AÇÃO DIRETA

Means: DIRECT ACTION

Genre(s): Crossover 

Formed in São Paulo - 1987. Many things have happened since 1987, which was the year the band started out its activities in the city of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo’s ABC area: concerts around Brazil, Argentina and Europe, different members, albums released, participation in several greatest hit collections. A story of attitude, persistence and integrity with heavy music, having always pursued the underground paths. In 1998 the first demo tape was released, entitled ‘Temos Que Agir’ (We Have To Act), which provided the band with the opportunity of performing live as well as many contacts which resulted in the release of the band’s first record, ‘ResistireiI’ (I Shall Resist). This record, originally released in 1991 through Hellion Records, a label from São Paulo, was reedited on a CD format in 1996 through label Peculio Discos, owned by Ratos De Porão´s drummer, Boka. The record brings back the first phase of the band, with a sonority that reflects the strong influence of the first generation of Brazilian Puck Rock together with Hardcore and Metal. After various performances and good promotion work, the band signed a contract with Devil Discos, another label from São Paulo, and released its second record, ‘Baseado Em Fatos Reais” (Based On Real Facts) in 1994. The record was produced by RH Jackson and Gordo (Ratos de Porão), containing a very original sonority, acoustic elements, well-written lyrics, with a high level of denouncement. Once again, the band started a series of the performances in different cities, wrapping up 1996 with a quick visit to the neighboring country, Argentina. In 1997, the band celebrated its first decade of work by releasing its third album, ‘Entre a Benção E O Caos’ (Between Blessing And Chaos). The CD, edited by label Peculio Discos was the result of much work, rehearsals, trips, life experiences and activism. It also presented a clear work progress, combining acoustic and tribal tracks, intelligent lyrics with fast and heavy Hardcore, positioning Ação Direta among the main band names in Brazilian Hardcore. The CD received excellent reviews in publications in Brazil, Europe and the USA. In order to keep on celebrating the first decade, the band set out on its first European tour in May, 1997. Portugal, Spain, Euskadi, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy were countries where Ação Direta performed, leaving behind a positive impression. Back in Brazil, the band played hard at the rehearsals and in April 1999 released ‘Intervenção” (ntervention), its fourth album. The CD, released by Peculio Discos, presented a different sonority and was composed based on the experiences lived by the band in Europe, where the CD had a record format released through the partnership between labels Broccolli Records (Germany) and Coletivo Mala Raza (Spain). To promote its work, the band set out on its second tour in May, 1999. This time, they traveled through Germany, Belgium, France, Euskadi, Spain, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria, totaling 21 concerts. The tour resulted in the release of the live CD "Risotto Bombs – Live In Slovenia" in 2000, by label Rasura Records. Such a CD was recorded at the MKC club, in the city of Koper, Slovenia, containing 29 songs; the band’s performance is filled with energy and an album of photos taken during the tour is enclosed. 2001 was also a very intense and positive year for Ação Direta, which then made its biggest tour across Europe. In September and October, the band performed 33 concerts in 37 days. The tour included Portugal, Spain, Euskadi, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria and the Czech Republic, totaling 12 countries. Back in Brazil, the band was honored through the release of a tribute CD by label Rasura Records. The CD "Ação Direta – Tributo" ("Ação Direta – Tribute") gathers 23 bands from the Brazilian scene in great versions. In 2002, the band performed a series of concerts throughout Brazil, being present in many important festivals such as Da Tribo Fest, Fim Do Mundo, Festival Punknet, Street Rock, among others. The band ended the year by recording new material for its new work. Recorded in São Paulo, at Mr Som studio and produced by Heros Trench / Marcelo Pompeu, the CD, entitled "Revolta/Repudio/Confronto/Resistencia" (Revolt/Repudiation/Comfront/Resistence), was released by label Bombardeio Distro and counted on the participation of special guests such as Jão (Ratos De Porão), Heros Trench (Korzus), Parmito (FDS/Tujerpiis) and Marcus D..Ângelo (Claustrofobia). The CD presents an explosive fusion of Hardcore/Metal/Grind, achieving a unique level of sonority. The lyrics, always up-to-date, bring up issues such as globalization and its effects, wars, social problems, intolerance, existentialism and the human decadence. The CD was also released in Germany and England. Promotion work of the CD was very intense. In addition to the concerts, in many Brazilian states, the band also set out on its fourth European tour in October and November, performing in 6 different countries, totaling 33 concerts. Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia were the countries visited. A video was shot with the song Pesadelo (Nightmare) and aired on alternative TV shows and the Internet; also, broadcast by MTV and TV Cultura. Now, in 2006, São Paulo’s ABC area quartet is back with its new album, celebrating 18 years work, with a renewed energy. Recorded at studio Da Tribo in São Paulo, in analogical recording system and digital mixing, the CD was produced by the extremism master Ciero (Krisiun/Subtera/Claustrofobia). The album entitled Massacre Humano (Human Massacre), with 14 lyrics containing an overwhelming fusion between Hardcore and Metal, heavily and aggressively played with unique originality, has provided the band with new fans and admirers all over the world! Massacre Humano (Human Massacre) now hits the stores and distributors in Brazil through São Paulo’s labels Red Star, headed by Jerferson (Agrotoxico) and Voice Music, headed by Silvião (Korzus), both forming a promising partnership. The graphic work, developed by hand by artist and tattooist 1Berto, as well as the entire album theme, which is a conceptual one, are filled with biblical, political, philosophic citations and questioning, bringing out pessimistic, more real and worrying points of view regarding the future of humankind. The paradox was created based on the notion of resurrection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the 21st century, here represented as a common man, living through difficult times, in an obscure, violent and decadent era, fighting against the big instinctive destruction cycle created by men to destroy their own fellow beings. Currently, the band is working to promote the new CD and celebrating your 20 years old with tour, performing concerts around Brazil. Gepeto – Vocals Pancho - Guitar Marcão – Drumms Galo – Bass guitar. 

