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Eightball Cholos

Death / Thrash / Sludge Metal
Sandston, Virginia, USA

Eightball Cholos (sometimes spelled “8-Ball Cholos”) was started in 1996 by David “Burrito” Villalpando and Tracy “Tracy G” Grijalva. Burrito and Tracy G had worked together since 1985 in California in the bands Conviction of Sin and The Warning. Burrito had also been in bands like G.V.A. and Moral Majority as well, while Tracy G is known for his work in Swift Kick and Dio.

Eightball Cholos actually started out as The Warning. After many death threats and hate mail, Burrito moved to Virginia round 1989. Burrito and Tracy G stayed in touch, and even began working on a new album for The Warning. However, they decided to take this album to the next level, making the music more brutal and lyrically dealing with popular christian movements such as the Promise Keepers and what they labeled “false” religions. Because of this new direction, they changed names to Eightball Cholos and released Satan's Whore in 1996 on Burrito's new label Morphine Records.

In 2010, Divine Metal Distro re-issued Satan's Whore with new artwork. Additionally, the first 100 copies came with a bonus disc containing the first three demos by The Warning. This version is nearly impossible to find. Additionally, Burrito and Tracey G started working on a new album. This new album was initially called Church of Whores, and it was going to be released by Open Grave Records. Then the name of the album was changed to ObamaChrist 666. At one point, Mark Solomon of Stavesacre and The Crucified was announced as a featured guest on the album. This album has yet to be released.

In April of 2020, Roxx Records announced that they would be re-issuing Satan's Whore and two new Eight Ball Cholos releases: a brand new ep in 2020 called Plague of Sorrows and a brand new full length called Last Rites (The Judgement of God) in 2021. The new releases were delayed due to Burrito's health problems, and then he unfortunately passed away in January of 2022 due to complications from COVID and pnemonia.

Discography

1996 Satan's Whore Morphine Records
2010 Satan's Whore (re-issue) Divine Metal Distro
2020 Satan's Whore (re-issue) Roxx Records

Satan's Whore

1996 Morphine Records (R1001)
2010 Divine Metal Distro
2020 Roxx Records

Burrito - Lyrics, vocals
Tracy G - Songwriting, guitars, bass, drums

  1. In My Blackest Hour (5:30)
  2. Exorcise My Soul (3:38)
  3. Cry For Love (5:19)
  4. Into the Bowels of Hell (5:40)
  5. Valley of Meggido (7:10)
  6. Movement of Deceit (5:04)
  7. Shattered Faith (4:24)
  8. Mountains of Dead Babies (3:58)
  9. Predators in the Pulpit (5:16)
  10. Satan's Whore (3:00)
  11. The Face That Has No Sin (5:56)
  12. Broken (5:06)
  13. They Don't Know Him (3:38)
  14. I Fall Down (2:07)
  15. Warefare (2:58)
  16. The Man (0:35)
2021 remaster bonus disc
  1. The Warning - Church of the Dead
  2. The Warning - The Struggle Within
  3. The Warning - Greetings from Hell
  4. The Warning - Purgatory
  5. The Warning - You Could Have
  6. The Warning - Apostates on Parade
  7. The Warning - Hypocrite
  8. The Warning - Bible Belt Blues
  9. The Warning - Rev 3:16
  10. The Warning - It's a G-Thing
  11. The Warning - In Spite of
  12. Conviction of Sin - Your Choice
  13. Conviction of Sin - No Religion
  14. Conviction of Sin - U.S. Decay
  15. Conviction of Sin - Revelations 3:16
  16. Conviction of Sin - Human Holocaust
  17. Conviction of Sin - Back to the Cross
  18. Conviction of Sin - Look to God

David “Burrito” Villalpando and Tracy G (of Dio fame) started the Christian crossover band called The Warning at a very young age. After the demise of The Warning the duo would form Eightball Cholos stylistically the same with a crossover punk/thrash feel. The band went on to play some very classic shows and put out only one album before calling it a day. That album was entitled Satan’s Whore.

If that’s not enough for you 100 copies will be packaged as a 2 disc set with an exclusive bonus disc. That bonus disc features a recently uncovered 4th demo tape recorded by The Warning. This demo tape was so long lost even Burrito didn’t realize it existed. Also closing out the bonus disc is a live performance from Conviction of Sin from the Godcore 3 tape series never released on CD.”


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