Bio

The band Masacre was born in 1988 in Medellin, Colombia. With an extreme sound, it evokes the European Death Metal of the 80s. It emerges in a social context marked by violence and death. These elements reflected in the music create a positive response and acceptance by the public which immediately identifies itself with the strong sound of the Colombian Death Metal band. Masacre starts its musical career with the demo titled “Colombia... Imperio de Terror” (Colombia... Empire of Terror), in 1989. One year later, the band produces its second demo titled “Cancer de Nuestros Dias” (Cancer of Our Days). Both albums retrospectively convey the band’s future and how it became part of the history of Death Metal worldwide.

In 1990, the band released its first mini-LP titled “Ola de Violencia” (Wave of Violence), with which it consolidates its sound and commits itself to an audience captivated by Masacre’s darkness and terror. With the French label Osmose Productions they released their first CD titled “Requiem” (Requiem) in 1991. With this work, Masacre positions itself as one of most highly recognized Death Metal bands in the world. The band began touring internationally in countries like Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela where it found a large number of followers. Various national and international publications recognize Masacre's work, granting it an important place in Death Metal.

In 1992, the same record label that produced the band’s first CD edited a Split CD of Masacre along with the American band Profanatica. The work includes tracks from the Mini-LP “Ola de Violencia” (Wave of Violence) and two live bonus tracks. On the other hand, the Dutch record label Cyber Music Productions releases a compilation of the best Death Metal bands, where the Colombian band’s song “Morbida Implosion” (Morbid Implosion) is featured.

In 1993, the band recorded the Mini-LP "Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo” (Barbarism and Blood in the Memory of Christ) with the independent label Morbida Productions. This work comprises four hatred-laden, violence-ridden songs; characteristic elements in Masacre’s music.

In 1995 they recorded the CD “Sacro” (Sacred), produced by the label Lorito Records of Medellin, Colombia. With this album, the band acquires great recognition in the local and international music scene. The CD is distributed through important record labels in several countries in Europe, receiving acceptance by the critics. Masacre tours extensively throughout national territory and Latin America. The band revisits Venezuela twice to perform alongside important local bands in three cities. In Ecuador’s capital, it makes an important appearance as the main band of the event. During 1999, Masacre recorded three tracks as a precursor to their next CD. In the month of July, it participates with a live track for the Argentinian label Hurling Metal Records, next to important Argentinian bands of the genre. Also, it appears in a compilation with the song “Camino al Calvario” (The Road to the Calvary) from its work “Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo” (Barbarism and Blood in the Memory of Christ), next to other renowned Colombian underground bands for the label Tribulacion Records. In 2000, Masacre signed with a new Colombian record label; Decade Records. In March of that year, the album “Muerte Verdadera Muerte” (Death Truly Death) was released. The album comprises ten tracks, including a cover of the song “Strutter” by Kiss. From this album, the song “Espinas” (Thorns) is used by the magazine Sacrilegio for its compilation CD. The label Hurling Records buys the rights to press the band’s new CD, “Muerte Verdadera Muerte”, in Argentina. This version of the album contains two live bonus tracks and a CD-ROM. In 2001 Masacre began its “Death Truly” tour to promote its “Muerte Verdadera Muerte” CD. This turns out to be the band’s most successful album due to the immense acceptance by the public. The tour included countries like Venezuela, Ecuador and several cities of Colombia. During the tour, Masacre offers its audiences the best of its musical repertoire and energy, demonstrating true musical evolution. The tour lasted all 2002, serving also as space to compose its next work.

In the year 2003, during the month of April, the band recorded the CD “Total Death”, a nine song production which are honest representations of Masacre’s aggressiveness, strength and technical prowess.

2004 saw the release of “Total Death” onto the market. This was produced, mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, ex-Morbid Angel) at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida. Masacre’s fans consider this album to be the band’s best work in all its history.