Source: http://www.acaodiretabrasil.com.br/AD-banda-biografia.htm, june 2011.

Discography: 

Demo [Demo, 1988]: 

1.Quantos Mais Morrerão? 

2.Pior Que Animal 

3.A.R.D. (Apartheid Racismo Desumano) 

4.C.D.M.V. 

5.Pivete 

6.Progresso E Destruição 

7.Ação Direta 

8.Temos Que Agir 

Gepeto (g/v), Panda (d) & Den (b/v).

Resistirei [Full-lenght, 1991 – Hellion Records]. 

1.Progresso – Destruição 

2.Repugnável 

3.Não Quero Mais Ver 

4.Terra Condenada 

5.Massificação Total 

6.Pior Que Um Animal 

7.C.D.M.V. (Cidade Dos Mortos Vivos) 

8.Temos Que Agir 

9.Anjos Da Miséria 

10.Face A Face 

11.Quantos Mais Morrerão? 

12.Militares Nunca Mais 

13.Pivete 

14.Aposentados (Psychic Possessor cover) 

15.A .R. D. (Apartheid Racismo Desumano) 

16.Ação Direta

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://lix.in/-3a3ba5

From: http://hellcrashtest.blogspot.com/2008/11/ao-direta-resistirei-1991-temos-que.html

Baseado Em Fatos Reais [Full-lenght, 1994 – Devil Discos]: 

1.Sangue Derramado 

2.Radioatividade 

3.Baseado Em Fatos Reais 

4.Traidores Da Plebe 

5.Comece Por Você 

6.Nada a Acrescentar 

7.No Poder 

8.Parte De Uma Geração 

9.Mensagem Da Guerra 

10.Rotina 

11.Neurose Social 

12.Sem Valor

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/RStzXVg3/Ao_Direta_-_Baseado_Em_Fatos_R.html

Or: http://www.badongo.com/file/10395270

From: http://urbanoise-evil.blogspot.com/2008/07/ao-direta-baseados-em-fatos-reais1994.html

Entre A Benção E O Caos [Full-lenght, 1997 – Pecúlio Discos]: 

1.Entre A Bênção E O Caos 

2.Fatalidades 

3.Deuses, Dogmas E A Violência 

4.Miséria, Mercado Alvo 

5.A Natureza Humana 

6.Ciclo Vicioso 

7.Por Qual Razão? 

8.17 De Abril (Eldorado Dos Carajás) 

9.The Ruiner 

10.A Vida Sem A Arte 

11.Ao Seu Alcance 

12.Fábrica De Ilusões 

13.Inércia

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/oIoDOPEy/Ao_Direta_-_1997_-_Entre_a_Ben.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/file/1LzHkKL9/Ao_Direta_-_1997_-_Entre_a_Ben.html

From: http://licordechorume.blogspot.com/2010/07/acao-direta-entre-bencao-e-o-caos1997.html

Intervenção [Full-lenght, 1999 – Pecúlio Discos]: 

1.Intervenção 

2.Viver Com Medo 

3.Nunca Mais 

4.Chi Ci Vuole Morti...Ci Fá Piu Forti 

5.Venceremos 

6.Phobia For Change 

7.121 

8.A Sua Ausência 

9.Fim Da Linha 

10.Repeat 

11.Novas Direções 

12.Discórdia 

13.O Novo Grito 

14.10% 

15.Pergunte a Si Mesmo 

16.Reação

LP Cover

Cd cover

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://www.mediafire.com/?nt2zny4ojyt

From: http://punkabillly.blogspot.com/2009/05/acao-direta-intervencao.html

Aviso Final [Split, 1999 – ABC Records]: 

1.Progresso-Destruição 

2.Entre A Benção E O Caos 

3.Fatalidades 

4.Deuses, Dogmas E Violência 

5.Amnésia [Coléra cover] 

6.Por Qual Razão? 

7.Comece Por Você 

All Tracks Live IN Europe 1997.

