Ratos de Porão, or simply "RxDxPx", was formed in November 1981, existing i… Read Full Bio ↴Ratos de Porão, or simply "RxDxPx", was formed in November 1981, existing in the Brazilian (São Paulo city) punk rock scene (alongside bands such as Olho Seco, Cólera, Inocentes, Garotos Podres, and Lobotomia). Directly influenced by the UK 82 hardcore bands such as Discharge, Charged G.B.H., The Varukers and Swedish and Finnish bands such as Anti-Cimex and Kaaos, they started to write songs that criticized Brazilian society, a revolutionary concept at the time. Their sound is regarded as one of the rawest of their scene (because other bands such as Cólera and Garotos Podres were more 'punk rock' sounding than 'hardcore punk').
Their first album was released in 1983 and was titled Crucificados pelo sistema. Released on the Ataque Frontal label, it was one of the best-selling hardcore albums to come out of the country, and was soon considered a punk classic worldwide. The line up was João Gordo (vocals), Mingau (guitar – later in many punk and pop bands in Brazil, currently playing in Ultraje a Rigor), Jabá (bass) and Jão (drums). Soon after, with the fall of the São Paulo punk scene (because of associated gang violence), the band split up and since then João Gordo has been accused of selling out and betraying the DIY ethics of the hardcore punk movement for several alleged reasons; he has said, "I'm a traitor since 1983, because I told the guys I played hardcore, not punk. Then, I got labelled.(...)That's a stigma".[1]
Initial crossover thrash era
In 1985, RxDxPx came back, but with a different line up and sound. They brought thrash metal to their music, influenced by bands such as Slayer, Exodus, Kreator and hardcore bands around the world that were also transitioning to a more thrash metal sound, like Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., English Dogs, Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front and others (including Brazilian bands such as Lobotomia and Armagedom). Jão switched over to playing guitar, and an old punk named Spaghetti (who later adopted a thrash metal sound) replaced him on drums. Subsequently, they released the Descanse Em Paz album on Baratos Afins in 1986.
With their new sound, they began to associate more with heavy metal bands, becoming friends with longtime RxDxPx fans Sepultura and other bands of the Brazilian 1980s metal scene, including Korzus and Anthares. Their next studio release with Baratos Afins Records, 1987's Cada Dia Mais Sujo e Agressivo, was also released in an English-language version (Dirty and Aggressive) (the band feared that their English was so grammatically inaccurate that many of their native English speaking fans might ridicule their translated lyrics).[citation needed] This release continued the band's D-beat drum tempos.
In 1989, they signed to Roadrunner Records at the urging of Igor Cavalera of Sepultura, who played one of the band's tapes for the label's executives. RxDxPx then went to Germany to record their next studio LP, Brasil. With Harris Johns of Voivod and Tankard producing, the band's production quality improved substantially in contrast to their previous releases; the instrumentation was noticeably more technical.
In 1990, they returned to Germany to record their last album with the 'classic' line-up of João Gordo, Jão, Jabá and Spaghetti. With Harris Johns acting again as producer, their next album titled Anarkophobia was met with criticism by some fans for being the band's most metallic release to date, having considerably more complex and lengthy song compositions and more technical musicianship. Nevertheless, Anarkophobia increased their profile within the worldwide metal scene of the early 1990s.
But in mid-1991, they had their first line-up change in years, with Spaghetti leaving the band, citing that he had "been tired of the musical life".[citation needed] They auditioned several drummers to replace him, including Beto Silesci from Korzus, but the band decided that Silesci's style was too metal for the new direction they were planning to pursue. Silesci was in turn replaced with Boka of the Santos Beach thrash/death metal band Psychic Possessor. In 1992, RxDxPx released its first official live album, called Ao Vivo, with a corresponding music video for the song "Aids, Pop, Repressão" receiving heavy air play on Furia Metal of MTV (the Brazilian equivalent of Headbangers Ball).
