Brujeria - Marijuana [EP] (1997)

Brujeria was formed at a party in 1989 in the spirit of creating a grindcore and death metal band representative of the Latino/Chicano community. Its members, the guitarist Dino Cazares, Jello Biafra, drummer Pat Hoed, bass guitarist Billy Gould and vocalist Juan Brujo, used pseudonyms as most were in other known bands.

Their first single, "¡Demoniaco!", was released in 1990. In 1992 "Machetazos" was released and with it came the band's first line-up change. Jello Biafra departed the group, Pinche Peach was introduced as an additional vocalist and Raymond Herrera took on the drums; Pat Hoed, the band's former drummer became a second vocalist. "Machetazos" and "El Patrón (song)" (1994) were produced and distributed through Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles.

The band was criticized from its inception for its lyrics about drugs, sex and Satanism. These topics, while the subjects of many other death metal acts, were inspired by the actions of Adolfo Constanzo, Cuban-American born Mexican drug smuggler, practitioner of Palo (religion) Mayombe, and serial killer.

The group started to become increasingly popular, but nevertheless, decided to remain anonymous and declined all offers to organize concerts (except on rare occasions), confounding supporters, who were eager to see them live. In 1997 came the EP Marijuana, featuring a cover-parody of the popular song "The Macarena" and four live songs from its first official concert.

TRCD 071

-Tracklist:

01. Marijuana          3:11
02. Matando Güeros '97       3:13
03. Pito Wilson (Live)       3:12
04. Hechando Chingazos (Live)     3:41
05. Matando Güeros (Live)     4:09
06. Untitled            0:35

-Line up:

• Fantasma: Bass, vocals
• Pinche Peach: Vocals
• Greñudo: Drums
• Hongo: Guitars
• Juan Brujo: Vocals.

Label: Tralla Records.

The song "Marijuana" is a death-metal parody of the "Macarena" (Los del Río).

Tracks 3-5 live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go January 11 1997
Track 6 (Untitled) is a radio advertisement.