Prehispanic Black Metal (+ Compilations)

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Prehispanic Black Metal is a relatively unknown genre, but is slowing gaining recognition.

Looking at the name etymologically, it is derived of music inspired by indigenous culture predating the colonisation of the Spanish. This is then obviously strongly linked to music from Latin America (if not exclusive to, at least at this point), including countries colonised by other imperialist powers (such as Brazil with the Portuguese). This music takes inspiration and pride in both their culture (stories, traditions, etc) and music (indigenous instruments, singing/chanting etc). Not to mention their connection to the Earth. And this manifests itself as the sounds of animals and nature - or it's destruction.

This is evidently related to Folk music, though very much with it's own character - without getting into the many complex particularities, their specific relationship to colonisation and continued oppression marks a very distinctive difference here.

And because of this, I think it is difficult to categorise certain bands that imitate this music, yet do not share this history, this culture, this ancestry. For example, there is one such Russian band. I have not much listened to that band, but a Russian band imitating all this strikes me as strange, if not problematic, to say the least.

And of course, add all this to Black Metal. Though some bands may simply be different variations of Metal, the strongest tendency is variations of Black Metal.

And here are some compilations related to thus:

Compilation:

Metal Nativo Latinoamericano

01 - Aztra - Alturas (Ecuador)
02 - Ek – Hijos del sol (México)
03 - Guahahihoque – Along a Path (Colombia)
04 - Ch'aska – Imperio Caído (Perú)
05 - Yaotl Mictlán – Resistencia Itzae (México)
06 - Yanaconas – Tupac Amaru (Argentina)
07 - Folkheim – 1781 (Chile)
08 - Wangelen – Bajo Hualles y Canelos (Chile)
09 - Kukulcán – Señor de la guerra Huitzilopochtli (México)
10 - Kranium – Reencarnación (Perú)
11 - Paghania – Santuario del Puma (Chile)
12 - Chaquen – Donde los ángeles caminan (Colombia)
13 - Balam Akab – La última batalla (México)
14 - Yana Raymi – Magia Oscura (Perú)
15 - Mictlán – Ce Miquiztli (México)
16 - Diadema Tristis – Myth from the Ruins (Argentina)

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Metal Nativo Latinoamericano II

01 - Datura - Datura (Colombia)
02 - Muluc Pax - Akbal Lugar de Oscuridad (México)
03 - Toccata Magna - Incognite Soul (Brasil)
04 - Arraigo - Zamba para los Huérfanos (Argentina)
05 - Ai apaec Peru Salvaje- Marcha Inca (Perú)
06 - Anerhoth - Hordejaylli (Colombia)
07 - Tierramystica - Spiritual Song (Brasil)
08 - Auka Runa - Indian Land Brave (Chile)
09 - Khondor - Andean Metal Prevails (Colombia)
10 - Xipe Totec - Eztliquiahutl (México)
11 - Corubo - Nhanderu Hasy Katu (Brasil)
12 - Son Iok - Mexicca (México)
13 - Vento Negro - Centrodonte Triunfo Austral (Brasil)
14 - Hun Camé - Teponaztli (México)

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More prehispanic BM to come!

Corubo (+ Tremor) - Discography

And now I begin the posts relating to prehispanic BM (or similar), and in this specific case they refer to themselves as Indigenous BM. I'm of course referring to the band Corubo from Brazil. To give credit where credit is due, I discovered this band from a thread at the RABM forum.

Corubo have been around since 1999, well before the Cascadian BM scene came into being. Brazil, and Latin America in general have a very prominent (black) metal scene, and mix this with the strong current of radical environmentalism I have heard about in Brazil (but not limited to), perhaps it is no surprise to see a band like this. Even some Norwegian BM bands recognise Brazil being a pioneer of BM. Check out the wikipedia article on Sacrofago for specific details. Corubo's lyrics are in multiple languages, such as some indigenous languages of their region. Infact, their name is a reference to a term used for one of the tribes in the Amazon not exposed to civilisation. The political content of their music is obvious, anti-colonial, ecological, anarchistic.



Musically, there is difintely quite a variation amongst their different releases. I'm much more a fan of their earlier stuff, such as their demo and the Mordaz EP. I guess I feel their earlier stuff has more variation, less a wall of ambience. I think maybe the earlier stuff also incorporates elemental sounds better. Like the lightning on Mordaz, and though not elemental, the felling of trees on the demo. And of course I just generally have a soft spot for music, like BM, that is not from Europe or North America.

They also have a split with the Colombian band Tremor, who have similar beliefs, but a very different type of BM. I still like it though. I'm generally more an ambient/atmospheric BM guy though.

Check it out. All this stuff is availible for download from their myspace anyway.

Corubo Myspace Page
Tremor Myspace Page

Album Name: Jahe 'Opapá (Demo)
Band: Corubo
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Year: 2006
Country: Brazil
Track Listing:

1.	Intro	04:00
2.	Jahe'Opapá	04:45
3.	Árvores Mortas	07:23
4.	Finishing the so Perfect Race	05:16
5.	King of Stellar War (Rotting Christ cover)	06:01
Total playing time		24:38

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Album Name: Mordaz
Band: Corubo
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Year: 2007
Country: Brazil
Track Listing:

1.	Cântico Mordaz	03:36
2.	Terrorshed	04:12
3.	Nhanderu Hasy Katú	04:12
4.	Goitacás	05:49
5.	Ma Ieiye Nã	05:04
6.	Jahe'Osoró	06:10
7.	Aturu Ypy	09:02
8.	Ñaiménte Ipýpe	02:54
Total playing time		40:59

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Album Name: Ypykuera
Band: Corubo
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Year: 2008
Country: Brazil
Track Listing:

1.	Princípio de Sabedoria	07:03
2.	Untitled	04:25
3.	25/09/07 - Meu Irmão	04:42
4.	Venha e escute na direção do espírito guarani	06:19
5.	A ilusão da personalidade - o lobo e suas almas	05:34
6.	Ch'ilib	05:18
7.	He'la Yucatec	03:41
Total playing time		37:02

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Album Name: The End of Sorrow / Guarani Oporonhenói Gueteri
Band: Tremor/Corubo
Genre: Black, Death Metal/Black Metal, Ambient
Year: 2009
Country: Colombia/Brazil
Track Listing:

Tremor
1.	Pakal	03:51
2.	Denial	04:04
3.	The Hunting	03:14
4.	Wisdom	04:06
5.	Manifest	04:40
Corubo
6.	Guarani Oporonhenói Gueteri	03:04
7.	Oñembyesaráiva	02:10
8.	Hosãva	03:48
9.	Kuarahy Osemba Rire	03:25
10.	Amana	06:57
Total playing time		39:19

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Album Name: Ãngy Mbya Kueíry Hachypáma, Opa Mba'e Achy Avei
Band: Corubo
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Year: 2009
Country: Brazil
Track Listing:

1.	Oheja Ñandéve, Ñanderekópeguarã, Mba'e Ivaíva	05:04
2.	Ãngy Mbya Kueíry Hachypáma, Opa Mba'e Achy Avei	05:54
3.	Esperança Obscura	05:02
4.	Sapy'ánte Pyharevove	04:07
5.	Ñorairô Rekorekávo	04:37
6.	As Coisas Recomeçam Por Seu Fim	04:24
7.	Mombyryeterei Che Rendarãgui	05:16
8.	Yma Guaré Ñe'ê	00:46
Total playing time		35:10

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There is also due to be a re-release (or new version?) of the Tremor/Corubo split entitled Ancestral Metal sometime this year, aswell as a re-master of Corubo's lastest release.