Violator hails from Brazil's capital city of Brasilia, where they were conceived almost in tandem with the new millennium; yet the inspiration for their music originates nearly two decades earlier, in the fast and frenzied sounds of vintage '80s thrash metal. In fact, members Pedro "Poney Ret" Arcanjo Matos (vocals/bass), Pedro Augusto "Capaça" Vasconcelos (guitar), Juan Lerda (guitar), and David "Batera" Soto Araya (drums), all placed their birth dates in 1985 -- the year when Exodus released their watershed debut, Bonded by Blood, arguably the ultimate pure thrash album. Vio...