Fantazmaz, pictured, are a Brazilian punk band relocated to the UK, now joined by former UK Subs drummer Jamie Oliver. Their debut self-titled album will be released July 4th on their own Ghetto Bitch Records and the ferocious thirty second single taken from it called ‘Dead On The Way Home’, is a cheeky little number. Short and to the point it uses shock tactics to draw attention to the song content and reminds this writer of the short, loud, fast mid-late 80s punk years that eventually culminated in Electro Hippies and Napalm Death both recording one second songs.
The song was inspired by a news report from Brazil about a group of young people mistakenly shot dead on their way back from a night out. Frustration and anger led to the idea of a 30-second track repeating: “Got shot dead on their way home.”
For those wanting to catch them live, Fantazmaz are hitting Rebellion Festival and a string of dates across Europe before heading back to their homeland of Brazil.
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