HELLISH WAR is the most 'European' band from Brazil! Since when the band was formed, back in 1995, its sonority is based on the 80th's Heavy Metal made in England and Germany. Its first full length Defender Of Metal (Megahard Records, 2001) is considered a "cult" album by lovers of the style all around the world. In 2008 they did release their second album Heroes Of Tomorrow that was very well received by the press, specialy in Europe. Both, Heroes Of Tomorrow and Defender Of Metal were released in Europe in a special double Cd pack by the German record label Pure Steel Records.
The band also did in 2009 it's first European tour. Baptized as "European First Assault Tour", the tour included four festivals shows: Back To Rock in Switzerland, SwordBrothers Festival in Germany and Razorblade Festival (two gigs), also in Germany. The"European First Assault Tour" also included four more shows in countries like Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Brazil, HELLISH WAR already shared the stage with Saxon, UDO, Tim Ripper Owens, etc.
At the moment the band promotes it's new album, Live In Germany, the first live effort of the career. The album was recorded in Germany in 2009 during the two shows of the band at the Razorblade Festival in Datteln. The album is being released in South America by Hellion Records and soon will be out in Europe by Pure Steel Records. To purchase imported copies, visit
