ARD - Síndrome do Emputecimento Progressivo - Mini-CD Promo 2005

This year, upon completing 21 years of solid service to the punk/hardcore scene, ARD (After Radioactive Destruction) recorded Síndrome do Emputecimento Progressivo (Syndrome of Progressive Pissed-Offness), their first all-digital work. ARD guarantees that their debut CD, packed with 12 ass-kicking hardcore tracks, is leaving the oven and will be in stores soon. This promotional mini-CD, with 3 cuts, will give you a taste of the catastrophic soundscape on its way from the central Brazil's elders of HC in their best phaze yet. The old-skool-punk-80s-thrash-metal hybrid-crossover "Pátio Brasil" (the name of a mall in Brasília) features excoriating lyrics and a "pungent" sonority. "Vou Morrer Punk" ("I'm gonna die punk") is the most powerful of the promo-pack: the brain-sticking refrain, sung in unison by the crowds that swarm the stage at ARD shows, is as sincere and direct as it gets and may one day become a punk anthem. "Terremoto" ("Earthquake") appeared on the 1988 LP Causas Para Alarme (Causes for Alarm) and appears here in "heavier clothing" -- thrashed up thanks to the measured doses of metal injected by guitarists Maurício GB and Rafael. If less raw and direct than the original, this version burns with brutality while maintaining the punk attitude. Vander's slap bass is sometimes reminiscent of the great Robert Trujillo in his Suicidal Tendencies phaze. Dead-punk vocalist Gilmar, who used to play bass and sing, is now more ferocious than ever at the mic. A release from the storied band of the Brazilian capital's underground sure to please even the most discriminating fans of punk, HC and headbanging thrash
By Sandro Neiva. (OsuversivO zine)

Hardcore since 1984

ARD was founded in the fall of 1984 in the satellite city of Gama (outside of Brasília, in the state of Distrito Federal, Brazil). Their first recording was the 1986 split LP Ataque as Hordas do Poder, which they shared with B-sbh, a punk band from Brasília. ARD was known then by their original name of Stuhlzäpchen von N, or “Nuclear Supository” in German. This record was the first of any rock (hardcore)band from the Central West region of Brazil. After this pressing, the band changed their name to the more “user-friendly” ARD (After Radioactive Destruction).

In 1988 the band returned to the studio to record the LP Causas para Alarme, which received high praise in hardcore and niche media.

In 1993, with a new formation, ARD recorded the 4-song 7” EP entitled My Brazil: Better 4 Than Nothing”, praised by the American underground ‘zine Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll, considered the bible of the worldwide underground scene. This critical success demonstrated ARD’s international acceptance.

None other than Jello Biafra, ex-vocalist of the legendary Dead Kennedys, shared his enthusiasm for ARD in a personal letter mailed to the band.

ARD’s listeners have noted that the group sings in English, Portuguese, Spanish and German – a practice of the band’s since their earliest days. The themes of their lyrics include defense of the environment, protests against war, and socio-political problems – issues confronting peoples of all countries and all languages.

Presently ARD is in the final phase of two projects: Honra ao Mérito, a tribute CD to ARD featuring versions of the group’s compositions by 13 bands from the local underground scene, and Síndrome do Emputecimento Progressivo, the group’s new CD with 12 songs never before released, plus a re-recording of the 1998 composition “Terremoto”. This new CD, recorded and mixed in Brasília, features the participation of Rodrigão (ex-Pus) and Felipe CDC (Terror Revolucionário and Death Slam).

Personnel:
Gilmar (vocals), Maurício GB (guitar), Rafael (guitar), Vander (bass), Juliano (drums)

Discography:
Ataque as Hordas do Poder (Split LP, 1986, Devil Discos)
Causas para Alarme (LP, 1989, Devil Discos)
My Brazil (7” EP, 1993, Sub Wav)
Síndrome do Emputecimento Progressivo (CD, forthcoming)

Collections:
Cult 22 (CD, 1997, independent)
Atitude (CD, 1998, independent)
Traidô: Tributo aos Ratos de Porão (CD, 1998, Sonia Music)
Honra ao Mérito: Tributo ao ARD (CD, forthcoming)

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“ARD 1984-2006 – 21 HARD-FUCKING-CORE YEARS”