The promotional tour named homonymously “Muerte Total” (Total Death), turned out to be the longest tour to date. It included numerous shows in Colombia, one in El Salvador, two in Venezuela, one in Ecuador, three in Peru, two in Bolivia, four in Argentina and four in Chile. The success of the tour was a product of the band’s respect towards its fan base, loyalty to Death Metal and the public’s unconditional support. In 2005, Masacre re-edits its album “Total Death” with the Spanish label Xtreemmusic and sets out on a tour consisting of thirteen shows in Spain. The band performed in festivals like “Lorca Rock '', an important Rock festival in Europe, alongside bands such as Exodus, Anvil, Whitesnake, Twisted Sister and Queensryche. After culminating their tour in Spain, Masacre was invited to open for Slayer in Colombia. This same year Masacre launched a re- edition of their “Total Death” in vinyl format under the label Monster Nation, adding to their repertoire of re-editions in various formats being marketed in countries like The Czech Republic, Spain, Argentina and Colombia giving the band a high status within the Death Metal music scene. In 2008 Masacre celebrated its 20th anniversary in Colombia’s biggest rock festival: “Rock al Parque”. This is the third time the band performs in this annual event. The band takes this opportunity to commemorate its 20-year musical endeavor by making a DVD titled “20 Years of Death”, which included a documentary and clips from their South American tour. This DVD was edited by the Brazilian label Kill Again.

2009 brings with it the re-edition of Masacre’s album “Sacro” (Sacred) by the Japanese label Obliteration Records. This label also re-edits the demos: “Colombia... Imperio del Terror” (Colombia... Empire of Terror) and “Cancer de Nuestros Días” (Cancer of Our Days). Four-thousand copies of these are pressed and they open the market for Masacre in Asia. Several publications also feature Masacre as an important South American metal band.

MASACRE was invited to perform in the “Altavoz” festival in Medellin as the opening band for the international guests Exodus and Kreator. They also took part in other national festivals like: “Manizales Grita Rock”, “Ibague Ciudad Rock”, “Convivencia Rock” and “Cruzada del Fuego”.

For 2010, Masacre was summoned to the important “Cosquin Rock” festival in Argentina to share the stage with the most highly regarded bands of this country as well as with Brazilian band Sepultura. The band also goes on tour throughout Venezuela with the Brazilian band Krisiun. In 2011, the band toured through Central America in countries like El Salvador and Guatemala, thus conquering new ground and strengthening their musical career in this part of the continent. In 2012, Masacre embarked on a grand tour with two performances in Venezuela, two in Peru and eight in Mexico. In Mexico, the band recorded three songs in a studio. These songs were originally from their album “Requiem”, but redone with the new lineup and planned to be included in their 7th EP, edited by the label Non Serviam Records. Another label, American Line Productions (USA), also re- edits their first works and releases a deluxe vinyl edition of their first demo. Only three-hundred copies of this deluxe edition are launched onto the market. The albums “Ola de Violencia” (Wave of Violence), and “Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo” (Barbarism and Blood in the Memory of Christ) are also re-edited by the U.S. label Nuclear War Now. This label re-releases the band’s demos in CD format after acquiring the rights from Obliteration Records in Japan, which had launched 4,000 copies of these demos in the past.

This year also sees the release of a tribute album by two American labels: Cinismo and Demonium collaboratively. The tribute consists of 13 Colombian metal bands paying homage to Masacre.

The band is also invited as the main performer in the biggest rock festival in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, the “Miche Festival 2012”.

In 2013 Masacre recorded Brutal Aggression in Medellin, then it was mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida. It was a transition year and the band was focused on the new recording, arts, photography and videos for the album. Some shows were played in Colombia. 2014 was the year when Brutal Aggression was released, the promotion for the record began supported by many shows. The first one was in Bogota with Kreator, the legendary German thrash metal band. Then Masacre was headlining the most important metal festivals in Colombia like Altavoz in Medellin, Convivencia Rock in Pereira, Rock de las Montanas in Bogota, Suena Caracas in Venezuela, Narino Vive Fest and Altavoz in Andes, Antioquia. At the same time Masacre recorded two professional video clips of two songs extracted from the last record, they were "Donde Habita el Mal" and "Reality Death". Those video clips helped support the record worldwide.

