Brasil (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Brasil
Type = studio
Artist = Ratos de Porão


Released = 1989
Recorded =
Genre = Hardcore punk
Crossover thrash
Length = 28:53
Label = Roadrunner Records
Producer = Harris Johns
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfpxqqgldae~T1 link]
Last album = "Cada dia mais sujo e agressivo"
(1987)
This album = "Brasil"
(1989)
Next album = "Anarkophobia"
(1991)

"Brasil" is the fourth album by hardcore band Ratos de Porão, which was released in 1989 through Roadrunner Records. Considered by many fans the masterpiece of Ratos' discography, this record was the passport to the world scene. It was recorded in Berlin, and produced by Harris Johns, who produced bands such Tankard and Exumer. This can be considered as a true crossover album, mixing hardcore and metal. Available in Portuguese and English versions.

Track listing

#Amazônia nunca mais/ Amazon never more
#Retrocesso/ Backwards
#AIDS, pop, repressão/ AIDS, pop, repression
#Lei do silêncio/ Law of the silence
#S.O.S. país falido/ S.O.S. broken country
#Gil Goma/ Gil Coma
#Beber até morrer/ Drink' till you die
#Plano furado II/ Fucked plan II
#Heroína suicída/ Suicide heroin
#Crianças sem futuro/ Children without future
#Farsa nacionalista/ Nationalist farse
#Traidor/ Traitor
#Porcos sanguinários/ Bloody pigs
#Vida animal/ Animal life
#O fim/ The end
#Máquina militar/ Military machine
#Terra do carnaval/ Land of carnival
#Herança/ Will I receive my heritage?

All songs written by Ratos de Porão.

Lineup

* Vocals - Gordo
* Guitars - Jão
* Bass - Jabá
* Drums - Spaghetti
* Backing vocals - David Pollack, Archi(Happy Hour) and Frank Preece (Exumer)