Tag Chile
Despite what some outside the scene may think, Doom covers a wide range of sounds and speeds. From the punk tinged angry bark of Saint Vitus, all the way to the near operatic storytelling of Candlemass, there is a wide… Continue Reading →
There’s something about metal, especially thrash metal that seems to be built into the DNA of South America’s head bangers. Chilean crushers, Mayhemic have finally unleashed their debut long player after a string of singles and demo releases since their… Continue Reading →
By full way of confession, this is the first Pentagram (Chile) album that I’ve heard. I know that they’ve been active since 1985, and have a horde of fans. It’s also clear that they’ve been a real influence on other… Continue Reading →
[Before we start: a significant part of the lyrical content of this album makes (non-explicit/graphic) reference to suicide, child abuse and self-harm, from the child’s perspective. I’ve mentioned but not quoted this in the review, so that readers can make… Continue Reading →
If you look back at bands within death metal that have been around for more than just a decade you would quite quickly come upon Chile’s Sadism who have been in existence for over 30 years and even prior to… Continue Reading →
My friend Russ, who’s en expat now living in Santiago, Chile, tells me that his adopted country is a hotbed of heavy metal bands. I’ve come to realise this myself from the number of albums by Chilean bands which have… Continue Reading →
Once again I find myself exploring the darker depths of black metal’s underbelly, and finding its cold, claustrophobic embrace familiar and comforting. This month’s offering comes from Voidmilker, a name which will be new to most, as this is their… Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to Part 2 of Out of my Wheelhouse, where I review new albums in genres I know little to nothing about. Today we have an atmospheric doom death album from Rise to The Sky, and while I… Continue Reading →
I have a penchant for going for bands hailing from our metallized South American brothers and sisters and any band named Putrid Yell has got to be someone that likes that gnarly side of death metal surely. This Chilean band… Continue Reading →
Well there’s an Island Catalina located in Magallanes, Chile and perhaps this is the place that David Cofré the man behind this oddly named project is missing. I could be completely on the wrong track and it might well be… Continue Reading →
It’s off to South America and Santiago Chile to be exact. Here we find dark practitioners Xalpen raising a blackened storm and invoking “undead magik of the Ancient Shamans, for the glory of the Dark Gods of Chaos!” There’s plenty… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Chile this atmospheric black metal band is solely the brainchild of Sergio González Catalán assisted by Emidio Alexandre on drums for this excellent sophomore album that immerses you in a world of scintillating melodies, bleakness and a sense… Continue Reading →