Krisiun was formed in 1990, by three brothers, vocalist/bassist Alex Camargo, guitarist Moyses Kolesne and drummer Max Kolesne. Camargo originally billed himself as Alex Kolesne, but since 1995 he has used his mother's maiden name as his stage name. They have toured extensively through North America, South America and Europe (recording their first official DVD while in Poland). The band is heavily influenced by the debut albums of
Sodom,
Kreator,
Morbid Angel and
Slayer. Their violent lyrics and very fast musical tempo make them one of the most eminent "extreme death metal" bands in the world. They released three demos before moving to
São Paulo in 1995. People there had already started to notice the budding talent of the band. Shortly after the move, their second guitarist Altemir Souza left the band and returned to Porto Alegre (where he died in a motorbike accident in 2002). The
Unmerciful Order EP (their only "major" recording featuring a second guitarist, namely Mauricio Nogueira of
Torture Squad) established the band as a cult act, and that status was further confirmed by the release of their debut album
Black Force Domain (now as a trio) in 1995. The following albums continued to improve their brutal and uncompromising approach to death metal. In February–March 2007, the band toured North America with
Unleashed,
Belphegor and
Hatesphere. The band spent May and June 2007 on the road through Europe alongside
Immolation and
Grave. Early September 2007 saw them hitting the road again touring Northern Europe. And the last two weeks of September were spent in Russia on the Flaming Arts Festival tour. October 2007 saw Krisiun touring Poland and the Balkans extensively with
Vader,
Incantation and
Rotting Christ. In April–May 2008, the band recorded their latest in Stage One Studios in the city of Borgentreich, Germany. It was produced by
Andy Classen who had worked with the Brazilians on the album
Conquerors of Armageddon and
AssassiNation. The new album was given the name
Southern Storm and the launch in Europe was 21 July 2008 via Century Media Records. The disc brought 12 new tracks and a version of "Refuse/Resist", the
Sepultura classic from the
Chaos A.D. album. In 2009 they toured Europe with
Nile and in 2010 they toured the U.S. with Nile and Immolation. In September–October 2015, they were part of The Devastation on the Nation tour in North America. They co-headlined the tour
Origin. With
Aeon, Alterbeast,
Soreption and
Ingested as support. ==Band members==