Brujeria (band)

Brujeria
Brujeria performing at the 2009 Sziget Festival
Brujeria performing at the 2009 Sziget Festival
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.[1][2]
Genres
Years active1989–present
Labels
Members
  • Sergio Lopez
  • Sativo
Past members
Websitebrujeria.com

Brujeria (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾuxeˈɾi.a]) is an American[4] extreme metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989. The band has Spanish lyrics with topics such as Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, and politics.[5] Brujeria portrays Mexican imagery, with several members being Hispanic and Latino Americans, while the band's name stands for brujería (Spanish for "witchcraft").

Brujeria alumni include Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera, as well as Billy Gould, Nick Barker, Jeff Walker and Shane Embury. They perform under pseudonyms and portray themselves as a Latino band consisting of drug lords, concealing their identities due to being wanted by the FBI. In videos and photographs of the band, they are shown wearing bandanas, balaclavas, serapes, and are often shown wielding machetes.[5]

  1. ^ "Brujeria - Grindcore/Death metal band from Mexico". Tartarean Desire. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Studies Journal - Brujeria and the U.S.-Mexico Border Outlaw". Asjournal.zusas.uni-halle.de. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Brujeria - Pocho Aztlan". Decibel Magazine. October 10, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Artists :: BRUJERIA". MusicMight. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Thrasher Skateboard Magazine | Brujeria". Thrashermagazine.com. August 26, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2012.