Out this Friday on Alma Mater Records!
“The band’s sophomore outing, A Mass to the Grotesque, returns to the organic, old-school sound that defined Death Metal’s golden age.”
DECIBEL MAGAZINE
“The record sounds amazing! Old school as f*ck!
Taking me back to the glory days of Brazilian metal. This album will crush!”
Mille Petrozza (KREATOR)
“Wow, this one hits me hard and drags me straight back to the early 90′, to my youth, when death metal still was fresh, wild and fierce! Listen and learn kids, this is how music in the name of the horns are done!” Øystein G. Brun (BORKNAGAR)
This Friday, on May 31, 2024, Brazilian death metal extremes THE TROOPS OF DOOM will celebrate the release of their much-awaited, new studio album “A Mass To The Grotesque” via Alma Mater Records, the Portuguese label run by MOONSPELL singer Fernando Ribeiro! The album pre-sale is available at https://bit.ly/49LaD1x, to pre-save a digital copy via Blood Blast Distribution, visit: https://bfan.link/a-mass-to-the-grotesque
In support of “A Mass To The Grotesque” and to shorten your wait until the record drops tomorrow, the band has just teamed up with Decibel Magazine for an exclusive album premiere! Stream the album, in its entirety, now at:
THE TROOPS OF DOOM was formed in 2020, during the pandemic, by the original SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz. He recorded the albums “Bestial Devastation” (1985) and “Morbid Visions” (1986). Jairo left the band in 1987, making way for Andreas Kisser, who continues with the band to this day. THE TROOPS OF DOOM’s lineup also includes other significant figures from the Brazilian metal scene, such as guitarist Marcelo Vasco (Patria, Mysteriis), a globally renowned graphic artist known for his work with bands like Slayer, Dee Snider, Kreator, Machine Head, Soulfly, and many others. The vocalist and bassist Alex Kafer, former live guitarist for Matanza, and drummer Alexandre Oliveira, a former member of the band Tianastácia, complete the lineup.
Acclaimed by specialized media as a supergroup, THE TROOPS OF DOOM emerged to revive the classic Death Metal of the 80s, inspired by Sepultura’s early era with Jairo and other influential bands such as Slayer, Celtic Frost, Kreator, and Possessed. It serves as a time machine for those nostalgic for the golden age of Death Metal. In just two years since its formation, the band has released three EPs: “The Rise of Heresy” (2020), “The Absence of Light” (2021), and “Prelude to Blasphemy” (2023), along with their debut album, “Antichrist Reborn”, that was released in 2022 on CD, LP, and Cassette by Alma Mater Records and lauded by both fans and music press alike.
The band is currently gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated second album, “A Mass To The Grotesque”, produced by André Moraes, a multi-talented musician known for his work on Sepultura’s “Dante XXI” and the soundtrack of the film “Lisbela e o Prisioneiro,” at Audio Porto studio in Porto Alegre/RS. The mixing and mastering of the album were done by Jim Morris at the legendary Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, known for producing some of the greatest Death Metal classics of the 80s and 90s. The cover art was painted by the acclaimed artist Dan Seagrave, responsible for numerous iconic Death Metal album covers.
THE TROOPS OF DOOM who have just headlined the Waves stage at the Brazilian edition of the German festival Summer Breeze, will embark on their first-ever European Tour in August! Find all upcoming live dates listed below, and make sure to grab your copy of this must-have album, one that belongs into every well-sorted death metal record collection, now at THIS LOCATION!
Tracklist:
01. Solve Et Coagula – Introduction
02. Chapels Of The Unholy
03. Dawn of Mephisto
04. Denied Divinity
05. The Impostor King
06. Faithless Requiem
07. Psalm 78 – God of Bizarre
08. Terror Inheritance
09. The Grotesque
10. Blood Upon The Throne
11. Venomous Creed
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THE TROOPS OF DOOM Live 2024:
02.08 Cottbus (D) @Muggefug
03.08 Nuremberg (D) @Straßenfest
04.08 Berlin (D) @Maschinenhaus
05.08 Bamberg (D) @Live Club
06.08 Halle (D) @ Reil 74
07.08 The Hague (NL) @Musicon
08.08 Breda (NL) @Sound Dog
09.08 Doetinchen (NL) @Engelenbak
10.08 Wermelskirchen (D) @AJZ
11.08 Hamburg (D) @Indra
12.08 Charleroi (B) @MCP Apache
14.08 Kassel (D) @Goldgrube
15.08 Sosnowiec (PL) @M. Doctrine
23.08 Almeria (ES) @The Time Club
24.08 Madrid (ES) @Revi Live
25.08 Milagres (P) @Milagre Metaleiro
THE TROOPS OF DOOM are:
Alex Kafer (vocals and bass)
Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz (guitar)
Marcelo Vasco (guitar)
Alexandre Oliveira (drums)