MUSIC

Warehouse Live presents Brujeria (with PinHed, Anguish In Exile, 28th St, Gods Of Death Screw, & Bound In Flesh).

Brujeria is a death metal/grindcore band hailing from Mexico. Their name comes from the Spanish language, meaning "Witchcraft". Their extreme attitude involves the permanent use of urban militia masks, an old custom of refusing to perform live, and performing under pseudonyms to portray themselves as a band of Latino drug lords, and this attitude has been part of their success.

Although they have recently performed live at locations across the United States and Latin America, at the very start of their career they were concealing their identities due to being supposedly wanted by the FBI. Their lyrics, which are entirely in Spanish, focus on anti-Christianity, critique of the U.S. immigration policies, exaltation of figures like the XIX century Mexican revolutionary "Pancho Villa" and the infamous 80's Colombian drug lord "Pablo Escobar" (El patrón - The Boss).

Brujeria is admittedly a side-project of the founding member and Asesino ("Assassin") stalwart Dino Cazares, featuring artists such as Bill Gould (ex-Faith No More), Nicholas Barker (ex- Cradle of Filth), Raymond Herrera (ex-Fear Factory), Jeff Walker (ex-Carcass), and Shane Embury (Napalm Death). Their lineup has changed over time and would be different at any point. Dino Cazares and Nick Barker left Brujeria on January 26, 2004. The only remaining members of Brujeria are the two Latino singers, "Juan Brujo" and "Fantasma", as well as Shane Embury.

Brujeria has recently resurfaced with two new members and has been touring Latin America. Asesino's band is still going strong, and Asesino himself describes the band as the new Brujeria, because of the claims that Juan Brujo was the reason Brujeria demised. However, the old archaic and rude style of the band is missing into the new Asesino's work which happens to be more commercially focused. Despite their unconventional career thus far, Brujeria has built a large fan base within the metal underground.