Founded in Lima - Peru in the mid 80's, M.A.S.A.C.R.E is nowadays considered one of the most representative metal bands in South America. From their first album "Sin Piedad" ("No Mercy") (1988), released in Venezuela, to the worldwide acclaimed "En Pie de Guerra" ("On The Warpath") (2004), produced by Germán Villacorta - well known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rage Against The Machine - M.A.S.A.C.R.E remains one of the most powerful live acts around, having shared the stage with Quiet Riot, Paul Di'Anno, Transmetal, Criminal and Rata Blanca, among others. M.A.S.A.C.R.E also represented Peru in the V8 and Kraken Latin American tribute albums, two legendary metal bands from Argentina and Colombia, respectively. In 2006 the band was invited to the "1st Latin American Heavy Metal Meeting" in Madrid - Spain, where it was recognized by the press as one of the best metal bands in the Spanish language. This year M.A.S.A.C.R.E has been chosen as the support band for Iron Maiden’s concert in Lima. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.