Featuring IRA, PsicoCancer, Latinos y Metálicos, and Trident at Tribus Bar - August 16, 2025 |

Hermandad Metalica Fest in Santa Fe – Argentina

The city of Santa Fe, capital of the beautiful province of the same name, welcomed us on the weekend of August 16 for this special event, where the excuse was to celebrate Heavy Metal and the metal brotherhood, as proclaimed in the previous announcements, in addition to the celebration of the 100th issue of the well-known Metalica Zine, which was handed out to each of the attendees at this Metal party.

Of course, we had a wonderful experience beforehand with a lot of brothers and friends who made our visit to the beautiful city of Santa Fe much more than rewarding, among whom we can mention Naldo Brizuela and family, Jose and Panky from the radio program “El Templo Del Metal,” the guys from Ícaro (tough guys if ever there were any), Fabián De La Torre from Metalica Zine, etc.
The venue was “Tribus Bar,” one of the city’s hotspots, where the sound and stage set-up for the show were perfect. It really had nothing to envy from other venues we’ve been to, and I even think that “Tribus” is above many classic venues in Buenos Aires. It was truly worthy of applause, as was the organization of this festival, which started almost exactly on time.

So, as scheduled, Ira took the stage with a fitting display and excellent sound behind them. The band performs its furious traditional heavy metal, with details that give it a rather national characterization without emulating anyone else. That’s called having personality. In just over half an hour, Ira took us through some of its material, focusing on its latest album, Alma En Llamas. They played songs such as the title track of the aforementioned album, “Tiempos Violentos,” “Hijos De Caín,” “Diviendo Hermanos,” “Resistiendo,” and ended their set with “Sueños De Libertad,” a great song from start to finish. Ira showed a lot of grit and attitude on stage and set the bar high for what was to come next.

Next, with a great stage presence, Psicocancer took to the stage to showcase their sound, centered on the fierce thrash metal of the eighties. Names like Anthrax, Exodus, and D.R.I. are the first things that come to mind when you listen to Psicocancer. With a vocalist who is out of context, a mix between Till Lindemann, Tobias Forge, and Scott Weiland, the band is up for anything really. They have the personality, the songs, the stage presence, and everything else we can think of to deliver an excellent show and a tremendous blast of thrash metal. They really blew my mind.

They played “Modus Operandi,” “Bancocracia,” “Destrucsionismo,” the very good “El Santo A Los Cerdos,” the brilliant “Extrema Sobredosis De Thrash,” and to finish, they chose to close with Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark At The Moon,” putting the finishing touch on a great performance.

If the bar was high, imagine how high it was at this point in the night. That’s why it was a great challenge for Latinos y Metálicos to take the stage. The first thing that came to mind was thrash metal, but Latinos y Metálicos has an important influence on what national metal is. In a way, it reminded me of the old Horcas. That furious combination puts the band in a dilemma when it comes to describing their sound.

They played “No Naciste Para Ser Víctima” and other songs from their independent album “Por El Mismo Camino.” There was time for a few songs by the band Guarnición with Samuel Gomez, among which the well-known “Decepcionado” stood out, and a few words from Fabián De La Torre, head of Metalica Zine, the historic fanzine that is still going strong despite the passing of the years and fighting the good fight.

To end such an evening, the band we all wanted to see, or at least for me, was of great interest. The legendary Trident, who filled the spectrum with even more Metal. They kicked off with a bang, with “El Herrero,” and then played several of the band’s classics such as “La Nación Que Merecés,” “Mesías Del Metal,” “Desertor,” “Si Supieras,” “Maten A La Coneja,” etc. In an excellent display of traditional, fierce, strong, and violent Heavy Metal, Trident sounds just as it should.

To liven up this Metal party and end their set, Trident went for more and delivered some Judas Priest covers such as “Electric Eye,” “Cum On Feel The Noize” by Quiet Riot, ending with “Breaking The Law,” bringing an end to an evening full of Metal. The band sounded tight and well-established on stage, confirming that they are a legend of national Heavy Metal.

One thing to highlight about this festival is that the sound was consistent for everyone. There was no stinginess or anything like that here. All the bands sounded good and had the same sound quality. This would be something to highlight if it weren’t for the fact that, as everyone knows, on many occasions the best is reserved for the most important band, so to speak. Well, that didn’t happen here, and it’s something really worth noting.
The city of Santa Fe could well be declared the National Capital of Heavy Metal, but that would be unfair to other towns in the interior of Argentina. It is true that the scene here seems to be much more important than in other places, even in Buenos Aires and its surroundings, or at least I think the support that people give to the scene is remarkable. No less important is that, as I have been describing, the bands that played not only have the quality and sound to be more recognized, but they proved to be prophets in their own land, and even more.
Of course, we hope that this type of initiative and event will be repeated, and of course, we hope to be there again!!!!