I'm not a huge fan of death metal and listen to only some seelcted bands of the genre who can deliever more than just a barrage of noise and a pile of assorted riffs and blast beats. Brazil's The Troops of Doom are definitely in my list. The band is led by ex-Sepultura and The Mist guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, and also consists of multi-talanted guitarist and artist Marcelo Vasco (the list of the bands he has worked with as an artist is endless and includes Slayer, Testament, Kreator), bass player and hell of a singer Alex Kaffer and incredible drummer Alexandre Oliveira. I was hooked by this band right from their first EP in 2020 — the spirit of the old Sepultura was right there. Now, 4 years, some more EPs and one full-lenght album later. the band is ready to deliever its second LP "A Mass to the Grotesque" (purchase it here). A few days before the release of the album we chatted with Jairo Guedz. who is a really kind and down-to-earth guy without any stardom.