In 2015 Masacre was invited to play on the cruise 70.000 Tons of Metal, being the first Colombian band who played there. The cruise is on international waters with 60 bands from around the world, each band playing two times. On this cruise Masacre received the Crippers Award voted as the best band by the fans who assisted the cruise. Then Masacre went to do some shows in Quito, Ecuador, Bucaramanga and Marinilla in Colombia. Then the band goes for its first tour in the USA invited to one of the most important festivals in this genre, Maryland Death Fest, playing there two times, then Boston, New York and Houston. Returning to Colombia, Masacre played in Medellin, Cali and Soacha, then was invited to play at Festival del Diablo in Bogota with four great bands: Cannibal Corpse, Possessed, Testament and Venom.

In 2016 the Brutal Aggression tour continued and the band was invited to Las Vegas Death Fest in USA, one of the most important metal festivals, then shows in New York and Maryland did part in this tour. There were also shows in Colombian cities: Barranquilla, Duitama, Santa Marta and Sabaneta.

2017 was a year to do shows in Bucaramanga, Calarca, Medellin and Bogota. 2018 was a busy year for Masacre because the tour celebrating 30 years of uninterrupted activity began. There were shows at Open the Road Fest in Londrina, Brazil; the north american tour in Chicago, New York, Providence RI, Miami and Tampa. The group also played at Rock al Parque in Bogota and was invited to the new big festival Knotfest in Bogota playing there with renowned bands as Judas Priest, Arch Enemy, Kreator and Helloween. Then it was Lima Metal Fest in Peru and some shows in Colombia in Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Rionegro, Carmen de Viboral, Andes, Ipiales, Calarca and Caicedonia.

In 2019 the tour continued and Masacre was invited again to the cruise 70.000 Tons of Metal playing two times there with many internationally renowned bands. Right after that begins the tour in Central America visiting Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. Two shows in Santiago and Temuco in Chile followed and the year closed at Galeras Rock Fest in Pasto, Colombia.

In 2021 during june and july the band prepared and recorded the new version of the classic album Requiem with the actual sound and line up celebrating its 30th anniversary and Masacre signed again with Osmose Productions (France). The production, mix and mastering of this record were done by Patric Guiraud at WSL studios in France. In december the band was invited to present this new version of Requiem at Festival Internacional Altavoz in Medellin, the city in which Masacre was born and grew up. 2022 comes in and Masacre enters its most active season with shows since march till december visiting USA at Destroying Texas Fest in Houston with Imperator, At War, Atomic Aggressor and Cenotaph, in Chicago with Profanatica and Grave Miasma, New York, Washington and Los Angeles. In Mexico was invited to Mexico Metal Fest in Monterrey with Sodom, Destruction, Kreator, Asphyx, Nile, Suffocation, Pentagram, Coroner, Hellhammer, Mayhem, Marduk, Belphegor, Incantation and many more. In Brazil the band played at Setembro Negro Festival in Sao Paulo with Raven, Diamond Head, Heathen, Vio-lence, Ross the Boss and Headhunter. In Bolivia Masacre played in Santa Cruz and La Paz and then returned to the USA to play in New Orleans and at Mass Destruction fest in Atlanta with Deicide, Benediction, Mortician, Raven, Hirax, Bulldozer and Derketa. In november Masacre was invited to play at Rock al Parque in Bogota, the biggest fest in Colombia with Watain, Batushka, Asagraum, Evile and Crypta. In december played at Nuclear War Now Fest in Tijuana, Mexico with Blasphemy, Mystifier, Black Witchery and Morbosidad.

In 2023 Masacre will plan the european tour after receiving an invitation to play at Inferno Fest in Norway.

Masacre is currently writing down and arranging the songs for a new album. After 35 years MASACRE is a very solid Colombian metal band, renowned as such within its country and internationally. It has been years of constant work, numerous tours, performances alongside great metal bands from all over the world, participations at important music festivals, feature publications in different countries and musical tributes. Without a doubt, MASACRE is a world-class Death Metal band.

In 2025, Masacre, in its important participation at the SteelFest festival (Finland), re- signs after 34 years for two new productions with the major label

Osmose Pro

“34 YEARS ! Yes, 34 years after the "Reqviem" album, 2 years and half after the re-issue of "Reqviem" new recording edition (the way it should have been released back in 1991), and during the Steelfest in Finland (Thank you Jani for everything) where we meet each others for the first time, MASACRE & Osmose Productions inked a deal for the new album !” Masacre(Oficial)

¡LARGA VIDA AL DEATH METAL!