Skarnio first came onto my radar when See You in Hell toured Brazil in 2009. Filip told me that Skarnio was the best band they played with, so of course that piqued my interest. I bought the 2006 collection LP and was an instant fan.
Since 1986, Skarnio has been playing a traditional style of Brazilian hardcore from the same school as Armagedom, Lobotomia, and Ratos de Porao. One foot in UK and Scandinavian hardcore, one foot in kvlt thrash metal, executed with unrelenting brutality and two-fingers-in-the-air attitude. Exactly the sort of shit I love and adore. And just as Armagedom and RDP continue to play and continue to be quite excellent, so does Skarnio. Truly, Brazil is one of the best places in the world for punk.
Also like many of the hidden gems of Brazil, Skarnio has been kicking ass all this time but has very little discography to show for it. After they blew me away at Sao Caos Fest, we've gone through a couple ideas of what to release, and it is a dream come true for me to release their latest album on vinyl for worldwide consumption, capturing them with arguably their best line-up.
For me, it's the most exciting Brazilian punk record of recent memory. The people gotta know!!!