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Matanza is a hardcore band from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, formed in 1996.
Matanza blend hardcore punk, country and heavy metal, playing music that the media has dubbed countrycore.
Frequent topics in the band's sarcastic and cynical lyrics are hatred, violence, alcohol and women. They have a "Wild West" atmosphere.
The band members are fans of Johnny Cash, and in 2005 they recorded an album of covers of songs from the early stage of his career, called To Hell With Johnny Cash. In their 2006 album, A Arte do Insulto, Matanza explores various aspects of traditional Irish music.
Other major influences include: Motörhead, Slayer, Dropkick Murphys and The Exploited, basically, extreme metal and punk rock bands.
Matanza have released six studio albums to date, the last being Thunder Dope in 2012.
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