Massacra was a French death / thrash metal band that formed in 1986. After recording three demos they finally landed a deal with Shark Records from Germany, a label that unfortunately follows trends too much. After several successful albums they signed a new deal with the major label Phonogram. In April 1997 founding member Fred Duval sadly died of skin cancer at the young age of 29 which led to the demise of the band. Some members of the band apparently formed an industrial side project called Zero Tolerance in 1996 and released one album through Active Records.