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NIÑOS EN KOMBATE

Although N.E.K has just over one year of existence,their history in gigs is already respectable. Since their first live show in March 2008, which was with the great two- piece band Battletorn from New York, the group has had a number of invitations to play around Japan. Some of these invitations had to be declined, due to the members outside activities that include work,playing in different bands and running a DIY label. It all started in December 2007 when Rafael( ex-Nomares and former Darge bassist) contacted Maurício who was also past member of Nomares,to start a new band that could sound like Brazilian old punk. The band needed one more piece to take care of the band´s beats, as they had always been participating in the Nagoya punk & hardcore scene, it took only a few days to find a drummer. Naito- san (ex-Out of Touch, Atrocity Exhibition, Nausea,Unholy Grave and former C.F.D.L member),joined the band with his ultra-fast Japanese style to combine with Brazilian punk screams and the metallic sound of a thrash-fan guitarist. The first month was a struggle to put everything together in the studio, so as the band started to feel the N.E.K style, they decided that the band would need one more member to let Rafael feel more comfortable with the vocals and performances on stage. A young punk who was frequently at the shows and had played in some local Brazilian hardcore bands,was contacted to play the four-strings weapon. Mini (former Kaos-trofobia) accepted the invitation and started practicing with the band in January 2008.

In May of 2008, the band got in the studio to record 14 songs, 2 of them which were covers of Brazilian 80´s legend bands: Olho Seco and Garotos Podres. The first 6 song Ep released in July by Too Circle Records (Tokyo), was defined by some media as raw-thrash punk with metallic influences. It was reviewed by many blogs,webzines and magazines. One of them by Martin Sorrondeguy (Limp Wrist singer) from Maximum Rock´n´Roll, which had the opportunity to play with them in his last Limp Wrist Japan tour, mentioned in his review the similarity of N.E.K with the mid-era of R.D.P (Ratos de Porao).

The band had a busy year in 2008,playing with many important bands from the underground scene(Battletorn,Hit Me Back,Limp Wrist,Unholy Grave,Vivisick,Fuck on the Beach, Crucial Section, Nice View, Ada+Max, Think Brigade, C.O.P,etc.) and working on their other releases like the split-tape with Septix (Karasu Killer Recs, a compilation with other bands from Nagoya called Banned in Nagoya vol.2 (Depression Recs.) and the split-cd with ADA+MAX (Hardcore Kitchen Recs.).

Niños en Kombate plan to be busy again in 2009.They´ll be playing in Tokyo for the EP celebration with C.O.P and Crucial Section in January, then playing in the Gifu area and Tokyo in March, back in Nagoya to share stage with Voetsek(U.S.A) in April and being part of the Hellsakura (from Brazil) Japan tour in their hometown Nagoya in May, Still in may our young punk rocker bassist Mini left the band, and june 2009 ex Flash Gordon vocal Ozarin(bass) joined in the band, June until the end of the year we played with many important bands as Corrupted,Senseless Apocalypse, Conquest For Death and Vitamin X, in July Depression Records released split 7 EP with Grind Killers Unholy Grave, N.E.K. recorded a Olho Seco song called Nada. In december Too Circle Records released split 7EP with D.F.C. Hardcore Thrash from Brazil.

