Holocausto Canibal
[1] Holocausto Canibal was established in the fall of 1997 by bassist Z. Pedro, who recruited vocalist Ricardo S., guitar player Nuno P. and drummer J. Lamelas, forming the first official line-up.
Released in 1998, "oPus I" received good reviews from the local and national zines and rapidly marked Holocausto Canibal's place in the Portuguese scene.
[6] Due to the violence of its artworks, lyrics and live performances (known for the use of surgical tools, chainsaws, blood and meat), Holocausto Canibal quickly started to grab the attention of the Portuguese media.
In 2001 the band entered Grave Studios in Braga (Portugal) to record the album whose songs such as "Violada Pela Motosserra", "Porno Hardgore" and "Cadavérica Ejaculação Espasmódica" quickly became classics of the genre in the Portuguese scene and featured current Anathema keyboardist, Daniel Cardoso, on keyboards.
In December 2005, preparing this release and anticipating a long touring cycle, they added a new guitar player, Eduardo F., forming a quintet for the second time in the band's history.
Opusgenitalia was recorded by a line-up consisting of bassist Z. Pedro, guitarist Nuno P. and drummer Ivan S., but this time they called in Max T. to track vocals, an invitation that would be renewed in both Gorefilia and Larvas.
After several delays due to the graphic nature of the artwork (that was constantly censored by German authorities), Opusgenitalia was finally released in 2006 and featured a more brutal, fast and intense songwriting, pushing the band's sound into a brand new level of aggressiveness and obscenity.
Songs like "Fetofilia - Incestuosa Sodomia Fetal", "Vulva Rasgada", "Amizade Fálica" and "Empalada Via Espinal Dorsal - Empalamento II" would grow into marks of the genre in Portugal, just as had happened before with some of Sublime Massacre Corpóreo's tunes.
This album was massively distributed worldwide and presented the band to brand new audiences, allowing them to tour new countries as Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, Italy, Austria and in various festivals such as Antitrend Bizarre Leprous Fest 2, Fekal Party 9,[10] Fuck The Commerce XI (this time as co-headliners),[11] Deathfeast Open Air 2008,[12] Tattoo Deathfest 2010,[13] among others.
At this time the official line-up consisted in Z. Pedro (bass - the only remaining founding member), C. Guerra (vocals), Eduardo F. (guitar) and Diogo P. (drums), and the band started to prepare their next full-length release.
[21] The band's return to full-lengths six years after Opusgenitalia, Gorefilia was critically acclaimed, being highly recommended by Terrorizer ("A nasty helping of Portuguese gore Metal, anyone?
[25][26] A new touring cycle began right after Gorefilia's release in April 2012 at the Steel Warrior's Rebellion - Barroselas Metalfest XV, and a few weeks after vocalist C. Guerra left the band.
magazine on the tenth anniversary of Sublime Massacre Corpóreo, Holocausto Canibal revealed their plans to re-record oPus I and Gonorreia Visceral as part of the 15th year celebration of the release of their first album.
[50] In the first edition of the Portuguese Big Brother reality show, aired in 2000, contestants were granted online access to purchase Christmas presents for their family and friends.
One of the chosen gifts was a copy of Holocausto Canibal's first album Gonorreia Visceral and the act was immediately followed by a long conversation about the band and extreme music.
The band was invited by host Sérgio Mourão to perform live a full set, which included the songs "Cadavérica Ejaculação Espasmódica", "Empalamento", "Punição Anal", "Fetofilia - Incestuosa Sodomia Fetal" and "Vulva Rasgada", among others.
Their releases were widely distributed through more than 14 different labels from countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Portugal, United States, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Mexico, Austria, among others.
Being very active in compilation appearances, Holocausto Canibal participated in numerous tributes to bands such as Dead Infection, Cock and Ball Torture and the Portuguese punk rock stars Mata-Ratos.
