BRUJERIA & CRIMINAL | Machines Venue

Pe 18 martie 2027, la Machines Venue din Cluj-Napoca, te așteaptă o seară electrizantă de metal, cu BRUJERIA, o trupă din Mexic. Descoperă-ți pasiunea pentru rockul agresiv într-un cadru la interior, alături de cei care au redefinit genul de-a lungul anilor.

Two doses of raw, aggressive metal will tear through Machines Venue on march 18, 2027. Don’t wait to be asked twice! BRUJERIA (Mexic) BRUJERIA emerged, shrouded in mystery and infamy, in 1989. They forcefully introduced phrases like Matando Güeros, La Migra, Marijuana y Brujerizmo into the lexicon of extreme subcultures from hardcore punk to death metal. The brutal death grind band from Mexico came to represent the notoriously violent world of illegal drug trafficking, vicious retaliation, and a sinister syncretism between Afro-Caribbean sorcery like Palo Mayombe and Santeria with outright demonic possession. They brandish rifles and machetes. Most importantly, they’re armed with an arsenal of brutal riffs. Rumors abound that frontman Juan Brujo ingeniously surrounded himself over the years with members of legendary bands like NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, and AT THE GATES and performers from beloved TV shows like Orange Is The New Black and Jackass. But nobody knows for certain. That’s because the men and women of BRUJERIA conceal themselves with bandanas, serapes, and balaclavas. Conjured like a cabal whenever society reaches a new tipping point between order and chaos, Brujeria sacrifices songs to full-length albums and singles, as decidedly apocalyptic as the Mayans, by their own calendar. Records like Raza Odiada (1995) and Brujerizmo (2000) are undeniable classics. Ripping excoriations of daily news like “Amaricon Czar” (2019) and “COVID – 666” (2020) are bitingly topical. Coco Loco (a metal mascot as iconic to many metalheads as IRON MAIDEN’s Eddie or MEGADETH’s Vic Rattlehead) returns in 2023, emblazoned on a ferocious fifth full-length album dubbed simply Esto Es Brujeria. BRUJERIA makes the metal version of the corrido, a traditional Mexican song style built on storytelling. The narratives cover everything from history to daily life for outlaws. In Brujeria’s case, the narrator’s tales range from righteous murders of oppressors and rivals to drug deals gone wrong. On Esto Es Brujeria, their blistering new platter, they growl about everything from being Party Boss to a first night in jail. After a long absence, BRUJERIA returned with Pocho Aztlan in 2016. The band’s first album with Nuclear Blast Records injected fresh blood into the unstoppable crew in the form of new recruits. The songs combined the focused groove of Brujerizmo with the impenetrable death grind of the mid – 90s. Esto Es Brujeria brings BRUJERIA roaring full circle into the post-pandemic era, with the deep polarization, civil unrest, ongoing brutality, and social upheaval of the day ripe for the band’s notorious critiques. Steeped in dense myth, extreme metal’s most notorious antiheroes materialize anytime, anywhere, to spin their tales of anarchic mayhem and lawless fury . They are eternal banditos, prepared to party. Line up: Juan Brujo, Sangron, Fantasma, Pinche Peach, & La Encabronada | Vocals El Criminal & El Embrujado | Guitars Hongo & El Cynico | Bass Hongo Jr. | Drums BRUJERIA online: https://www.brujeria.com https://www.facebook.com/Brujeria/ https://www.instagram.com/brujeria_oficial https://www.youtube.com/BrujeriaOfficial CRIMINAL (Chile) Formed in Santiago, Chile in 1991, CRIMINAL has carved its name into the foundations of Latin American metal. Emerging from the ashes of the cult act Pentagram (Chile), the band was instrumental in shaping the region’s extreme music scene—making their live debut as support for Kreator, the first international metal band to play Chile. Their early success led to a deal with BMG, and their first two albums, Victimized (1994) and Dead Soul (1997), became underground milestones, each selling over 10,000 copies in Chile alone. CRIMINAL’s discography is a testament to their evolution and resilience. From the raw aggression of Cancer (2000) and the politically charged No Gods No Masters (2004), to the sharpened brutality of Sicario (2005) and White Hell (2009), the band has consistently pushed boundaries. Akelarre (20…