The year of 2010 we released our first album 22 songs in LP, called Gerações Condenadas, we had a great loss, one of the great songwriters of the band and guitar player Maui left the band in april 2010, we played 4 gigs for celebrate the LP 1st album release with Mauricio in Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and last in Gifu, after he went to Brazil, in the same time Rafael went to Brazil on tour with Darge his other band, and may2010 ex-Zilemma guitar Iwane joined in the band, In June they were playing with many japanese bands Unholy Grave, Encroached, Super Floor, Social Porks,Defiled, Crucial Section and memorable gig with Geriatric Unit (ex-Heresy). 2011 started intense for the band, we recorded 7 songs at studio Zen with Mr.Okazaki (Eternal Elysium) and playing many gigs, shared stage with Fortitude, D-Clone, Darge in january for celebration Rafael Birthday, in april we played with Ruidosa Inmundicia, was last show of Ozarin, after this he left the band, and in May Fukuchi (SpaceBall) joined in the band and already in may we had the pleasure to play 2 times with mince/grind masters Agathocles, and played at Grind Bastards 2011 with many bands Agathocles, Unholy Grave, Disgust, Little Bastards, N.E.K., Brob, Mortalized , Fortitude, Midnight Resurrector, and we released 2 songs V/A GrindBastards#5 CD (Grind Freaks)
In 2012 may we released our 2nd 7'EP called "Dekavermes" released by Too Circle Records (Japan), Give Praise (USA) and Karasu Killer Records (Brazil) DEKAVERMES (DEKA:migrant workers/VERMES:parasitic worm) DEKAVERMES means malicious Brazilian migrant workers.  RAFA named those people who come over to Japan to make troubles, commit crimes and drag down each other between friends DEKAVERME.  Totally opposite to the migrant people who have been living and working honest lives.  According to the band members they´ll be going back to the studio to record more material with new line-up very soon.

N.E.K.:
Rafael Y./ Vocals
Iwane / Guitars
Naito / Drums
Fukuchi / Bass

PAST MEMBERS 

Ozarin - Bass (2009-2011) 

Mauricio Hatada - Guitar (2007-2010) 

Raphael Mini - Bass (Kaos-Trofobia)(2007-2009) 
MEMBER/SUPPORT

Masao - Guitar (Kaos-Trofobia)

Upcoming Releases...
D.F.C. / N.E.K. Combate Caótico CD (Soon)

Releases
N.E.K. (DEKA:出稼ぎの略/VERMES:寄生虫)/ (DEKA:migrant workers/VERMES:parasitic worm) 7'EP (Too Circle /GivePraise/KarasuKiller)
V/A Grind Bastards#5 CD - N.E.K. 2 songs (Grind Freaks)
N.E.K. "Gerações Condenadas" (次代の宣告) LP
N.E.K./D.F.C. 混沌の兵士 Combate Caótico - Split 7'EP (Too Circle Records)
Unholy Grave / N.E.K. Split 7EP (Depression Records)
N.E.K/ADA+MAX "Arroz,Feijao e 味噌汁" Split CD (Hardcore Kitchen)
V/A Banned in Nagoya Vol.2 - N.E.K. 2 songs (Depression Records)
N.E.K. / Septix "Split Cassete" - (Karasu Killer dec2008)
N.E.K. - Niños En Kombate 7'EP (Too Circle Records-jul2008)
N.E.K. - Eco Lapso Demo Cassete (Self-mar2008)
N.E.K. - Demo ensaio- Basement Versions (Self-mar2008) Demo Cassete
N.E.K. - Demo ensaio (Self-Feb.2008) Demo Cassete


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NIÑOS EN KOMBATE ³Niños en Kombate² 7’EP
Brazilian transplants living in Nagoya, Japan. I got to see this band live
and I must say they hold true to their roots. NIÑOS EN KOMBATE plays
aggressive hardcore punk with metallic influences. Their sound is
reminiscent of mid-era RATOS DE PORAO. Nice and chaotic shit here.

All songs are sung in Portuguese. Cool.

by Martin Sorrondeguy Maximum Rock N Roll #306/Nov.2008 (E.U.A)
(Too Circle Records, toocir@xd5.so-net.ne.jp)

N.E.K. Niños En Kombate 7’EP

Brazilian and Japanese including member of ex OUT OF TOUCH,ex NOMARES
Called N.E.K. released 1st 7inch on TOO CIRCLE RECORDS.
Break the ear latino hardcore 6 songs. All parts assault and impact 
DESTRUCTIVE HARDCORE. Do you endure it? Though lyric is Portuguese including polite Japanese translation.

By Kenji Yamaji originally published in DOLLnº255 (Japan)

(Too Circle Records, toocir@xd5.so-net.ne.jp)

click here to see pictures of N.E.K..