New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Joker

Photo: Bruno Valente

Band: Joker
From: São Paulo, Brazil


Their formation story:
(Martin, guitar): "The first inception of Joker started way back in 2018 when Daniel (guitar) and Max (vocals) been friends for decades but haven’t played together in a band yet, then J Vinicius (bass) and Barizon (drums) from Stomp were added to this lineup.

"I joined later as second guitar as I have briefly played with Daniel in Inner Self. We played one show under our previous name, Bloody Kisses, then the pandemic hit. Last year we decided to give it another try, work on songs and play live again. Here we are!"

Their sound in their own words:
"Our influences include Biohazard, Life of Agony, Merauder, Bulldoze, and Cold World."

Latest release info:
"The EP features six songs and was released by Quality Control HQ. This is huge for us to be given such platform and the reception that has been incredible. Musically speaking, these songs are what made us reconnect to newer bands and also new people in the scene, play gigs and everything else that comes along been productive in a blooming scene as we have in Brazil right now."

Future plans:
"We'll be touring next year. Maybe shorter ones since we all have jobs that we can’t leave for that long. But first we’re playing Festival Hardcore São Paulo. It’s a totally independent and DIY two-day festival with bands from 4 different countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, and we couldn’t be more stoked to be part of that."

What other bands from their region should we check out? 
"Stomp, Arize (that you already featured here), Pele Fria, Carne Espectro."

The EP is available now on 12" vinyl via Quality Control HQ (US | EU)
Joker on social media:
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