Point of No Return (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Point of No Return (PONR)


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Origin = São Paulo, Brazil
Genre = hardcore punk, metalcore
Years_active = 1996–2006
Label = Liberation Records, Catalyst Records, Scorched Earth Police
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/xponrx/ xponrx Myspace page]
Current_members = Alexandre Fanuchi
Frederico Freitas
Marcos Suarez
Tarcísio Leite
Paulo Sangiorgio Jr.
Jefferson Queiróz
Luciano Juliatto
Past_members = Gilberto Gomes
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Point of No Return was a vegan, straight-edge metalcore band. The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members, in São Paulo, Brazil. The band's lyrics were focused on "Third World struggles" and animal liberation issues. Point Of No Return first CD, "Centelha" (Sparks), was released by Liberation Records in Brazil and Catalyst Records in US. Their sound was describe as a mix of Earth Crisis metal mosh with death metal elements. The band had three singers, like their North American counterpart, Path of Resistence. The band toured Europe twice, in 2000 and 2002, and toured Argentina in 2001. After a seven months break and a supposed "last show" in Argentina, the band came back with a new album in 2002, "Liberdade Imposta, Liberdade Conquistada" (Imposed Freedom, Conquered Freedom). The songs were more deep and melancholic, but also with a strong influence from bands like Cro-Mags, Judge and Napalm Death. The lyrics, this time completely in Portuguese, dealt about political and social issues. Point of No Return played its last show in 2006.

Members

*Alexandre Fanuchi, aka Kalota - vocals
*Frederico Freitas - vocals
*Marcos Suarez - Vocals
*Tarcísio Leite - guitar
*Paulo Júnior, aka Juninho - guitar
*Jefferson Queiróz, aka Tigrilo - bass
*Luciano Juliato - drums

Former members

*Gilberto Gomes, aka China - Bass

Albums

*"Voices" (1997, Liberation Records)
*"What was done" (1999, Catalyst Records)
*"Centelha" (2000, Liberation Records)
*"Sparks" (2001, Catalyst Records - Centelha US release)
*"Liberdade Imposta, Liberdade Conquistada" (2002, Liberation Records)
*"Imposed Freedom, Conquered Freedom" (2002, Scorched Earth Police - Liberdade... European release)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/xponrx Myspace page] "myspace page"
* [http://www.xcatalystx.com/ Catalyst Records] "Catalyst Records"