Hellish – The Vermis Mysteriis

Artist: Hellish Country: Chile Label: Dissonant Death Records / Unspeakable Axe Records Formats: 7″ EP / Cassette EP Year: 2021 It was early in the year 2015 when I first heard of this Chilean Thrash Metal band called Hellish, through…

Mayhemic – The Darkest Age [Compilation]

Artist: Mayhemic Country: Chile Label: Awakening Records Formats: CD Year: 2022 This Chilean Thrash Metal band, formed in 2018, released several demos and EP’s over the past few years. However, none of these releases reached my ears before, so for…

Hetroertzen – Phosphorus, Vol. I

Artist: HetroertzenCountry: Chile / SwedenLabel: Listenable RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 My first introduction into the art of the Chilean band Hetroertzen came upon the release of `Exaltation of Wisdom’. The band, that still features founding members Frater D and…

Vilespawn – Rotting Apparitions [Demo / Re-Release]

Artist: VilespawnCountry: ChileLabel: Noxious RuinFormats: Demo tapeYear: 2022 This new two-piece Death Metal band from Chile released their first three track-demo last summer independently via their digital platforms. Now it also got a physical release through the American-based Noxious Ruin…

Oldeath – Mortuarial Meditation

Artist: Oldeath Country: Chile Label: Oratorivm Records Formats: CD Year: 2022 It’s almost inevitable, but every few days I write a review about a release of a Chilean Black Metal band. It is amazing how many Black Metal comes out…

Funeral – Llamada Funebre

Artist: Funeral Country: Chile Label: Burning Coffin Records Formats: Cassette Year: 2022 Although I don’t know exactly how old this Chilean Black Metal band is, I always wonder how it is possible that the creative minds of musicians can’t come…

Kūka’ilimoku / Aarkanne – Ele’abyssus [Split LP]

Artist: Kūka’ilimoku / AarkanneCountry: USA / ChileLabel: Inferna Profundus RecordsFormats: Split LPYear: 2022 ‘Ele’abyssus’ is the title of a split LP between two rather stripped down Black Metal acts, Kūka’ilimoku from the USA and Aarkanne from Chile. Earlier releases by…

Frozen Blood – Revenge [Promo]

Artist: Frozen Blood Country: Chile Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital single Year: 2022 Frozen Blood is a new Old School Death Metal duo from Chile who will be releasing their debut demo tape by the end of this year through Diabolical…

Aarkanne – Revelatio

Artist: AarkanneCountry: ChileLabel: Self-ReleasedFormats: Digital EPYear: 2022 Aarkanne from Chile got a review here on VM-Underground for their full-length, ‘Mysterii’, that was released last year through Ars Negative on CD, Soul Reaper on cassette tape and on vinyl through Inferna…

Vesthangarth – Doomed Blood Concatenation [Demo]

Artist: VesthangarthCountry: ChileLabel: Self-releasedFormats: Digital demoYear: 2022 That Chilean metal is on the rise is something we have known for years. After an impressive rise of Chilean Death Metal, in recent years the Black Metal scene has also been flooded…

Mezexis – Demo 1

Artist: Mezexis Country: Chile Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2022 After the Big Wave Of Chilean Death Metal that started about 15 years ago, it now seems there’s coming more and more Black Metal from this South American hotspot…

Lord Valtgryftåke – Buried Under The Carved Runes

Artist: Lord Valtgryftåke Country: Chile Label: Inferna Profundus Records Formats: CD Year: 2022 Not long after the release of Lord Valtgryftåke’s ‘Renaissance From A Bitter Twilight’-demo, digital and on tape-format through Mahamvantara Arts Records, the Lithuanian Inferna Profundus Productions picked…