At the decline of the thrash scene, under tension and personal problems (Jabá left the band and they had a heavy drug problem), they entered into the studio in 1994 to record their only 'all lyrics in English' album, called Just Another Crime In Massacreland. The album suffered a thin production and a low promotion by the label, and it was a hard time in the life of RxDxPx.[citation needed]
Return to hardcore punk
After the departure of Jabá, the band had several different bass players and recorded a studio album with only punk and hardcore covers called Feijoada Acidente?, a play on the Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?". (Feijoada is a traditional food from Brazil, a stew based on beans and pork.) There were two versions of this album: one covering only Brazilian bands such as Olho Seco, Lobotomia, Garotos Podres, among others; and one covering only non-Brazilian bands such as G.B.H., Black Flag, Anti-Cimex, Minor Threat, among others. At this time, Walter Bart (who used to play in a punk band called "Não Religião") and "Pica Pau" (Portuguese for woodpecker), who stayed in the band until 1999, played bass.
Released in 1997, Carniceria Tropical marked a return to hardcore and Portuguese lyrics, and the band regained their former success. The same year, João Gordo started to work as a VJ for MTV Brasil.
In 1999, the bassist Cristian "Fralda", who used to play in the punk rock band Blind Pigs joined the band, and they entered into the studio to re-record their first album, and called this album Sistemados Pelo Crucifa (a play on the original album title, "Crucificados Pelo Sistema"). The front cover was designed by the Korzus bassist, Dick Siebert.
Return to crossover
In 2002, they released the Onisciente Coletivo album, and came back to be more friendly with thrash metal, mixing the 1980s with 1990s faces. The bassist Cristian "Fralda" left to join the old hardcore/crossover/thrash band Lobotomia. In his place entered an old underground musician, the bass player Paulo Júnior, who still plays with his hardcore band called "Discarga" and guitarist of "Point of no Return".
In 2006, they released Homem Inimigo Do Homem.
On 13 August 2013, Ratos de Porão announced on their Facebook page that they were working on a new album. Entitled Século Sinistro, the album was released on 27 May 2014.
Another eight years passed until the release of their upcoming eighth studio album, Necropolítica, on May 20, 2022.
Their first album was released in 1983 and was titled Crucificados pelo sistema. Released on the Ataque Frontal label, it was one of the best-selling hardcore albums to come out of the country, and was soon considered a punk classic worldwide. The line up was João Gordo (vocals), Mingau (guitar – later in many punk and pop bands in Brazil, currently playing in Ultraje a Rigor), Jabá (bass) and Jão (drums). Soon after, with the fall of the São Paulo punk scene (because of associated gang violence), the band split up and since then João Gordo has been accused of selling out and betraying the DIY ethics of the hardcore punk movement for several alleged reasons; he has said, "I'm a traitor since 1983, because I told the guys I played hardcore, not punk. Then, I got labelled.(...)That's a stigma".[1]
Initial crossover thrash era
In 1985, RxDxPx came back, but with a different line up and sound. They brought thrash metal to their music, influenced by bands such as Slayer, Exodus, Kreator and hardcore bands around the world that were also transitioning to a more thrash metal sound, like Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., English Dogs, Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front and others (including Brazilian bands such as Lobotomia and Armagedom). Jão switched over to playing guitar, and an old punk named Spaghetti (who later adopted a thrash metal sound) replaced him on drums. Subsequently, they released the Descanse Em Paz album on Baratos Afins in 1986.
With their new sound, they began to associate more with heavy metal bands, becoming friends with longtime RxDxPx fans Sepultura and other bands of the Brazilian 1980s metal scene, including Korzus and Anthares. Their next studio release with Baratos Afins Records, 1987's Cada Dia Mais Sujo e Agressivo, was also released in an English-language version (Dirty and Aggressive) (the band feared that their English was so grammatically inaccurate that many of their native English speaking fans might ridicule their translated lyrics).[citation needed] This release continued the band's D-beat drum tempos.
