Chilean Metal

Coffin Curse – Ceased to Be Review

Coffin Curse – Ceased to Be Review

By Saunders on February 1, 2020 in 2020, Chilean Metal, Death Metal, Memento Mori, Reviews, Death Metal, 31 comments

“Australia is in the midst of a devastating bushfire crisis and severe drought, so the fun-loving summery good vibes we are accustomed to, have been undercut by widespread devastation of habitat, wildlife, property, and loss of lives. Throw in the usual trials and tribulations of life and it’s been a strange time. But as is often the case, metal is a cathartic remedy to tough times. And some good old, no-frills death metal played with ferocity and feral rawness is just what the doctor ordered.” Casket case.

Capilla Ardiente – The Siege [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

Capilla Ardiente – The Siege [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Holdeneye on December 16, 2019 in 2019, Chilean Metal, Doom Metal, High Roller Records, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Doom Metal, 55 comments

“Keep your stoner doom and your funeral doom, and give me Solitude Aeturnus, While Heaven Wept, and Crypt Sermon’s debut any day. 2019 saw the masters themselves release an album with mixed results, and while I enjoyed much of this year’s Crypt Sermon and found Atlantean Kodex and Fvneral Fvkk to be powerful platters of doom, Isole’s latest came closest to giving me that classic hopeless lovin’ feeling. But nothing could quite fill that cross-impaled horny horned skull shaped hole in my heart. Until I heard Capilla Ardiente’s The Siege, that is.” Doom is its own reward.

Slaughtbbath – Alchemical Warfare Review

Slaughtbbath – Alchemical Warfare Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on September 17, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Chilean Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Black Metal, 20 comments

“Time to draw ourselves a Slaughtbbath, folks. What bathing in slaughtb feels like is known to those who heard 2013’s Hail to Fire, the predecessor of Alchemical Warfare and Slaughtbbath’s debut. I took a Slaughtbbath many times via Hail to Fire, which is the least important qualification I possess to review that record’s successor. My most important qualification? Look at my pen name, and then look at the title of this record; Slaughtbbath and I share an enjoyment of gratuitous Slayer puns.” Rub-a-drub-drub.

Rotten Hate – Stabbing the Masses Review

Rotten Hate – Stabbing the Masses Review

By Mark Z. on July 24, 2019 in 2019, Australis Records, Chilean Metal, Crust Punk, Death Metal, Reviews, Crust Punk, Death Metal, 15 comments

“If blackened death metal is like a nuclear bomb going off, then crust punk is like getting a nail bomb shoved in your body’s tightest orifice. Add some death metal to the mix and it’s like getting a nail bomb shoved in every orifice. At least, that’s what I hope for when I see these two styles mixed together. And that’s what I hoped for with Rotten Hate, a new Chilean trio formed by members of underground doom acts Ruined and Black Harvest.” Hate is the new love.

Drimys Winteri – Excelsa Natura Review

Drimys Winteri – Excelsa Natura Review

By Doom_et_Al on July 8, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Chilean Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Reviews, 21 comments

“I was on a hike recently, and while trekking through the forest, I stopped regularly to admire the magnificent trees. Up close, each was different, with idiosyncratic patterns, leaves, and scars. When I made it to the top of a nearby hill, however, and glanced over said forest, I was struck by the homogeneity. The individual trees, all so unique at first, looked identical from afar. I imagined, for a second, that this is (a) probably how our Overlord views his army of writers and (b) how black metal bands appear to fans of the genre.” In metal, as in forests.

Sol Sistere – Cold Extinguished Light Review

Sol Sistere – Cold Extinguished Light Review

By Master of Muppets on May 12, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Chilean Metal, Hammerheart Records, Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, 91 comments

“Ov all the cruel ironies in this angry metal world, black metal’s oversaturated state, at this point presumably mere days from breaching mainstream radio status, is likely the one that yanks my unicorn the most. That the brave new musical world discovered by such wanderers as Burzum, Mayhem, and Bathory would be further explored and defiled in time was never a question, yet the rampant proliferation of new obsidian acts we find ourselves plagued with is less akin to expansion than to… well, frankly, a fucking plague.” Semi-cold.

Sins of the Damned – Striking the Bell of Death Review

Sins of the Damned – Striking the Bell of Death Review

By Holdeneye on May 2, 2019 in 2019, Chilean Metal, Reviews, Shadow Kingdom Records, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, 59 comments

“Where exactly does speed metal stop and thrash begin? It’s a question that pops into my head nearly every time I listen to a speed metal album, but I’ve never come up with an answer that satisfies me. I’ve searched online and found different explanations: “thrash has punk in it, speed doesn’t” or “thrash has harsh vocals, speed doesn’t” or “speed metal is essentially sped-up traditional metal while thrash is extreme metal” or “thrash uses the low E-string to build riffs” or “blah, blah, blah.” There’s some truth to all of these, but I still have no idea how to describe the difference in a definitive way.” Fine and fast lines.

Lascar – Wildlife Review

Lascar – Wildlife Review

By Dear Hollow on October 28, 2018 in 2018, A Sad Sadness Song, Black Metal, Chilean Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 27 comments

“My relationship with Deafheaven is “it’s complicated” on Facebook. I don’t even know if that’s a thing anymore, but you see, I enjoyed 2015’s Sunbather for its heart wrenching combination of post-rock and black metal. However, what really grinds my gears is the carnage that the band left in their wake, as suddenly legions upon legions of fanboys, ripoffs and mimics started flooding the scene. Lascar, clearly one of these fanboys, is a one-man post-black act from Santiago, Chile, signed to Italy’s A Sad Sadness Song Records.” Sunbathing and trend aping.

Hellish – The Spectre of Lonely Souls Review

Hellish – The Spectre of Lonely Souls Review

By Dr. Wvrm on August 29, 2018 in 2018, Chilean Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Unspeakable Axe Records, Thrash Metal, 56 comments

“As the length of your average re-thrash album shrinks, so does the amount of brainpower worth expending on the genre. You needn’t be a Rhodes scholar to appreciate dirty licks and thirty years of glacial progress previously, but the pull towards a Reign in Blood-sized event horizon makes thrash feel more like grindcore at times. I struggle to decide whether to embrace the movement — if you have less to say, take less time to say it — or if I should expect more from a scene that once set trends. Hellish places me squarely in the middle with their sophomore album, The Spectre of Lonely Souls.” Thrash is Hell(ish).