To Discover: VALAHALA
VALAHALA: BRAZIL’S RAWEST NEW VOICE IN UNDERGROUND METAL IS HERE
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São Paulo’s underground just got a new pulse. Born in March 2024 from the concrete heat of Ipiranga and Saúde, Valahala isn’t just another band: it’s a collision. Thiago Soares (vocals), Pedro Terra (guitar), Elton Nunes (drums), three friends who’ve known each other for years, walked into a room, pressed record on a phone, and captured 45 minutes of unfiltered noise. No plan. No safety net. Just sound. That raw session became the DNA of their music.
The name Valahala? It’s a twist on "vala comum" (common grave), but symbolic, like we’re all half-buried in shallow trenches of anxiety, social control, political rot, and mental collapse. But here’s the catch: the trench isn’t deep. It’s an illusion. And their music? A shovel.
Their sound? Don’t ask for labels. It’s heavy, yes, but it’s also chaotic, urgent, and deeply human. Think classic Heavy Metal riffs dragged through Crust Punk, Thrash violence, Grindcore speed, and even flashes of early Nu Metal’s raw nerve. All sung in Portuguese. All screaming about now: depression, digital slavery, fake peace, collective decay.
They’ve already dropped three singles: “Estamos Em Paz?” (a brutal irony on warmongers preaching peace), “Desgosto” (pure rage against enablers of corruption), and “Vazio” (a poetic spiral into humanity’s self-destructive loop). These tracks feed into their debut EP Desgosto, which adds two live staples: “Olhos Abertos No Chão A Me Olhar”, a descent into mental void and “Leilão de Pessoas”, a scathing take on how we’re all commodified, auctioned off by algorithms and late-stage capitalism.
No frills. No gimmicks. Just shows that leave the audience breathless. They don’t perform, they exorcise.
And they’re not slowing down. The EP’s getting a 7” vinyl release in late 2025, their first music video is in the works, and merch is coming so fans can carry the weight.
Valahala isn’t chasing trends. They’re digging trenches and climbing out.
Listen, watch, feel.
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