{"id":26637,"date":"2025-06-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26637"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:57:28","slug":"brazilian-punks-fantazmaz-announce-debut-self-titled-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26637","title":{"rendered":"BRAZILIAN PUNKS FANTAZMAZ ANNOUNCE DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BRAZILIAN PUNKS FANTAZMAZ ANNOUNCE DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE JULY 4TH<\/sup> VIA GHETTO BITCH RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLAST OUT THE 30 SECOND NEW SINGLE \u2018DEAD ON THE WAY HOME\u2019 <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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With an incendiary live show that\u2019s chaotic, loud and in-your-face, FANTAZMAZ\u2014Brazil\u2019s fiercest new punk rock export\u2014are about to drop a nuclear bomb. On July 4th comes their debut self-titled album, marking the beginning of what\u2019s set to be a killer year for the band.

Formed in 2019 by frontwoman Thami and guitarist Raf Oliver, Fantazmaz found their raw, unrelenting sound with the addition of bassist Chokito and former U.K. Subs drummer Jamie Oliver. Blending blistering punk energy with a fearless stage presence, they\u2019ve quickly built a reputation for their no-holds-barred performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now based in the U.K., Fantazmaz are gearing up for a wild summer, hitting Rebellion Festival and a string of European shows before heading back to their homeland of Brazil for a run of explosive gigs. With their debut album on the horizon and a relentless tour schedule ahead, Fantazmaz are poised to make their mark in a very big way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe album is angry and frustrated, pretty much because we don\u2019t see a future,\u201d explains Thami. \u201cChances are slim that we\u2019re getting out of this global mess, and honestly, we don\u2019t care much about explaining why. It\u2019s right there for everyone to see. That\u2019s the sentiment \u2014 listen to the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe recorded the whole thing in two days at Monolith Studio. It was straightforward and honest \u2014 first day for drums, second day for guitars, bass, and vocals. The songs had been written for a while, and we just thought, why the hell not drop a full album? So, we went in and laid it down, raw and real. This is our first full album, and we\u2019re bloody excited for it to finally come out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fantazmaz launched the album with the track \u2018Dead On The Way Home\u2019. At only thirty seconds long, it\u2019s the perfect introduction to the album\u2019s unbridled rage and fury. 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, which is sadly not an isolated case. The anger and frustration led to the idea of a 30-second track repeating: \u201cGot shot dead on their way home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video for \u2018Dead On The Way Home\u2019 HERE<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short, sharp shock to the system, the album is crammed full of anger and energy, ranging from the 80s hardcore attack of \u2018Scars Of Downtown\u2019 (\u201cabout the loneliness of living in a metropolis like London, seen from a darker perspective,\u201d) to the Dead Kennedys\/Jello Biafra inspired \u2018Corporate Behave\u2019 (\u201cdedicated to everyone sticking it to the capitalist rulebook,\u201d). But Fantazmaz are no one-trick punk rock pony, the album is brimming with unique and fresh ideas. Album closer \u2018Just Before Hell Comes Around\u2019 bristles with dark hip hop beats, whilst \u2018Are You Enjoying The Peaceful Skies?\u2019 is fuelled by a decadent\/bastard bossa nova, inspired by Chico Buarque\u2019s epic song \u2018Constru\u00e7\u00e3o\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And best of all, this is just the beginning. 2025 is going to be a very busy year for Fantazmaz. Hold on tight.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRAZILIAN PUNKS FANTAZMAZ ANNOUNCE DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE JULY 4TH VIA GHETTO BITCH RECORDS PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE: BLAST OUT THE 30 SECOND NEW SINGLE \u2018DEAD ON THE WAY HOME\u2019 HERE: With an incendiary live show that\u2019s chaotic, loud and in-your-face, FANTAZMAZ\u2014Brazil\u2019s fiercest new punk rock export\u2014are about to drop a nuclear bomb. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1787,1818,1710,1680,1833,2052],"class_list":["post-26637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-its-a-revolution","tag-new-album","tag-rpm-online","tag-rpmonline","tag-tourlife","tag-vinyl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26640,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26637\/revisions\/26640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}