Brujeria is an extreme metal band. Their name comes from a Spanish word meaning "witchcraft". Their Satanic, narcotic, and masked attitudes have been the keys to their success, although they have recently performed live at locations across the United States and Latin America. They have been nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album in 2000.
Their songs, which are sung entirely in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, politics and also include lyrics about killing white people (despite having a vast majority of white members in the band) so it is very likely tongue-in-cheek.
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, 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. Their lineup has changed over time, however, and could be different at any point in time.
- Juan Brujo - vocals (1989-Present)
- Pinche Peach - vocals, samples (1989-present)
- Fantasma (Pat Hoed) - vocals, bass (1989-Present)
- El Cynico (Jeffrey Walker) - bass (2006-Present)
- Hongo (Shane Embury) - guitar (formerly bass) (1989-Present)
- Podrido (Adrian Erlandsson) - drums (2006-Present)
- Pititis (Gaby Dominguez) - backing vocals, bass
| Year |
Title |
Label |
Format |
Other information |
| 1993 |
Matando Güeros |
Roadrunner |
CD |
- Debut album.
- The album was banned in many places for its cover and content; the front cover depicts a person out of shot holding up a decapitated head.
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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 Güero Sin Fe. |
| 2010 |
4th Album |
Unknown |
CD |
- First studio album in nearly 10 years, and its first release with El Cynico on bass and Podrido on drums.
- According to a June 2009 interview with bassist Shane Embury, the new album will be finished by the end of the year, making it likely that it will surface sometime in 2010. Embury also said that the album may be released by the band themselves.[1]
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- Adolfo Constanzo, leader of a true-life Mexican murder cult who profited by drug smuggling
- Borderland, a 2007 film based on Constanzo and his cult