In 1989, they signed to Roadrunner Records at the urging of Igor Cavalera of Sepultura, who played one of the band's tapes for the label's executives. RxDxPx then went to Germany to record their next studio LP, Brasil. With Harris Johns of Voivod and Tankard producing, the band's production quality improved substantially in contrast to their previous releases; the instrumentation was noticeably more technical.
In 1990, they returned to Germany to record their last album with the 'classic' line-up of João Gordo, Jão, Jabá and Spaghetti. With Harris Johns acting again as producer, their next album titled Anarkophobia was met with criticism by some fans for being the band's most metallic release to date, having considerably more complex and lengthy song compositions and more technical musicianship. Nevertheless, Anarkophobia increased their profile within the worldwide metal scene of the early 1990s.
But in mid-1991, they had their first line-up change in years, with Spaghetti leaving the band, citing that he had "been tired of the musical life".[citation needed] They auditioned several drummers to replace him, including Beto Silesci from Korzus, but the band decided that Silesci's style was too metal for the new direction they were planning to pursue. Silesci was in turn replaced with Boka of the Santos Beach thrash/death metal band Psychic Possessor. In 1992, RxDxPx released its first official live album, called Ao Vivo, with a corresponding music video for the song "Aids, Pop, Repressão" receiving heavy air play on Furia Metal of MTV (the Brazilian equivalent of Headbangers Ball).
At the decline of the thrash scene, under tension and personal problems (Jabá left the band and they had a heavy drug problem), they entered into the studio in 1994 to record their only 'all lyrics in English' album, called Just Another Crime In Massacreland. The album suffered a thin production and a low promotion by the label, and it was a hard time in the life of RxDxPx.[citation needed]
Return to hardcore punk
After the departure of Jabá, the band had several different bass players and recorded a studio album with only punk and hardcore covers called Feijoada Acidente?, a play on the Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?". (Feijoada is a traditional food from Brazil, a stew based on beans and pork.) There were two versions of this album: one covering only Brazilian bands such as Olho Seco, Lobotomia, Garotos Podres, among others; and one covering only non-Brazilian bands such as G.B.H., Black Flag, Anti-Cimex, Minor Threat, among others. At this time, Walter Bart (who used to play in a punk band called "Não Religião") and "Pica Pau" (Portuguese for woodpecker), who stayed in the band until 1999, played bass.
Released in 1997, Carniceria Tropical marked a return to hardcore and Portuguese lyrics, and the band regained their former success. The same year, João Gordo started to work as a VJ for MTV Brasil.
In 1999, the bassist Cristian "Fralda", who used to play in the punk rock band Blind Pigs joined the band, and they entered into the studio to re-record their first album, and called this album Sistemados Pelo Crucifa (a play on the original album title, "Crucificados Pelo Sistema"). The front cover was designed by the Korzus bassist, Dick Siebert.
Return to crossover
In 2002, they released the Onisciente Coletivo album, and came back to be more friendly with thrash metal, mixing the 1980s with 1990s faces. The bassist Cristian "Fralda" left to join the old hardcore/crossover/thrash band Lobotomia. In his place entered an old underground musician, the bass player Paulo Júnior, who still plays with his hardcore band called "Discarga" and guitarist of "Point of no Return".
In 2006, they released Homem Inimigo Do Homem.
On 13 August 2013, Ratos de Porão announced on their Facebook page that they were working on a new album. Entitled Século Sinistro, the album was released on 27 May 2014.
Another eight years passed until the release of their upcoming eighth studio album, Necropolítica, on May 20, 2022.
