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středa 15. května 2024

Recenze/review - TZOMPANTLI - Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force (2024)


TZOMPANTLI - Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force
CD 2024, 20 Buck Spin

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Mělo to probíhat jako obvykle. Tradiční rituál pro vyvolávání temných sil. Krvavá oběť je nakonec spálena a její popel je rozházen do nedaleké řeky. Jenže tentokrát je něco jinak. Zemřelý s prvními plameny povstal. Měl zcela jinou tvář. Děsivou a šílenou. Jako je hudba death doomových maniaků TZOMPANTLI. Ti letos přicházejí se svojí druhou dlouhohrající deskou. Je volným pokračováním jejich záhrobní práce. 

Jedná se opět o velmi povedenou záležitost. Mexické starodávné domorodé rituály mě vždy fascinovaly. Pánům se je povedlo přenést na hudební nosič. Hudba je zde prostředek proto, aby ohně opět hořely. Myslím si, že se jim letos povedlo vše přivést k dokonalosti.


Ve skladbách je všechno, co mám na tomhle stylu tolik rád. Temná energie, chlad i děsivá svědectví o věcech, které nejsou z našeho světa. Základem je syrový smrtící kov, který je velmi elegantně kombinován s klasickým doomem. Výsledkem je pokrm, který když pozřete, tak se přenesete do dávných časů. Na staré pohřebiště, na obětní místa. Mrazivý zvuk, krásně stylové vyvedený obal, celkový dojem i produkce, tohle všechno dělá z novinky velmi návykovou záležitost. Mám rád, když se setmí a všude je klid. V těchto momentech zní album "Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force" nejlépe. Jednotlivé skladby se valí kupředu, jako řeka smrti, jako lavina, která vás strhne s sebou. Je to jako si číst v zaprášených spisech. Hluboko pod zemí ožívají pradávné příběhy o krutosti, o síle a nenávisti. Je jen na vás, jestli se necháte strhnout. Za sebe mohu napsat jen jediné. Novinka se opravdu povedla. Baví mě ji poslouchat, s chutí si ji dávám často do hlavy. Jen musím dávat pozor, je totiž jako nějaká choroba, která byla dlouhé roky ukryta ve staré kryptě. Tohle je nahrávka do opuštěných katakomb, do chrámů, ve kterých jsou do stěn otištěny příběhy lovců i jejich obětí. Přízraky ožívají, stíny jsou zase dlouhé a všechno je připraveno. Stačí zapnout play a obřad může znovu začít. TZOMPANTLI nahráli desku, která je chladná i žhavá zároveň. Je jako jed, který vám dlouhé roky podávali, abyste jednou zemřeli krutou smrtí. Mělo to probíhat jako obvykle. Tradiční rituál pro vyvolávání temných sil. Krvavá oběť je nakonec spálena a její popel je rozházen do nedaleké řeky. Jenže tentokrát je něco jinak. Krutý, temný doom death metalový otisk pradávných obřadů! Ohně byly znovu zapáleny!


Asphyx says:

It was supposed to be business as usual. A traditional ritual for summoning dark forces. The blood sacrifice is eventually burned and its ashes scattered in a nearby river. Only this time, something's different. The deceased rose with the first flames. He had a completely different face. Terrifying and mad. Like the music of death doom maniacs TZOMPANTLI. This year they come with their second full-length album. It's a loose continuation of their work from beyond the grave. 

It is again a very good thing. Mexico's ancient indigenous rituals have always fascinated me. The gentlemen have succeeded in bringing them to a musical medium. The music here is the means to make the fires burn again. I think they've managed to bring everything to perfection this year.


The songs have everything I love about this style. The dark energy, the coldness and the eerie testimonies of things that are not of our world. The foundation is raw death metal, which is very elegantly combined with classic doom. The result is a dish that when you look at it, you are transported back in time. To old burial grounds, sacrificial sites. The chilling sound, the beautifully styled packaging, the overall feel and production, all of this makes this new release a very addictive affair. I like it when it gets dark and everywhere is quiet. It's in these moments that "Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force" sounds at its best. The individual tracks roll forward like a river of death, like an avalanche that takes you with it. It's like reading through dusty writings. Deep underground, ancient tales of cruelty, of power and hatred come to life. It's up to you to be swept away. For myself, I can write only one thing. The novelty really hit the spot. I enjoy listening to it, I put it in my head often. I just have to be careful, because it's like a disease that's been hidden in an old crypt for years. This is a recording into abandoned catacombs, temples where the stories of hunters and their victims are imprinted on the walls. The ghosts come to life, the shadows are long again and everything is ready. Just turn on the play and the ceremony can begin again. TZOMPANTLI have recorded a record that is cool and hot at the same time. It's like a poison that has been administered to you for years, only to die a cruel death one day. It was supposed to be business as usual. A traditional ritual to summon dark forces. The blood sacrifice is eventually burned and its ashes scattered in a nearby river. But this time, something's different. A cruel, dark doom death metal imprint of ancient rituals! The fires have been rekindled!



