Good Blood Headbanguers Explained

Good Blood Headbanguers
Type:studio
Artist:Massacration
Cover:Massacration_Good_Blood_Headbanguers.jpg
Recorded:2007
Label:EMI
Producer:Roy Z
Prev Title:Gates of Metal Fried Chicken of Death
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Live Metal Espancation
Next Year:2017

Good Blood Headbanguers  is the second studio album by fictional heavy metal band Massacration. "Good blood" is a literal translation to English of the Brazilian colloquial expression "sangue bom" (meaning a trustworthy person), while the intentional misspelling of "headbangers" is a reference to the fact that the digraph ge is written as gue in Portuguese.

Originally slated for a 2007 release,[1] after a series of delays due to label issues it eventually came out on October 10, 2009 through EMI;[2] [3] [4] [5] its cover art was officially unveiled to the public three days prior alongside an outtake of their previous album Gates of Metal Fried Chicken of Death, "Anal Weapon War".[6] Produced by Roy Z, famous for his work with other bands and artists such as Bruce Dickinson, Judas Priest, Helloween, Halford and Sebastian Bach,[7] [8] it sees the group heading towards a faster, more aggressive sonority influenced by thrash metal, but also experimenting with glam metal elements as seen in the power ballad "The Bull". Famous brega singer Falcão makes a guest appearance on the track "The Mummy", the album's leading single and for which a music video was made; former pornographic actors and appear in the music video for "The Bull". Two more music videos were made for "Hammercage Hotdog Hell" and "Sufocators of Metal".

Owing to their 2012–16 hiatus, Good Blood Headbanguers would ultimately be Massacration's final release with guitarist Fausto Fanti ("Blondie Hammett"), who committed suicide on July 30, 2014.[9] A follow-up, Metal Is My Life, came out in 2024.

Critical reception

Good Blood Headbanguers received mostly positive reviews upon its release. Writing for Whiplash.net, Thiago El Cid Cardim rated it with 8 stars out of 10, noticing the fact that "[the album's] sonority is way heavier and faster than its predecessor's, probably due to Roy Z's production", and that "the band adopted a visibly glam-/hard rock-inspired aesthetics, more Poison and less Judas Priest". He particularly praised the tracks "The Mummy" and "The Bull".[10] A more mixed review came from G1's Amauri Stamboroski Jr., who comparing it to its predecessor called it "an uneven work mixing good moments with less funny tracks".[11]

In a 2022 interview for Whiplash.net, vocalist Bruno Sutter has stated that he himself does not think very highly of Good Blood Headbanguers, claiming that even though the album "has its moments", its production was "kinda rushed" and most of the songs of its second half were "filler", written to finish the album more quickly owing to pressure from EMI.[12]

Personnel

Massacration
Additional musicians
Production

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massacration inicia as gravações do novo álbum - Rock Online . 2020-12-10 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221542/http://www.territoriodamusica.com/rockonline/noticias/?c=12891 . dead .
  2. Web site: Confirmado! Segundo disco do Massacration será lançado até o final do primeiro semestre!!!!. Bruno Sutter. MTV Brasil. April 5, 2009. August 10, 2021. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201648/http://mtv.uol.com.br/massacration/blog/confirmado-segundo-disco-do-masacration-ser%C3%A1-lan%C3%A7ado-at%C3%A9-o-final-do-primeiro-semestre. April 30, 2009. dead.
  3. Web site: Massacration assina contrato com EMI. Renato Tribuzy. Collectors Room. June 8, 2009. May 22, 2021. Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Massacration lança novo álbum amanhã. Rodrigo Monteiro. Omelete. October 9, 2009. December 10, 2020. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Massacration volta com disco novo: Good Blood Headbanguers. Diego Marques. Cifra Club News. October 9, 2009. December 10, 2020. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Massacration, divulgada capa de segundo álbum, e música inédita. Fábio Martiniano. Besouros.net. October 7, 2009. December 10, 2020. Portuguese. April 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422020229/https://besouros.net/site/index.php/massacration-divulgada-capa-de-segundo-album-e-musica-inedita/. dead.
  7. Web site: Novo álbum do Massacration já tem título. Whiplash.net. May 30, 2007. October 12, 2023. Portuguese.
  8. Web site: Novo álbum do Massacration será produzido por Roy Z. Carlos Eduardo Correia. Delfos. May 31, 2007. March 14, 2024. Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Fausto Fanti, humorista do Hermes & Renato, é encontrado morto em SP. G1. July 30, 2014. July 26, 2020. Portuguese.
  10. Web site: Massacration: 'Peguem as suas foices e tochas!'. Thiago El Cid Cardim. Whiplash.net. November 17, 2009. December 10, 2020. Portuguese.
  11. Web site: Massacration repete a piada com Good Blood Headbanguers – veja lançamentos. Amauri Stamboroski Jr.. G1. October 21, 2009. December 10, 2020. Portuguese.
  12. Web site: Por que Bruno Sutter não curte tanto o segundo álbum do Massacration, segundo o próprio. Gustavo Maiato. Whiplash.net. October 20, 2022. March 6, 2023. Portuguese.