Napalm
1987 · Brazil
- Artist
- Inquisição
- Title
- Napalm
- Release
- Demo 1987
- Year
- 1987
- Format
- Cassette · Album
- Language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Brazil
- Genre
- Metal · Heavy Metal
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Heavy Metal band, formed in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a somewhat revolving line-up, featuring Luiz F. Machado (guitars, 1983-89, 2006-present), João Henrique Machado (bass, 1983-89), Marcelo Marinho (vocals, 1983-84), Renato Celso (drums, 1983-84), Marco (drums, 1984-1986), Laércio Figueiredo (vocals, 1984-86), Roberto Moura (drums, 1986), Armando Pereira (drums, 1986-89, 2006-?), Sílvio Mazzei (vocals, 1986-89, 2006-present). They released the song "Napalm", an anti-war track, an interesting reflection of Cold War fears of nuclear destruction, referencing "Hiroshima", and of course, as in the title, chemical weapon Napalm B - a jellied gasoline mixture, with polystyrene, benzene, and gasoline. Declared a war-crime since 1980, the US government extensively used this weapon during the Vietnam conflict, dropping 388,000 tons on Indochina between 1963 and 1973.123 The Dow Chemical Company, the largest suppler of napalm to the US military, became a target of Vietnam protests (such as boycotts), particularly on university campuses.4 The song also referenced "Agent Orange" - the defoliant / herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, which had long term negative health effects on the Vietnamese and US soldier whom came into contact with the chemical.Sources1Napalm: An American Biography (Robert M. Neer, 2013)↩2Times Higher Education: Napalm an american biography by robert m neer↩3Napalm, An American Biography (book website)↩4The War Within: America's Battle Over Vietnam (Tom Wells, 2005)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music
Heavy metal band, formed in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a somewhat revolving line-up, featuring Luiz F. Machado (guitars, 1983-89, 2006-present), João Henrique Machado (bass, 1983-89), Marcelo Marinho (vocals, 1983-84), Renato Celso (drums, 1983-84), Marco (drums, 1984-1986), Laércio Figueiredo (vocals, 1984-86), Roberto Moura (drums, 1986), Armando Pereira (drums, 1986-89, 2006-?), Sílvio Mazzei (vocals, 1986-89, 2006-present). They released the song "Napalm", an anti-war track, an interesting reflection of Cold War fears of nuclear destruction, referencing "Hiroshima", and of course, as in the title, chemical weapon Napalm B - a jellied gasoline mixture, with polystyrene, benzene, and gasoline. Declared a war-crime since 1980, the US government extensively used this weapon during the Vietnam conflict, dropping 388,000 tons on Indochina between 1963 and 1973.123 The Dow Chemical Company, the largest suppler of napalm to the US military, became a target of Vietnam protests (such as boycotts), particularly on university campuses.4 The song also referenced "Agent Orange" - the defoliant / herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, which had long term negative health effects on the Vietnamese and US soldier whom came into contact with the chemical.Sources1Napalm: An American Biography (Robert M. Neer, 2013)↩2Times Higher Education: Napalm an american biography by robert m neer↩3Napalm, An American Biography (book website)↩4The War Within: America's Battle Over Vietnam (Tom Wells, 2005)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
Portuguese: Elements of nature / Helping to destroy / The whole world corroded / Man's mind is in chaos / Filthy politicians corrupt / People get confused / What will become of us? / So I'm going to go crazy / Agent orange / Napalm, napalm / The fire and the disease that man builds / Elements of nature / Helping to destroy / The whole corroded world / The man's mind is chaos / If we don't fight this / Filthy corruption / We will end up like Hiroshima / Seven feet below the ground / Agent orange / Napalm, napalm / The fire and the disease that man builds" Elementos da natureza / Ajudando na destruição / O mundo todo corroído / A mente do homem é um caos / Políticos imundos corrompem / O povo se confunde / O que será de nós? / Assim vou ficar louco / Agente laranja / Napalm, napalm / O fogo e a doença que o homem constrói / Elementos da natureza / Ajudando na destruição / O mundo todo corroído / A mente do homem é um caos / Se não combatermos a essa / Imunda corrupção / Acabaremos como hiroshima / A sete palmos abaixo do chão / Agente laranja / Napalm, napalm / O fogo e a doença que o homem constrói Elements of nature / Helping to destroy / The whole world corroded / Man's mind is in chaos / Filthy politicians corrupt / People get confused / What will become of us? / So I'm going to go crazy / Agent orange / Napalm, napalm / The fire and the disease that man builds / Elements of nature / Helping to destroy / The whole corroded world / The man's mind is chaos / If we don't…
About the artist
Inquisição were a Brazilian heavy and speed metal band formed in 1983 by the brothers Luiz F. Machado and João H. Machado, who issued demo cassettes in 1985, 1986 and 1987 before a self-titled vinyl release much later. "Napalm" is the closing track of that self-titled record, issued privately in Brazil as CG-009 in 2001, with a line-up of Sílvio Mazzei (vocals), Luiz Machado (guitar), João Machado (bass) and Armando Pereira (drums). [Source: Discogs]