Brazilian Thrash/Death Metal juggernaut Faces of Death — active since the early ’90s and long regarded as one of Brazil’s most relevant underground forces — return with a ferocious new strike: the single and video “Terror em Barbacena”.
Tracked at Audiolab Extreme Studios in Taubaté, São Paulo, and produced, mixed, and mastered by the band alongside longtime collaborator and ex-drummer Niko Teixeira, the release captures Faces of Death at their heaviest and most uncompromising to date.
Marking the first studio cut with the current lineup—founding brothers Laurence Miranda (vocals/guitar) and Sylvio Miranda (bass) now joined by Maurício Filho (guitar) and Igor Nogueira (drums)—the song channels the raw, unfiltered aggression of early ’90s Death Metal while injecting the razor-edged Thrash intensity that has become the band’s trademark.
Following the live EP Thrash disConcert and their acclaimed 2023 full-length Evil, Faces of Death sharpen their attack into something darker, more technical, and mercilessly violent.
Lyrically, “Terror em Barbacena” dives into one of Brazil’s most disturbing historical wounds: the horrors of the Barbacena Psychiatric Hospital in Minas Gerais. Known as the “Brazilian Holocaust”, more than 60,000 patients died behind its walls as a result of systematic abuse, torture, and neglect. The song is a brutal denunciation of these atrocities.
“We wanted maximum aggression and weight to mirror the unimaginable suffering endured by those patients”, says Laurence. “It was an environment akin to a Nazi concentration camp, and society simply looked the other way”, comments Laurence Miranda.
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The official video — directed by Maycon Avelino (Starship Videos) and filmed at FSM Studio in São Paulo — pushes the band’s visual language into new territory. Using chroma key techniques and AI-generated environments, it mirrors the disturbing weight of the song with unsettling imagery and relentless atmosphere.
“This song and video were already powerful, so we could really push the dynamics to new extremes”, explains drummer Igor.
Guitarist Maurício Filho adds: “We drew from Cannibal Corpse-inspired atmospheres, and Maycon brought that darkness to life. It’s brutal, twisted, and carries the same weight as the lyrics.”
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/RGPa_orhlB4
The stark artwork, designed by bassist Sylvio Miranda, nods to the raw black-and-white aesthetic of vintage underground tees, underlining the track’s ties to old-school extremity. More than just a single, “Terror em Barbacena” signals the dawn of a new era for Faces of Death — one that promises blistering riffs, relentless double-kick barrages, and an evolution into an even darker, more extreme brand of Thrash/Death Metal.
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