Brazilian Thrash Metal

Brazil usually gives people an impression that is a country full of tropical forest, hot chicks and their one and only one blitzkrieg-like(to their opponents) national soccer team. Though Brazil did offer, at least, one more thing to me, that is their mayhemic and non-stop thrash metal madness. If one have to name all the bands that born in Brazil that plays music I just mentioned, the amount of time needed is like editing the Oxford dictionary from nothing. However, if you are really into thrash metal then you still have to dig your way deep into the Brazilian thrash metal vault for jewels like old SEPULTURA(if you don't know this band you obviously are extremely new to this kind of music), old VULCANO, old CHAKAL, old EXPULSER, MX, DORSAL ATLANTICA, HOLOCAUSTO......etc. The mentioned bands are just those who emerged from Brazil in the 80's, though some of them has been disbanded, at the same time some of them still exists(maybe with the style changed.....sigh). Even at the year 2005, Brazil is still considered as one of the most important forces for producing new thrash metal bands!! FARSCAPE, ANDRALL, BYWAR, TORTURE SQUAD......etc.. Through the years of listening to these Brazilian bands I keep wondering one thing, how can they play the music with such a rage and power, in turns, so bestial?? I think the valuable tropical forest is the answer. While you always stay in a humid and hot place with various kind of animals surrounding you, you can't help but turn yourself into a more cruel animal as well, when powered by these natural forces and transform them into music the only answer is thrash metal!! Fast, raging and crazy are the words to describe the music in short, when you woke up in the morning found yourself not quite concious, get an album or two from the bands mentioned above to kick start your day!! Thrash till the grave!!