Metal Is My Life is the third studio album by fictional heavy metal band Massacration. Released on July 12, 2024, through Top Link Music, it is the band's first album of new material in 15 years following 2009's Good Blood Headbanguers.
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| Released | July 12, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023–24 | |||
| Studio | Sound Lab Studios | |||
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| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Top Link Music | |||
| Producer | Alexandre Russo | |||
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In the aftermath of a four-year hiatus which lasted from 2012 to 2016, Massacration returned to active releasing the live album Live Metal Espancation and the singles "Metal MILF", "Motormetal" and "Metal Galera" between 2017 and 2020; in an interview for news portal Omelete promoting the music video for "Metal Galera", its director Felipe Torres, who also plays the band's fictional drummer "Jimmy the Hammer", claimed that he didn't rule out the possibility of Massacration releasing a new studio album in the future.[1] However, it wouldn't be until late 2023, following the release of two more singles (the eponymous "Metal Is My Life" and "Metal Warferas"), when vocalist Bruno Sutter officially stated that a new album was on the works.[2] On June 18, 2024, the album's name was confirmed to be Metal Is My Life,[3] and on July 8, the teaser single "Revenge of the Bull" was released.[4] On July 10, the album's cover art and track listing were unveiled.[5]
Originally slated to come out on July 13, 2024 (coinciding with the Brazilian holiday of World Rock Day and the one-year anniversary of the eponymous single),[5] the release date was at last minute moved to one day earlier, on July 12, due to what Sutter described as his "anxiety".[6]
Critical reception
editThe album has been mostly positively received since its release. Webzine Rock'n'Louder praised it as "Massacration's love letter to heavy metal", noting the quality of the re-recorded versions of "Metal MILF", "Motormetal" and "Metal Galera".[7] Writing for Confere Rock, Flávio Farias gave it a mixed review, stating that "even though [the band's] sonority lacks polish, one can see [they] have good ideas"; he gave particular praise to the track "Revenge of the Bull", highlighting its "serious message" in regards to "animal abuse suffered by bulls in bullfighting", but criticized "November Gay" and "Metal MILF" as being "jokes of bad taste" with "transphobic and ageist undertones respectively", ultimately rating the album with a 6 out of 10.[8] In a brief period of five days since its release date, Metal Is My Life reached over 100,000 streamings on Spotify.[9]
Track listing
edit"Metal MILF", "Motormetal", "Metal Galera" and "Anal Weapon War", the latter originally an outtake from the band's 2005 debut Gates of Metal Fried Chicken of Death, were all re-recorded from their original releases. "November Gay" is a parody of Guns N' Roses' song "November Rain".
All lyrics are written by Detonator, except for "Anal Weapon War" by Detonator and Blondie Hammett; all music is composed by Massacration.[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Macetation Apocalypse" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Revenge of the Bull" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "November Gay" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Metal MILF" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Flight of the Chicken" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Metal Galera" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Metal Is My Life" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Metal Warferas" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "March of Headbenze" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Motormetal" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Anal Weapon War" | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 44:04 | |
- Massacration
- Detonator (Bruno Sutter) – vocals
- Metal Avenger (Marco Antônio Alves) – lead guitar
- Red Head Hammett (Franco Fanti) – rhythm guitar
- Guest musicians
- Straupelator (Fernando Lima) – drums
- El Mudo (Marco Klein) – bass guitar
- Production
- Alexandre Russo – production
- Leandro Dexter – cover art
References
edit- ^ José Norberto Flesch (July 9, 2020). "Massacration mostra novo clipe com exclusividade na SuperLiveNerd Rock". Omelete (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Gustavo Maiato (December 15, 2023). "Bruno Sutter confirma novo álbum de estúdio do Massacration após hiato de 14 anos". Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Gustavo Maiato (June 18, 2024). "Massacration anuncia novo álbum de estúdio 'Metal Is My Life'". Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Massacration é vítima de suposto vazamento de single 'Revenge of the Bull'". Roadie Crew (in Portuguese). July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Leandro Coppi (July 10, 2024). "Massacration revela capa e tracklist do álbum 'Metal Is My Life'; prepare-se para os títulos das músicas!". Roadie Crew (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b @brunosutter (July 12, 2024). "Nasceu! Prematuro, porque já não aguentava mais de ansiedade para dar as caras nesse mundão". Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Metal is my life: Uma declaração de amor do Massacration ao Heavy Metal". Rock'n'Louder (in Portuguese). July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Flávio Farias (July 30, 2024). "Resenha: Massacration – 'Metal is my Life' (2024)". Confere Rock (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "The Noite com Danilo Gentili teve a honra de receber o Massacration em seus estúdios". Diário Indústria & Comércio (in Portuguese). July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Gustavo Maiato (July 24, 2024). "A música do Massacration inspirada na treta da Ivete Sangalo com Baby do Brasil". Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 25, 2024.