Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Xolotl - Xolotl


Artist: Xolotl 
Album: Xoltol 
Label: American Line Productions
Year: 2009 
Country: USA 
Genre: Black Metal

Xolotl were a pre-hispanic black metal band based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. They share members with Yaotl Mictlan, and released this one self-titled album. The band takes their name of the sinister Aztec god of lightning and death, and lyrically draw from stories in both Aztec and Mayan mythology. Musically, Xolotl obvious carries some similarities to their sister band, but opt for shorter, more violent tracks than the long-form atmospheric black metal of Yaotl Mictlan. In addition the band incorporates many traditional indigenous flutes, whistles, and percussion into their music that adds a layer of mystique and transports you to the temples of Tenochtitlan. 

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Sangre Y Tierra - Cuando Los Blancos Vienen


Artist: Sangre Y Tierra
Album: Cuando Los Blancos Vienen
Label: Self-Released
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Genre: Black Metal

Sangre Y Tierra was a one man raw depressive black metal act from Holyoke, Massachusetts. This is their debut EP. In addition to themes of self-hatred and depression, Sangre Y Tierra write songs about Puerto Rican and Taino history and ancestral pride. On their debut offering, Sangre Y Tierra create a short but power statement of hatred and loathing. The record starts with a mid-pace dirge seething with venom and a pain that is palpable in the vocal performance. Right after "Pegado A Mierda" unleashes a belligerent torrent of contempt, only with things to slowly crash and fade into oblivion on the final track. A formidable initial offering from this Taino DSBM act. 

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Kalkumakuñ - Profundidad Abismal


Band: Kalkumakuñ
Album: Profundidad Abismal
Label: Self-Released
Year: 2016
Country: Chile
Genre: Black Thrash Metal

Kalkumakuñ are a black thrash metal band from Nueva Imperial, Chile. The is a recorded version of the band's debut demo, which was initially released in 2013. Along with the routine themes of evil and misanthropy that is to be expected with black metal, the band also write songs about the mythology of their Mapuche ancestors, who are a peoples indigenous to Chile, Peru, and Argentina. Across six tracks Kalkumakuñ lay putrid waste, conjuring malevolent spirits such as the Trekle-Wekufe with their fierce and wicked black thrash.

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