Three brazilian maniacs formed Os Catalépticos in 1996, to make very fast a… Read Full Bio ↴Three brazilian maniacs formed Os Catalépticos in 1996, to make very fast and heavy Psychobilly, with a lot of Punk influences. Formed the band, after a few contacts they were playing in Europe at the 10th Big Rumble, in England. With the good participation they released by Fury Records their first CD, Little Bits Of Insanity.

In 1998 the band came back to England to play at the 11th Big Rumble. They released in Japan, by the label Revel Yell Music, the EP .From Beyond The Grave, in 2000. After, they set up with Crazy Love Records the release of their last CD, Zombification, in 2001. Before the release, they toured Europe, playing in Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and Spain. In Brazil they participate on the Psycho circuit, besides the local Punk and Streetpunk scene, organizing and playing in many festivals.

In 2002 they went to USA to tour and play at the festival Wreckers Ball. In 2003 they went to another europe tour and have played at the Calella Psycho Meeting in Spain, in the same year the american label Loveless beat Records have release the new EP "Psychopath Fever". In 2004 they are prepearing a new album to be release in 2005 with lots of insanity and fast mean psychobilly!

Cannibal Holocaust
Os Catalépticos Lyrics

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Damned tribes waiting in starvation
for lost human meat it’s coming around
Smelling the signed of the blood in the jungle
From nowhere they strike from nowhere you die

your skull they crush with their teeth
after a warm brain for their feast

Biting they tear your body in peaces
blood, skull and bones that vanish in the air

No there’s no way out the woods you´ll get you
You’re lost and wherever you go death you find you
after some painful time

Biting they tear your body in peaces
blood, skull and bones that vanish in the air

No there’s no way out the woods you´ll get you

You’re lost and wherever you go death you find you
after some painful time

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Os Catalépticos's song "Cannibal Holocaust" depict a gruesome tale of a group of people lost in the jungle and being hunted by cannibalistic tribes. The first verse sets the scene, with the tribes waiting in starvation for "lost human meat" that they can feast on. The second verse describes the ferocity of the attacks, with the tribes striking unexpectedly and tearing the victims' bodies apart. The chorus emphasizes the hopelessness of the situation, with the victims unable to escape or find their way out of the woods. The final line suggests that death is inevitable, and that the victims can only hope for a quick end after a painful struggle.

Line by Line Meaning

Damned tribes waiting in starvation
Starving tribes are waiting, hoping to find human flesh as food.

for lost human meat it’s coming around
They anticipate that they will find dead humans for consumption soon enough.

Smelling the signed of the blood in the jungle
They can smell the blood of humans in the forest.

From nowhere they strike from nowhere you die
Without warning, the tribes attack and kill anyone in their path.

your skull they crush with their teeth
The tribes use their teeth to crush the skulls of humans they have killed.

after a warm brain for their feast
They eat the warm brain of their prey.

Biting they tear your body in peaces
The tribes bite and tear apart the bodies of their victims.

blood, skull and bones that vanish in the air
As they consume their prey, there is little trace left of them.

No there’s no way out the woods you´ll get you
There is no escape from these tribes in the jungle.

You’re lost and wherever you go death you find you
Even when trying to escape, death will eventually find you.

after some painful time
It may take some time before the tribes find and kill you.