TORTURE SQUAD Releases “Buried Alive” Music Video; Track Featuring SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER

 

TORTURE SQUAD Releases “Buried Alive” Music Video; Track Featuring SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER


Shot in collaboration with scene skateboarders, the video captures the band’s intense performance at one of São Paulo’s most iconic underground culture landmarks


Watch the video for “Buried Alive” HERE

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM DEVILISH HERE

Brazilian extreme metal powerhouse Torture Squad releases this Saturday, January 24, the music video for “Buried Alive”, the ninth video taken from their latest album 'Devilish', released in September 2023 via Italian label Time To Kill Records.

In this newest release, the band translates the raw intensity and strong crossover hardcore influences of the track into imagery that reflects resistance, survival, and the spirit of the underground. The video is seted at a symbolic location of São Paulo 's heavy music subculture: Pista de Skate da Saúde (Saúde Ramps), a legendary skate park in the city.

Directed and filmed by Rodrigo Borrero (Agência Brasília), the video reinforces the connection between music and skateboarding as powerful outlets for expression. Both are portrayed as tools to confront anxiety, depression, and everyday pressure, highlighting movement, unity, and collective energy.

Singer Mayara Puertas explains the emotional background behind the lyrics:

“I wrote the lyrics to ‘Buried Alive’ during a panic attack episode , so it became a personal release. People often minimize the suffering of those dealing with mental health issues, believing that medication alone is enough, or that it’s a lack of effort, or even a lack of faith - which I’ve heard more than once. It’s a constant struggle, and this song reflects what it was like to go through all of that.”


The skate park also holds a special background in Torture Squad’s own history. The band was formed in São Paulo’s South Zone, between the neighborhoods of Ipiranga and Vila das Mercês.

Drummer & band founder Amílcar Christófaro reflects on this connection:


“Skateboarding and metal have always been side-by-side, and that’s still true today. Pista da Saúde was a gift to local skaters. When it opened in 1994, I was already retiring from the skating scene because of the band, so I really enjoyed it later on. I remember watching Suicidal Tendencies videos and dreaming of making a Torture Squad video with same stuff like skateboarders,streetlife.And this is the perfect moment because, in addition to May's powerful message, there's the more than special participation of Andreas Kisser, who, along with Sepultura, not only influenced us musically but also showed us the path we wanted and could take in life. Ultra special.”

The video features appearances by local skateboarders, reinforcing the fusion between sound, movement and attitude, celebrating the underground Metal Lifestyle.

Torture Squad continues to promote their recent album 'Devilish', available on digital platforms and in physical format.


Watch the video for “Buried Alive” HERE

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM DEVILISH HERE



Torture Squad is seen by extreme music fans as one of the most visceral and powerful metal bands active today. With nearly three decades of experience, including excellent live performances at the most important metal festivals in the world, the Brazilian group has gathered legions of fans playing throughout the country, Latin America, and Europe – breaking the record after performing at Wacken Open Air 2025, becoming one of the only Brazilian bands to play four times at the festival.

In their second album with the new lineup, Mayara Puertas (Vocals), Rene Simionato (Guitar), Castor (Bass), and Amilcar Christófaro (Drums) maturely transcend the sound of extreme metal, incorporating progressive metal, influences from Brazilian music, and symphonic elements.

The album also pays homage to Brazilian heroes with the participation of Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) on the track “Buried Alive,” and a tribute to Rickson Gracie, the resilient Jiu-Jitsu fighter considered one of the sport's greatest legends, the subject of the track “Warrior,” which also became a single featuring singer Leather Leone from Chastain, as well as Alex Nasser on Arabic percussion in “Hell is Coming.”

The band also mobilized several musicians linked to indigenous causes to collaborate on the song “Uatumã” – Suzane Hecate (Miasthenia), Victor Rodrigues (Tribal Scream), and João Luiz (Golpe de Estado) – making an appeal for the preservation of the Amazon in a song that flows powerfully with the words of indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire and tribal rhythms. The band released seven high-production music videos to promote the album: "Hell is Coming", "Flukeman", "Warrior", "Sanctuary", "Thoth", "Mabus" e "Find My Way" “Magnum Chaos”.

As a first taste, the band released the first single, titled "Mabus," accompanied by a lyric video made by Wanderley Perna. 'Devilish' was recorded and mixed by Diego Rocha at Bay Area Studios, and mastered by Martin Furia, guitarist of Destruction and famous for working with the bands The Damnnation, Invisible Control, and Eskrota.

OUÇA O ÁLBUM 'DEVILISH' AQUI

Genre: Thrash/Death Metal


Label: Time To Kill Records


Tracklist:

01 Hell is Coming
02 Flukeman
03 Buried Alive
04 Warrior
05 Sanctuary
06 Uatumã
07 Thoth
08 Mabus
09 Find My Way
10 Gaia
11 Farewell To Mankind
12 The Last Journey


Lineup:
Mayara “Undead” Puertas – Vocals
Rene Simionato – Guitar
Castor – Bass
Amilcar Christófaro – Drums


Artwork: Marcelo Vasco


Photo: Heitor Shevchenko


TORTURE SQUAD online:

Website: https://www.torturesquad.com.br/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torturesquad
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torture_squad/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S8rjXa