about TZOMPANTLI on DEADLY STORM ZINE:




TRACKLIST
1. Tetzahuitl
2. Tlayohualli
3. Tlaloc Icuic
4. Chichimecatl
5. Tetzaviztli
6. Otlica Mictlan
7. Icnocuicatl

Song title Language: Nahuatl

LINE-UP
Brian “Itztlakamayeh” Ortiz - Vocals, Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Bass, Folks Instruments & Percussion
Manzig “Yohualli” Sanchez - Lead Guitars
Eric Delgado - Bass
Mateotl Boughton - Lead Guitars
Jason “Katulu” Brunes - Vocals, Folks Instruments & Percussion
Erol Ulug - Vocals, Lead Guitars
Alejandro Aranda - Vocals, Drums, Folks Instruments & Percussion
Justin Moore - Vocals
Lord Foul - Vocals
Mateotl Gonzalez - Folks Instruments & Percussion
Justin Ton - Lead Guitars


CREDITS
Recorded, produced, mixed & master by Erol Ulug at Bright Light Studios. Cover by Adam Burke. Album layout by Chimere Noire. Photography by Luckee Ngin.


čtvrtek 19. května 2022

Recenze/review - TZOMPANTLI - Tlazcaltiliztli (2022)


TZOMPANTLI - Tlazcaltiliztli
CD 2022, 20 Buck Spin

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Jednou všichni zemřeme a dají nás do hrobů. Možná budeme mít štěstí a jednou nás najdou naši potomci a budou přemýšlet, jaké jsme asi žili životy. Prokletí shnijí a rozpadnou se v prach, stejně jako všichni ostatní. Přesto si myslím, že budou všude otisknuty naše činy, myšlenky i ozvěny. Podobně nastavené to mám i s hudbou. Pro poslech si vybírám jen desky, které ve mě probudí nějaké emoce, které mě dokáží vytáhnout z dlouhé letargie, které se říká život.

Američtí death metalisté na své dlouhohrající stejnojmenné prvotině koketují i s doom metalem. Nahrávka je tím pádem záhadná, magická, jakoby zastřená. Připomíná starou tajemnou modlitbu, záhadu, kterou se snažíte vyřešit. Někde mezi melancholií, brutalitou, surovostí a starými náhrobky, se pohybují i TZOMPANTLI. A dělají to s elegancí a zkušenostmi. 


V tématech textů, které jsou velmi propracované a zajímavé, se kapela prochází na starodávných místech, užívá si tajné rituály. Jde až na dřeň, na prazáklad všeho zla, k jeho samotné podstatě. Musím také napsat, že se mi líbí jak zvuk, tak i obal. Vše sedí perfektně na svých místech. Songy jsou dlouhé, masivní, svým způsobem velmi bolestivé. Pomalu, ale s jistotou, sestupujeme spolu s kapelou do míst, kde jsou do stěn otištěny temné vzpomínky. Jako bychom znovu objevovali okultismus, temnou magii. Hnilobné procesy byly zahájeny již dávno a svět se zase tolik nezměnil. Zlo pořád čeká na nejvhodnější okamžik, aby zaútočilo. TZOMPANTLI jsou dobří skladatelé, jednotlivé motivy jsou velmi dobře zapamatovatelné. Není to jen schopnost napsat zajímavou pasáž, ale album na mě působí uceleně a kompaktně i jako celek. Zatemním celý svůj pokoj, zhasnu všechna světla a pak už se nechám jen unášet na zpěněných krvavých vlnách řeky tekoucí směrem do hlubokého podzemí. Netřeba kapelu k někomu přirovnávat, lepší je, když si poslechnete ukázky. Pánové se drží tradičních, klasických postupů, ale přidávají i kus svých myšlenek. Lidská historie nebyla vždy přívětivá a spoustu věcí ještě nechápeme. Kapela vám sice nedá odpovědi na nezodpovězené otázky, ale určitě vám pomůže pochopit tmu. Děs, beznaděj, šílenství. Nic jiného už neexistuje. Tahle deska se opravdu povedla. Doom death metalový přízrak z onoho světa!


