Paraguayan thrash metal band Kuazar will close a landmark 2025 with a powerful Asunción performance on Saturday, 27 December, at Vöudevil Venue, in downtown Asunción. After a historic European tour and a rain-delayed concert in their hometown of Ciudad del Este, the show stands as both a celebration and a statement from one of Paraguay’s most internationally visible heavy music acts.
The show arrives at the end of a year that reshaped Kuazar’s trajectory, expanding its reach beyond South America while strengthening its bond with local audiences. In an interview with The Asunción Times, Kuazar frontman Josema González reflects on a historic 2025.
A European breakthrough that changed everything
Earlier in 2025, Kuazar made international headlines with a groundbreaking tour across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Belgium. The Asunción Times covered this milestone: the first proper European tour by a Paraguayan band outside folklore genres, a distinction that carries weight beyond tourism.
The trio, Josema González on vocals and guitar, Ratty González on drums, and Marcelo Saracho on bass, shared lineups with established names from the global thrash metal circuit. But the exposure went deeper than typical opening slots. More than exposure, the experience reshaped how they approached live performance and audience connection.
“A very interesting 2025”
“During the shows in Europe, I realised that speaking with the audience, creating that connection, made a difference,” Josema shares. He delivered history lessons between riffs. The War of the Triple Alliance. The Chaco War. Guaraní phrases spoken with purpose. European crowds who had never heard of Paraguay suddenly understood not just the music, but why a metal band from this nation mattered.
Upon returning home, the band took a brief pause to handle personal and logistical matters. “We took a break to deal with things outside of music, and then we threw ourselves into preparing the shows for year’s end,” Josema says, describing 2025 as “very interesting and full of learning.”
During that European tour, metal band Kuazar also connected with Paraguayan fans, particularly in Spain, extending the reach of their message beyond traditional touring circuits.
The homecoming test: Ciudad del Este
Originally scheduled for 21 December, heavy rain forced postponement to 22 December at Club Social Acaray. Despite the delay, they delivered a high-energy set to a committed crowd.
What Josema noticed was crucial: new faces outnumbered the old ones. “The exposure from the tour added a lot of new people, and you feel that energy from the stage. These were people who had heard about the European breakthrough and came to witness what that noise was actually about.” The band had proven something essential: they belonged on stages like this.
A reunion that matters
More than a year has passed since Kuazar performed a major headline show in Paraguay. Josema described this night as their “musical end-of-year party,” an extensive set covering material from across their career with surprises planned exclusively for this show.
Fans can expect a more direct and communicative performance. The approach that clicked in Europe, engaging with the crowd, speaking between songs, is now fully integrated into their shows back home.
The sound and identity behind the thunder
As 2025 draws to a close, the band is gradually moving toward a new creative phase. “We are going to close the era of Hybrid Power and develop new materials.” The new work will spring from accumulated life experience. The composition process has already begun, with several demos completed. New singles will be released throughout 2026, with a full album potentially ready in early 2027.
Looking forward: Metal band Kuazar in 2026
The band has committed to Asuncionico 2026 at the Jockey Club on Day 1 (17 March), where they will perform alongside Deftones. This marks the first time Asuncionico is opening its doors to metal.
“This festival is opening itself to metal with a band like us,” Josema reflects, emphasising the historic moment this represents for Paraguayan metal on a festival stage of this scale.
“We will keep putting Paraguayan history into our songs. It is what makes us unique,” he states, signalling that the band’s core identity will remain central to future work.
Metal takes the capital
The show closes a year that expanded Paraguayan metal’s reach internationally whilst reaffirming the importance of local stages. Sharing the bill with Defrente, another Paraguayan group, this becomes a statement about local music’s substance. Josema offers measured confidence: “You will find a version filled with energy. You will leave having lost two kilograms from all the jumping.”
Event details
Date: Saturday, 27 December 2025
Time: 20:00.
Venue: Vöudevil Venue, Mcal. Estigarribia 1017, near Av. Estados Unidos, Downtown Asunción
Tickets: Available through Tuti.
Price: Gs. 84,000 (approximately US$12.50).
