Arise. The Brazilian black thrash attack continues. This week's insulter of Jesus Christ is MX...
The last two posts were pretty serious, but it's not all scowls in Brazilian metal, as proven by MX and their almost slapstick take on 80s black thrash. I can nearly see Benny Hill running around to the opening riff of the track below. In my opinion, this is as good as under-produced thrash gets. The opening riff is infectious, almost gangrenous. I remember when I first heard this I couldn't stop rewinding it. I loved the classic Brazilian thrash metal chorus in broken English: "We go to fuck!/ This bitch now!/ Fuck off this bitch!" Classy.
MX were one of the founders of Brazilian thrash scene that formed in 1983 and they recently got back together after their second split. This track is taken from their 1988 debut Simoniacal, which by my reckoning is as good a thrash album as there is. But unless you like latter-era thrash then don't waste your time; this, like Sarcófago and Sepultura, is the true bastard metal sound. If you can find it, check out Headthrashers Live, a live split from '87 featuring MX, Blasphemer, Cova, and Necromacia. It's amazing. The crowd reaction to MX's opener has me daydreaming of some sort of necro-Brazilian thrash version of The Beatles at Shea Stadium.
MX - "Dirty Bitch"
they look pissed that the one guy wore camo instead of another band's shirt in black.
Posted by: warrino | 29/05/2009 at 16:13
i want to see these guys in action. i did not expect that spit to come out based on the picture. some grassy riffs perhaps..
Posted by: fact | 29/05/2009 at 16:50
well done good shit.
Posted by: stained and happy about it | 29/05/2009 at 16:52
Starting to love brazilian thrash. Anger that I never new when I was in my 20s. I hate coming into the know post-reunion.
Posted by: caie | 29/05/2009 at 16:56
brazilian thrash!? let's just talk about brazilian tropicalia!!! that's the real junt.!
Posted by: never bored | 29/05/2009 at 19:19
This track was pretty amazing! I'm downloading as we speak!!!
" Alternative weddings are gay. If you’re so over this “antiquated tradition” why the fuck are you participating in it in the first place? It’s like having a graffiti slipcover over your Bible or doing your homework with a pencil that says “Fuck This.” "--dos and don'ts
Your next blog should be about how VICE thinks discrimination is funny, and how they use discriminatory humor in the form of ironic racism and discrimination in general to appear witty! I bet you didn't even notice! :)
Blog about that.
Vice is a don't.
Posted by: The Light. | 31/05/2009 at 11:33