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Ratos De Porão Lyrics
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A Cola Nada é apenas por acaso Tudo tem um onde, um como…
Aglomeração Negando a realidade Neopentec antivacina Ozônio vai no cu …
Agressão/Repressão É preciso mudar o sistema policial Porque eles estão matand…
Aids Pop Repressão O rock brasileiro é uma farsa comercial O sexo é apenas…
Aids Pop Repression O rock brasileiro é uma farsa comercial. O sexo é apenas…
Alerta Antifascista Do buraco do escárnio Gente tosca, ignorante Ódio branco ino…
Amazônia Nunca Mais A mãe terra não é de ninguém Assim dizia quem morava…
Anarkophobia Caos, democracia? Medo, exploração... Cresce dia após dia …
Atitude Zero Arrogante e ignorante aprontando é o mais fodão Filhinho de…
Aviso Final Balas zumbindo sobre sua cabeça Canhões apontados Para tod…
Bad Guy Reaction Out in the streets in every town Everybody keeps movin' me…
Bad Trip My brain is melting down Everybody staring at me It's to l…
Banha Não sei mais o que fazer queimar perder ahhh! Dizem…
Beber Até Morrer Porque será que o homem quando foge de si mesmo Se…
Bico Do Corvo Na lei do cão o próprio ainda não tem vez…
Big Women Big women, I like the size Big women, flabby thighs.…
Biotech Is Godzilla Rio Summit, '92 Street People Kidnapped Hid From View "to…
Bostanágua Bostanágua infectando nosso viver Bostanágua quando vai para…
Breaking All the Rules We are the people one and all From deliverance to the…
Caos Caos Esse mundo é um caos Essa vida é um caos Caos…
Cérebros Atômicos Cérebros atômicos Programados para destruir Pra perturba…
Commando They do their best they do what they can They get…
conspiração subliminar Nada é apenas por acaso Tudo tem um onde,um como e…
Covardia de Plantão Puta que pariu Quase ninguém me viu Dando mole pra agressã…
Crianças Sem Futuro Temos crianças mortas para exportação Umas morrem de doença…
Criminal Rats Are Children Killers My name is crack I live in the streets I kill poor…
Crise Geral Falam de anarquia De lutar pra viver O povo hoje em dia …
Crocodila Traição pelas costas Não é assim que eu vou morrer…
Crucificados pelo Sistema Nascer para liberdade E crescer para morrer Crucificados…
Cybergenocídio Holocausto planejado Tecnocratas do terror Pós do gueto ao…
Descanse em Paz Dizem que a morte É como um descanso Isso eu quero só…
Diet Paranoia Hey, you fat clown Don't you think it's time to lose…
Difícil de Entender Cinco razões para se matar Cinco motivos para se conter…
Engrenagem Engenheiros do terrror Projetando simetria Irredutíveis n…
Eu Não Sei Sou perseguido pela Brigada T Tenho amigos modelo 38 E só …
F.M.I. Quando eles resolverem nos cobrar Nosso território teremos …
Fire To Burn There's a fire Made out of records Records and flames Re…
Fuck Off and Die Fuck Off And Die Fuck Off And Die.…
Guerra Civil Canibal Por quê? Inocentes sempra vão Pagar,sofrimento e o que vai…
Guerra Desumana Gritos de horror rompendo o silencio da noite E quando se…
Herança Extremamente frio, ele não se arrependeu Matou sua família …
Ideologic Police Behave yourself education fuck this fuck That show some res…
igreja universal Você acredita em deus, E nos seus milagres? Em troca de di…
In My Eyes You tell me you like the taste You just need an…
Kill The Varukers Kill! I have been listening to soldier boy, Through all th…
Lobotomia Paranoicos, doentes mentais, esquizofrenicos, psicopatas Nã…
Mad Society Sometimes I listen to many voices in my head Voices insist…
Máquina Militar Olhe soldado Esqueça seu passado Você deixou de existir A…
