Colombian Death Metal!!!

Well let us offer you some samples of the interview with Alex Okendo, singer of MASACRE!!! Why this name, especially with only one "s"? Is it because there were the Floridians guys ( MASSACRE with Kam Lee & Rick Rozz), and the name "Massacra" was already taken ? The name with one “s” is because that is the way the word is spelled in the Spanish language and that was the language we used to sing. We chose the name because back then in 1988 it was considered the year of the massacres here in Colombia and we used to live with that kind of violence How did you get noticed by Osmose Productions and get signed for your first album "Requiem"? Before Osmose, Herbaut had some kind of trade business and we used to send copies of our demos, magazines and all those things to him, so when he created Osmose Productions he was interested in Masacre and told us to sign and record our first LP with his new label What do the lyrics of the song "Donde habita de mal" deal with? Who directed the video clip? The lyrics deal with the war and violence we have suffered in Colombia for so many years, it is a song about the barbarities of this war. The videoclip was directed by Juan Chinchilla at Revolver Studios in Medellin, Colombia Let's go back to the past, especially Medellin in 1988, there's a punk scene, but how come music styles such as thrash metal, death metal, black metal came here in Colombia and spread like wild fire? Who was the one or who were the ones who initiated all of you ( Parabellum, Reencarnacion, Blasfemia, Sacrilegio, Masacre and so on) to Venom, Slayer, Metallica, Dark Angel, Celtic Frost, Kreator, Sodom etc...? How did you all create bands such as the ones quoted above ( Parabellum, Masacre, Reencarnacion, Blasfemia...)? Did you know the Brazilian scene ( Sarcofago, Chakal, Holocausto, Vulcano, Dorsal Atlantica, (early) Sepultura...)? Ok, first it is necessary to say that heavy metal, thrash metal etc all of it came to Colombia in vinyls, bangers who traveled to usa or europe and brought the records and then we recorded tapes of them and trade them with friends, so it was a web of friends sharing music. Then after listening to tons of metal, some of us were willing to play the music, play instruments or singing what was in our heads, trying to do covers of the most important bands of that time, and after that writing our own songs and creating a style well defined in Medellin. Of course we knew all the scene from brazil, all the great bands you mention were worshipped here, we really appreciate those bands and grew up listening to them. In 1989, you released a tape called "Colombia... Imperio Del Terror", i suppose it was self produced, a DIY thing, so what is the difference (besides the music) between Masacre and bands like Mutantex, I.R.A., Pestes, I mean a politically committed punk band? Yes, our first two demos were self produced, it was impossible to get a contract with a label for an unknown Colombian band back in the late 80s. All the bands here were trying to release demos and being in contact with the rest of the world, a difficult task to achieve All those punk bands and Masacre have come from the same scene, the same vein in Medellin, both genres are politically oriented but there are certain differences in the way things are said and the specific themes treated in the songs. Obviously the music, melodic lines, vocal style, riffs, drum patterns etc are the most different according to each style Masacre celebrates 30 years of devotion/allegiance to Death Metal flag...maybe a European tour would be great, what do you think, people?