OBSOLETION
The blackened raw hardcore punk cult of Obsoletion emerged in São Paulo, Brazil, in the middle of 2018, formed by Zoio (guitar), Azt (bass), Flávio Barbosa (vocals) and Lucas Alonso (drums). This lineup recorded and released the band’s debut demo tape which was released in Brazil in 2019 by the Brazilian label Thinking Straight Records. The demo showcased a unique blend of dark and sinister sounds, ranging from US hardcore like Sheer Terror and Integrity, to evil heavy metal and punk in the vien of G.I.S.M. and Hellhammer, ultimately attracting the attention of Sentient Ruin who re-relased the cassette in the USA in 2022. Around this time original guitarist Zoio was replaced by new guitarist Nyne (Falsa Luz) and bassist Azt was replaced by new bassist Daniel 'Barizon' (Stomp and ex-Joker). Despite playing a successful string of dates, the new lineup however didn’t last long, and soon Nyne left allowing original guitarist Zoio to return, along with new second guitarist Filipe Maia now added into the fold. This revamped original lineup would then prepare the writing of recording of the band’s 2024 debut full-length self-titled album for Sentient Ruin. Uniting the Punk, Hardcore and Black Metal sounds and influences of bands like Sheer Terror (which also inspired the band's name), Darkthrone, Mayhem, Sodom, Agnostic Front, G.I.S.M., Cro-Mags, Integrity, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, Obsoletion are purveyors of a dystopian dark world ruled by violence and greed. After the original lineup was reunited and expanded, the band’s concept began to evolve into increasingly complex and dark territories, touching on themes of political pessimism, dystopian science fiction, and rogue capitalism, with the sound following suit, and becoming increasingly ominous and bleak, and paving the way for a rebirth and new era for the band symbolized and represented by their 2024 self-titled debut full-length album released worldwide by Sentient Ruin.