Interview

Brujeria Frontman On New Album, Trump And Machetes

There are many ways of protesting. Whether one takes to the street with placards and chants, goes on strike or even riot, it's important to make your voice heard. Arguably the most popular form of protesting, especially since Vietnam, is writing protest songs. From Bob Dylan to Plan B, people from all over the world have contributed anthems to resistance, often with a focus on peace. One band that's always taken on the establishment and racism in their own way is one of the most beloved and talented supergroups in metal, or music in general, Brujeria.

Over the years, the band has featured members of such groups as Napalm Death, Fear Factory, Dimmu Borgir, Faith No More, and more, led by metal's own Pancho Villa, Juan Brujo, along with the equally confrontational Fantasma. Since their 1993 full length debut, "Matando Güeros," the band has been creating controversy with lyrics as vicious as the music, confronting issues such as people smuggling, former governor of California Pete Wilson and more recently, challenging President Donald Trump.

During their European "Amaricon Czar" tour, I had the pleasure of meeting head honcho Juan Brujo for myself, sitting down to discuss progress on an eagerly anticipated new album, the band's fierce opposition to political figures like Donald Trump and Pete Wilson and much more. You can watch the interview in full below.

Diamond Oz: Obviously right now you're promoting the new single, "Amaricon Czar." It was a little surprising when I saw the title and imagery, associating Trump with Communism...

Juan Brujo: Yeah, well Trump we think has got a little Communist in him. A little racist, you know, that way of thinking.

Oz: And then there's the b-side "Lord Nazi Ruso" which is kind of like a parallel.

Brujo: Yeah it happened to work out where our little buddy Lord Nazi Ruso (former YouTuber, Aleksei Viktorovich Makeev) was in Mexico and they went to go get him and lynch him. So there's a good little Russian mix there, a little Communist, a little Nazi (laughs)

Oz: And did they get him?

Brujo: Yeah they beat him up pretty good. If you go on YouTube you can see what they did to him. I think it's still on the Brujeria Facebook. It's pretty hardcore, not for children!

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Gôr Mörgûl Premiere New Song "Lamaštu"

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