It's no big news that South American hardcore is rapidly emerging as one of the most passionate and intense demonstrations of heavy music worldwide. And Brazil is definitely no exception to that. Formed in 2006 by people that have been very active in this scene for more than a decade, NORTE CARTEL has already succeeded in becoming one of the most prominent HARDCORE acts in Brazil.

With outstanding live performances, it took little time before the boundaries of its hometown, Rio de Janeiro, began being surpassed. After two years hitting the road heavily and playing gigs all over the country, NORTE CARTEL was ready to take its music to a wider audience. In 2008, a split CD with Argentinian heroes OTRA SALIDA was released in both countries and had a major role in spreading the band's name all over South America. By that time, the vocalist of CONFRONTO (Brazilian straight edge metal) joined the band, which was quickly getting a huge feedback from the public at the shows.

Due to a massive distribution of the record, in 2010, NORTE CARTEL managed to release its first full lenght FIEL