From: http://licordechorume.blogspot.com/2010/06/aviso-final.html

Risotto Bombs – Live In Slovenia [Full-lengh, 2000 – Rasura Records]: 

1.Sangue derramado 

2.Deuses dogmas e a vialência 

3.Traidores da plebe 

4.Comece por você 

5.Fatalidades 

6.Intervenção 

7.Viver com medo 

8.Chi ci vuole morti ci fá piu forti 

9.Miséria mercado alvo 

10.Nunca mais 

11.No poder 

12.Novas direções 

13.Parte de uma geração 

14.Centoevinteum 

15.Ao seu alcance 

16.O novo grito 

17.Pivete 

18.Face a face 

19.Progresso-destruição 

20.Discórdia 

21.Dez por cento 

22.Pergunte a si mesmo 

23.Reação 

24.A vida sem a arte 

25.Por qual razão 

26.Phobia for change 

27.Venceremos 

28.Nada 

29.Repeat

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or:http://4shared.com/file/92091286/4eb87630/Ao_Direta_-_2000_-_Risotto_Bombs_-_Live_In_Slovenia.html

From: http://punkxhcxoi.blogspot.com/2010/04/acao-direta-risotto-bombs-live-in.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/RwBzN6mO/2000_-_Ao_Direta_-_Risotto_Bom.html

Revolta / Repúdio / Confronto / Resistência [Full-lenght, 2004 – Bombardeio Records]:

1.Ruptura 

2.Pesadelo 

3.Crueldade 

4.Brasil 500 

5.Cidadão Moderno 

6.Fator Crucial 

7.Rules of Tragedy 

8.Dias de Luta 

9.Sem Palavras 

10.Corpo Fechado 

11.Némesis 

12.Convictions 

13.mcmlxxi 

14.Irreversível

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/MYI7VjgA/Ao_Direta_-_2003_-_Revolta_Rep.html

Or: http://lix.in/-2eb1f1

From: http://hellcrashtest.blogspot.com/2008/11/ao-direta-revoltarepdioconfrontoresistn.html

Or: http://www.badongo.com/file/13279805

From: http://pedreirothrash.blogspot.com/2009/02/acao-direta-revoltarepudioconfrontoresi.html

Or: http://4shared.com/file/92499188/f5638f97/Ao_Direta_-_2003_-_Revolta_Repdio_Confronto_e_Resistncia.html

From: http://punkxhcxoi.blogspot.com/2010/04/acao-direta-revolta-repudio-confronto-e.html

Ação Direta / In The Shit [Split, 2004 – Blind Destruction Records]: 

1.Sofrer Demais (Armagedon cover) 

2.Morte Em Vida

Ação Direta / Shikari [Split, 2004 – UPS Records]: 

1.Conspiração 

2.Liberdade Vigiada

From: http://pirahxcx.blogspot.com/2010/09/split-acao-direta-shikari-2004.html

Ação Direta / Contratso [Split, 2004 – Pecúlio Discos]: 

1.Manifesto 

2.Dead Healing (Wolfpack cover)

Massacre Humano [Full-lenght, 2006 – Red Star]: 

1.Massacre Humano 

2.Sinais De Pulsação 

3.Escórias 

4.Homem De Deus 

5.Conspiração 

6.20 Hours In Hell 

7.Reféns Do Medo 

8.Sobrecarga 

9.Aviso Final 

10.Intensidade 

11.A ira e o Choque 

12.Amém 

13.Liberdade Vigiada 

14.Paradoxo

Pass: www.centralpunkrock.blogspot.com

From: http://centralpunkrock.blogspot.com/2009/08/acao-direta-banda-formada-em-1987-na.html

Or: http://www.4shared.com/rar/Os-tuEBJ/2006_-_Ao_Direta_-_Massacre_Hu.html

Or: http://www.mediafire.com/?zkjmkc694boukxd

From: http://urbanoise-evil.blogspot.com/2008/04/ao-direta-massacre-humano2006.html

ABC Do Som – Cidadão Do Mundo [Split, 2009 – Cidadão Do Mundo]: 

1.Pior Que Um Animal 

2.Ação Direta

Ação Direta & Social Chaos [Split, 2011]

01 - Sinais de Pulsação

02 - Crueldade

03 - Miséria Mercado Alvo

04 - Corpo Fechado

05 - Pesadelo

06 - Homem Deus

07 - Fatalidades

08 - Deuses, Dogmas e Violência

09 - Progresso e Destruição

10 - Refens do Medo/Partes de uma Geração

11 - Pior que um animal/Ação Direta

12 - Dias de Luta/Entre a benção e o Caos Social Chaos

From: http://coletivodesgracaunderground.blogspot.com/p/mp3.html

Or: http://www.mediafire.com/?y1i8r9cowm8vc9w

From: http://subvertadownloads.blogspot.com/2011/08/split-ao-vivo-acao-direta-y-social.html

World Freak Show [Full-lenght, 2012 - Deathtime Records]:
1 Forced Needs
2 O Pacto
3 Zeitgeist
4 La Fiesta
5 Desconstrução
6 World Freak Show
7 Sob Outros Céus
8 Caspa Do Diabo
9 Manifesto
10 Bem Sabe Qual É

11 Useless Complex