TORTURE SQUAD

Death and chaos from the jungle

- Do you pay a lot of attention to your lyrics. Are they as important for you as music itself?
Of course man. We care about everything in our songs. Vitor Rodrigues is a great lyric writer in my opinion.

- As for an long time maniac I guess it's important for you to have your albums released also as a vinyl record. Are there any plans?
Yes man! I love vinyls! We had already released in Brazil “Pandemonium” and “The Unholy Spell” in limited vinyl edition some years ago but they are sold out now, unfortunately.

-"Hellbound" was released a year ago. I guess that you've already started to work on new songs. How would you describe the creating process for the next album so far? Is there any chance that it will be released in 2009? Btw. will you continue your cooperation with WACKEN RECORDS?
We had a few songs for the next album. Probably it will be out in the first semester of the next year (2010). Wacken Records is a great label and let’s see what they are planning to us in the next album.

-Did you see any differencies between new songs and those from "Hellbound". How would you describe the progress in your music?
Not really. They are sounding Torture Squad. DEATH/THRASH METAL!!!! Our songs always come naturally, sometimes it can a guitar riff, bass riff or a drum beat and then we start jamming and put all our ideas ideas together on it during our rehearsals.

-Brazil has a long tradition in extreme metal. We all know SEPULTURA and KRISIUN. But your band is the best example that there may be more hidden treasures in your country. Are there any bands that you'd recommend to metal maniacs outside your country?
Yes man! I can recommend you: CLAUSTROFOBIA, SUBTERA, DECOMPOSED GOD, INFECTOR, FACADA, VIOLATOR FUNERATUS, THE ORDHER, etc…Try to check these bands out ,guys! They are bloody awesome!

-What do you think about CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's "Inflikted"? Do you think that there's a chance that Max and Igor will once again join their forces with Andreas and Paulo?
To tell you the truth, when I first listened to CAVALERA CONSPIRACY I felt like being back to their hey days on “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” albums! I really dig these albums!!! If they will make a reunion again, I really don’t know but if it happen that would be fuckin’ great! They were a perfect band until “Arise”, in my opinion.

- When talkin' about South America you've played a lot of gigs in countries like: Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Paraguay and of course Brazil. My friends from BEHEMOTH told me a lot about the crazy metal fanatics there and reality that's completely different from the one that we have here in Europe…
Yes man, South American headbangers are completely nuts!!! BEHEMOTH is a fuckin’ great band, by the way.

- Soon you’ll celebrate 20th band’s anniversary. Did you already think about the jubilee? Are you going to celebrate it in any particular way?
Hahaha, it seems so much time, isn..t it? Maybe we can arrange something to celebrate this, indeed. We..re gonna invite you to the party then, ok? Hahahaha!!!!

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Line-Up:
Vitor Rodrigues - vocals
Amílcar Christófaro - drums
Castor - bass
Augusto Lopes – gitar

Discography:
A Soul In Hell ( 1993) demo
Shivering (1998)
Asylum Of Shadows (1999)
The Unholy Spell (2001)
Pandemonium (2003)
Death, Chaos And Torture Alive (2004) live
Death, Chaos And Torture Alive (2005) DVD
Chaos Corporation (2006) SP
Hellbound (2008)