Massacreland Massacreland Guns and power in the wrong hands Serial kill…
Medo Síndrome do pânico Mania de perseguição Medo até da sombra…
Money Money runs all the world Money, money keeps you so blind I…
Morrer O mundo morreu o ódio venceu O que é que eu…
Morrer mais uma Vez Continuo pensando Estou esperando O que vai acontecer Mi…
Não me Importo Não me importo!!! Não me importo com o mal Que assola a…
Necrochorume Necrochorume caldo maldito O líquido da morte e da podridão…
No Junk As drogas injetáveis Destroem o meu ser Com a mente dissol…
O Equivocado Hei, moleque equivocado Insensato, sem futuro De bobera a …
O Vira-Lata Com vergonha de ser brasileiro Tão fuleiro o vira-lata Cúmpl…
Obesidade Mórbida Constitucional Atentado contra a vida,suícidio,punição(Refrão 2x) Sofrim…
Obrigado a Obedecer Servir sua pátria te obrigam a obedecer Te obrigam a matar …
Olho De Gato Olho de gato Pele de pato Almoçando eu vi, Não A sua orel…
Onisciente Coletivo Sabemos que você é um cara inteligente Sabemos do dinheiro …
Outra Vez Eu perguntei prá mãe Dinah!! Quem é o próximo a…
Pedofilia Santa Catequese de ódio dentro de mim Inquisição de merda vem vin…
Pedra Maldito crack é com você agora se mate Vendeu a alma…
Periferia Tudo acontece na perifeira Brigas, mortes na periferia Tir…
plano furado Planejaram Febrilmente O Brasil ia mudar Congelaram a pátr…
Playbaloser O playbaloser detesta perder Mas é sua sina assim tem que…
Pobreza Olhe a pobreza Olhe a fraqueza 2x Olhe a pobreza Desse mu…
Police Story This fucking city Is run by pigs They take the rights away…
Poluição Atômica Sujeira no ar Não consigo mais respirar Falta oxigênio Fa…
Private Affair You say that you got the answers You heard them all…
Problemão Eu não entendo como alguém pode viver Desempregado, com fil…
Próximo Alvo Qual será o próximo alvo na Amérikkka ? Qual será o próximo…
Pure Hate Don't get paid, shave my head Wear a smile for those…
Quando Ci Vuole Quando ci vuole Ci vuole, vuole Senza giustizia Non c'è piet…
Que vergonha Não, não, eu não sei Sei o que é e o…
Quem Te Viu... Luís, agora está embriagado pelo poder !!! Nem se lembra …
Rabia Social El conflicto general Por la tension social(2x) Fasticiad…
Real Enemies Your fucking skin is white But you don't have the right To…
Red Tape Red tape I can see can't you see? Red tape Do in to…
Retrocesso Cuidado com o poder do regime militar O tempo vai retoceder…
Satanic Bullshit Why is this posion in your head? Satan pray is your…
Sentir Ódio E Nada Mais Este é o momento certo da loucura que se esvai…
Servizio Militare La vita ti sfugge Non riesci ad essere te stesso Soffri pe…
Sistema de Protesto Todos estão criando um novo sistema de viver Ou roubando pa…
Sistemados Pelo Crucifa Nascer para liberdade E crescer para morrer Sistemados p…
Sofrer Minha cabeça doi Não consigo entender A minha dúvida agora…
Sofrimento Real Arranco meus olhos Só pra não enxergar Todas as torturas …
Suposicollor É baixaria no congresso nacional Liberou geral, vamos fuder…
Terror Declarado Dizem que Deus é que sabe das coisas Mas se ele…
Testemunhas Do Apocalipse Tsunami, terremoto, tornado O caos foi ativado, superpopula…
The Right Side of a Wrong Life I was born In a life of crime I saw too much In…
Toma Trouxa Vomitei, passei muito mal Usei quase tudo, quase tudo que eu…
Ultra Seven no uta Sebun sebun sebun sebun Sebun sebun sebun! Sebun sebun s…
Vida Animal Se você quer morrer Se mate na cozinha E chame sua mãe…
Video Macumba Hey mike,what's up with your mind? You like dirty sex,sex,s…
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