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| Brujeria | |
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| Band Info | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Years-Active | 1989-present |
| Genre(s) | Grindcore, death metal |
| Label(s) | Koolarrow, Roadrunner |
| Associated Acts | At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir, Faith No More, Fear Factory, The Haunted, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, United Forces |
| Homepage | www.facebook.com/pages/Brujeria/352394131715 |
Brujeria is an American extreme metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989. Their name comes from the Spanish word for "witchcraft". Their songs, which are sung in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, and politics. Ironically, despite Spanish lyrics, portraying a Mexican image and with a heavy anti-American stance, the majority of the band's members are actually American-born Latinos, and with some Swedish or British.
Brujeria is a side-project of guitarist Dino Cazares (founding member of Fear Factory), and has featured artists such as Billy Gould, Nicholas Barker, Raymond Herrera, Jeff 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. In videos and photographs of the band, they are shown wearing bandanas, balaclavas, serapes, and are often shown wielding machetes.
Band members[]
- Current members
- Fantasma (Pat Hoed) - Bass, Backing Vocals (1989-present)
- Hongo (Shane Embury) - Guitars (1989-present)
- Pinche Peach - Samples, Backing Vocals (1989-present)
- Juan Brujo (John Lepe) - Vocals (1989-present)
- Pititis (Gaby Dominguez) - Vocals, Guitars, Backing Vocals (2000-present)
- El Cynico (Jeff Walker) - Bass, Backing Vocals (2006-present)
- El Podrido (Adrian Erlandsson) - Drums (2006-present)
- El Clavador (Daniel Erlandsson) - Drums (2012-present)
- Past members
- El Sadistico (Emilio Marquez) - Drums
- Marijuano Machete (Antonio Hernandez) - Electronics, Samples, Vocals
- Güero Sin Fe (Billy Gould) - Bass, Guitars (1989-2005)
- Asesino (Dino Cazares) - Guitars (1989-2005)
- Hozicon Jr. (Jello Biafra) - Vocals (1989-1992)
- Greñudo (Raymond Herrera) - Drums (1993-2002)
- Cristo de Pisto (Jesse Pintado) - Guitars (2000)
- Hongo Jr. (Nicholas Barker) - Drums (2002-2005)
- El Angelito (Tony Laureano) - Drums (2006)
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- Matando Güeros (1993)
- Raza Odiada (1995)
- Brujerizmo (2000)
- TBA (2013)