Asphyx says:

One day we will all die and be put in our graves. Maybe we'll be lucky and one day our descendants will find us and wonder what kind of lives we might have lived. The damned will rot and crumble into dust, just like everyone else. Yet I think our actions, thoughts, and echoes will be imprinted everywhere. I have a similar setup with music. I only choose to listen to records that awaken some emotion in me, that can pull me out of the long lethargy called life.

The American death metallers also flirt with doom metal on their long-playing eponymous debut album. The record is thus mysterious, magical, as if veiled. It reminds me of an old mysterious prayer, a mystery you are trying to solve. Somewhere between melancholy, brutality, rawness, and old tombstones, TZOMPANTLI also moves. And they do it with elegance and experience.


In the themes of the lyrics, which are very elaborate and interesting, the band walks in ancient places, enjoying secret rituals. It goes to the bottom, to the root of all evil, to its very essence. I must also write that I like both the sound and the cover art. Everything fits perfectly in place. The songs are long, massive, and very painful in their own way. Slowly, but surely, we descend with the band into places where dark memories are imprinted on the walls. It's like rediscovering the occult, dark magic. The rotting processes were started long ago and the world hasn't changed that much. Evil is still waiting for the right moment to strike. TZOMPANTLI are good composers, the individual motifs are very memorable. It's not just the ability to write an interesting passage, but the album impresses me as a whole and compact. I darken my whole room, turn off all the lights and then just let myself drift on the foamy bloody waves of the river flowing towards the deep underground. No need to compare the band to anyone, it's better if you listen to the samples. The gentlemen stick to the traditional, classic methods, but add a piece of their own ideas. Human history hasn't always been kind and there are many things we still don't understand. While the band won't give you answers to unanswered questions, it will certainly help you understand the darkness. Terror, despair, madness. There is nothing else. This record is really good. A doom death metal phantom from the other world!


TRACKLIST
1. Yaohuehuetl
2. Tlatzintilli
3. Tlazcaltiliztli
4. Eltequi
5. Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli
6. Tlamanalli
7. Yaotiacahuanetzli

LINE-UP
Huey Itztekwanotl o))) - Vocals / Guitars
G-Bone - Bass
Erol Ulug - Drums

Drums on “Eltequi” performed by Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Huehuetl drum circle, teponaztli drum, death whistles, shells and shakers were performed by Mateotl Gonzalez, G-bone & Huey Itztekwanotl o)))


A few questions - interview with death metal band from United States - TZOMPANTLI.

A few questions - interview with death metal band from United States - TZOMPANTLI.

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

I’m Huey Itztekwanotl, I play in Tzompantli. We started in 2019 and play indigenous death doom. We incorporate a lot of indigenous folk instruments along with a heavy, punishing but spiritual sound.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

We recorded ‘Tlazcaltiliztli’ with my good friend Erol Ulug at Bright Lights Studios, here in California. He also did session drums for the album and was in charge of the sound and engineering. He and I both co-produced the album.


How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

I do not know how many copies are pressed up, but it is being released on cassette, CD, digital and vinyl via 20 Buck Spin.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

I wrote all the lyrics except on Eltequi, I got them from a Mexica chant called “Song of Huitzilopochtli '' in the Florentine Codex. The lyrics mainly have a theme of ritual sacrifice and references to history of the Mexica people or Aztecs as most people know them.

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

Alex Herrera did the logo. The cover art was done by Andi at AVS Ravenheart and the album layout was done by Dan Fried. We don't have a website other than our socials and bandcamp that I manage. I do think that social networks are important for bands to network and share their news.


Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?

20 Buck Spin is the label that I asked and they said yes to putting out the album. I am very satisfied with how the release has been handled. They have been good to us.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

There are so many but for this project, I drew inspiration from Disembowelment, Mortician, Morbid Angel, Evoken, Mournful Congregation and more. Most of my inspiration I got for this record was reading books about my culture and ancestors as well as playing with the native instruments.


Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

I only sent it to 20 Buck Spin and they responded very quickly. So I didn't need to send it anywhere else.

How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

I’ve played many gigs with my other bands but none with Tzompantli yet. I love playing clubs though. They are always way more intimate and fun.

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

I don’t have any plans. All I want is to continue to write music that I enjoy and hopefully people will continue to enjoy and support as well.

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

Hit up my socials (twitter & instagram) @tzompantlidoom

Thanx for the interview.

You’re welcome! Thank you for having me!


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