"Circle of Violence" cover and teaser

The new album cover is already done. The release in Europe is set to August, 2nd and it features a bonus dvd with the documentary called "Violence and Blood". There you can find all videos, backstage footage and live performances. Plus a making of "Technologic Pain" and interviews that covers all the 22 years of existence of Hicsos. It's 100% Thrash Metal!!!

CIRCLE OF VIOLENCE - NEW ALBUM

"CIRCLE OF vIOLENCE" NEW ALBUM RELEASES IN SEPTEMBER IN EUROPE BY METAL-BLAST RECORDS!!

Hicsos joins Metal-Blast records

Hicsos has signed an agreement with the German label Metal-Blast Records and promises among other things a new tour of the old continent in 2012! The release will double digipak, containing the new album which is called "Circle of Violence" and will come accompanied by a DVD with Blood and Violence throughout the trajectory of the band in these 20-year career. The launch is planned for September in Europe.
"I think this new album will reward all those years of unabated fighting any time, we return to Mr. Som Studio once again to start spreading the violence Musical Hicsos" says drummer Marcello Ledd

Violence and Blood European Tour 2009

HICSOS has just arrived form its first European tour, which had the German band NO as support and brings lots of experience with it! The split Cd released with the swiss band Mortal Factor is almost sold out in only 3 months! Lots f invitations have been made since for an European tour in 2010, and it all may come true with the release of the new album in 2010!

Marco Anvito said: "It's been a wild time, we've sold many merchandise and the split cd is doing very well. We're getting many invitations for coming back next year. We have destroyed everything there and we want more next year! It's been an awesome time playing with the guys of NO, we did an extension of Hicsos family across Europe. I want to record the new album soon, because it's more aggressive then ever".

2008

Hicsos starts 2008 elected one of the ten best Brazilian bands of 2007 and plays on the Rio de Janeiro's selective Metal Battle WOA. The band also played with Obituary and Dying Fetus in April.



As the band turns 18 years-old on the road, Hicsos guitarrists get two pages on the Cover Guitarra magazine. Nilmon Filho and Antonio Saba are called the guitar dynamic duo as Brazilian breakthrough artists. Saba coments:
"This comes from our work. Me and Nilmon did what we had to do in the studio and we had a awesome production!! We're very glad for everything!".



Another special moment was definitely Festival Roça'n'ROll in Varginha-MG. The crowd once again filled the greatest Open Air in Brazil and felt the strengh of the Thrash Metal from Rio.



Hicsos closes the year with great news:



- The first DVD is ready and will come out soon. Called "Violence and Blood", it covers 18 years of history with interviews, videos, rare live performances raras and a making of Technologic Pain
- Hicsos has already started to work on the new album and it's on youtube as the "Making the new album" series.
- The band closed a deal to Tour over Europa in 2009, the dates are being confirmed, but it's going to be "full destruction!".

2007

The band begins the year with the release on the internet and Metal TV shows of the video "Face to Face", opening track of the album. On sale on the main webstores and music store in Brazil, "Technologic Pain" gets the best reviews over Brazil and South America, confirming the great moment of the band:

"The second album of Hicsos entitled Technologic Pain marks a new fase in the band's career, with heavier guitars and..."

"A powerfull Thrash, sound more up to date, that's Technologic Pain, bringing heavy contemporary lyrics and..."




"Ahora las guitarras toman un papel preponderante y a su vez se erigen mas pesadas, agresivas, combinando influencias del Thrash Metal europeo con el Hardcore de..."

"Provenientes de Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), la banda HICSOS, nos entrega este año su segundo trabajo discográfico intitulado ?Technologic Pain?, donde puede encontrarse toda la experiencia obtenida durante estos más de diez años de existencia."

"The Thrash Metal band from Rio very know in the Metal scene, Hicsos have just released the second album called Technologic Pain, the album was produced by..."

"This second album from the cariocas of Hicsos - which playing with Napalm Death, Destruction and Anthrax - is going to really shake the Brazilian Thrash Metal scene, after all we're for shure..."



In novembro, Hicsos launches its second promo video, "Candyman", turns into a youtube hit in Brazil.

2006

Hicsos begins the year playing with Destruction, in Circo Voador - Rio. The band had a name and a date for the recording of the new album, but was looking for a new guitar player.




Then, Marcello Ledd calls Nilmon Filho to join Hicsos, replacing Dennis Muniz who left the band for personal reasons. The band goes to São Paulo and starts the recording of "Technologic Pain", in July.



The album is full of special features such as ex-Scars, Regis F. (Mea Culpa and Technologic Pain), Edu Boccomino (Violence and Blood) and the producers, Marcello Pompeu (Pátria Amada and Cry of Souls) and Heros Trench (Cry of Souls).



With a deal with Dynamo Records, Hicsos released the new album in the main Metal magazines, websites, radio shows and mainly shows and gigs.