Friday, May 1, 2009

Xibalba

I'm not sure what the "poop" in the album's title Ah Dzam Poop Ek means. The lyrics center around ancient Mayan culure and demonology, so it probably translates to something cool in some dead language.
So. Black metal from Mexico that sounds like what some of the Norwegian bands, namely Darkthrone, were doing at the time ('94) in terms of riffs/drums/guitar tone/production. But Xibalba had a different sense of melody that incorporated, I dunno, Mexican folky-ness into their riffs that makes for an interesting listen.

2 comments:

  1. I love this record. Hey I am gonna link to your blog btw. We're both starting up around the same time. Cheers.

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  2. Thanks man, I'll link to yours as well.

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