ancient Ceremonies, 2000
• Metálica Brotherhood, 2000
• Sacrilegio Extremo, 2000
• Nahuel 2, 2001

DVD

• Massacre: 20 Years Of Death, 2011

Tributes

• Under the Sign of Violence, 2006
• Massacrating the Empire of Terror, 2012

Video clips

• Where the Evil Inhabits
• Reality Death