I Shot Cyrus

I Shot Cyrus
Origin	São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Hardcore punk Thrashcore
Years active	1997–2009
Labels	625 Thrashcore Refuse Records Liberation Records Laja Records Peculio Discos
Associated acts	Point Of No Return Ratos de Porão Infect Newspeak B.U.S.H. Psychic Possessor Constrito Insanus No Violence
Website	www.myspace.com/ishotcyrus
Past members	Alexandre 'Kalota' Fanucchi Pedro Carvalho Mauricio 'Boka' Fernandez Mauricio Toda Tatiana Sanson Cauê Nascimento Tarcisio Leite Renato Martins Fernando Martins

I Shot Cyrus was a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo that existed from 1997 until 2009.

History

I Shot Cyrus was formed by members of local São Paulo hardcore bands Point Of No Return and Newspeak who felt the need to play straight ahead, fast hardcore influenced by bands like Infest and Youth Of Today at a time when the local scene was dominated by metalcore and similar styles. In later years, the group would develop a style of its own, adding significant Italian hardcore and crossover thrash influences.

Initially a side project, I Shot Cyrus became a full time band around 1999, after the band recorded the songs that would be featured on the Thrashmaster compilation LP alongside local bands Discarga, Insanus, Test Band Treaty, Infect and Newspeak. This record would mark the beginning of a vibrant thrashcore/powerviolence scene that became an important part of the Brazilian punk rock underground during the following decade.

Thrashmaster, as well as other EP and compilation releases and shared bills with foreign bands like What Happens Next? and Vitamin X, slowly but steadily gave I Shot Cyrus international exposure leading to the release in 2003 of the band's debut full length album, Tiranus, on the 625 Thrashcore label in the United States as well as a partial discography CD on Polish label Refuse Records.

I Shot Cyrus toured Europe twice, in 2003 and 2005 and finally broke up in early 2009. Most former members of the band remained musically active, playing in bands such as Ratos de Porão, B.U.S.H., O Inimigo, Les Paralleles, D.E.R. and many others.

Discography

Albums

• Tiranus CD/LP (2003 625 Thrashcore/Liberation Records/Laja Records)
• Complete Discography 1997-2001 CD (2001 Refuse Records)
• I Shot Cyrus/Discarga split LP (2005 Peculio Discos)
• Assassinicus CD (2005 Liberation Records)

EPs

• I Shot Cyrus/Gmork split 7" (2002 Na Und Records)
• I Shot Cyrus/Diáspora split 7" (2002 Cospe Fogo Records)
• I Shot Cyrus/Kriegstanz split 7" (2004 RUPS Records/Peculio)

Compilations

• Thrashmaster LP (1999 Sacred&Profane/Sound&Fury)
• Drunk Fools vs True Till Death CD (2002 Laja Records)
• Time is Money 7" (2002 HateRock)

External links

• I Shot Cyrus official MySpace page