![]() Eltequi (to cut the chest open and extract the heart as an offering) sees TZOMPANTLI go for all-out Indigenous American inspiration. It’s these numbers deeply rooted in indigenous heritage and culture where this album really shines. Already, it’s clear that this album serves as a rallying battle cry, and the addition of death whistles, shells and shakers completes the intimidating picture. The scene is set with the use of huehuetl drumming, a drum used in Aztec warrior gatherings. This potent combination adds up to a harrowing sonic experience the likes of which you won’t find anywhere else… yet.ĭedicated to the indigenous peoples, nations & tribes of the American continents, the album opens with Yaohuehuetl (‘war drum’). It should come as no surprise then that their music exists in the realm of death-doom, but theirs is a sound and identity that is imbued with the spirit of indigenous themes and history, led by Huey Itztekwanotl o))). This is a band that have named themselves after Native American racks on which to display human skulls, and named their debut album Tlazcaltiliztli after a ritual ceremony that translates to ‘ nourishing the fire and sun with blood’. CATTLE DECAPITATION have been particularly effective with this over the past 25 years and now there is no mystery as to what we are getting from them. ![]() ![]() Death metal in particular has long held a penchant for gruesome album artwork or grotesque band/album names. Over the years, different subgenres have earned their own telltale signs and tropes. ![]()
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