{"id":118090,"date":"2023-06-06T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/?p=118090"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:59:40","slug":"introduction-to-patagonian-heavy-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/introduction-to-patagonian-heavy-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction To Patagonian Heavy Metal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Come 2 Patagonia.
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(This article was written by Professor Guanaco<\/strong>. Professor Guanaco is a linguistic anthropologist studying Patagonian music. You can follow her work on Instagram<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

If you live in the northern hemisphere (or really most places in the world), you could be forgiven for never having listened to any heavy metal from Argentina\u2019s Patagonia region. While Argentina has one of the biggest metal scenes in South America, most of the music known internationally comes from the country\u2019s more urbanized north, centered in the capital of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

The Patagonia region at the southernmost part of the continent remains largely ignored, not only internationally but within Argentina itself. One reason for this is that Patagonia is simply so far away from everything else. Huge distances, lack of infrastructure, and limited economic resources make it difficult for bands to record and distribute albums and travel to promote their music outside of local contexts.<\/p>\n

Despite these challenges, Patagonia has developed a small but thriving metal scene. The earliest metal bands in the region appeared in the 1990s, influenced by foundational bands of Argentine metal pesado nacional such as Herm\u00e9tica<\/strong> and Alma Fuerte<\/strong>. From there, Patagonian musicians took up the genre and adapted it to create their own unique style influenced by the realities of life in the southernmost post of the world. Today, metal bands of all genres exist in Patagonia. From the classic heavy metal of Comodoro Rivadavia\u2019s Werken<\/strong> to the black metal of Bariloche\u2019s Anouk<\/strong>, Patagonia has a lot to offer metal fans worldwide. In this series, I am going to bring to your attention some important Patagonian metal albums
\nfrom the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

Album 1<\/h2>\n

\"Razzia<\/a>
\nRazzia – <\/strong>Siguiendo la huella<\/em> (2022)<\/h2>\n

Formed in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia in 1997, Razzia plays thrash metal with lyrics rich in
\nreferences to local history and landscapes. Their second full-length Siguiendo la huella<\/em> is a formidable album featuring dynamic guitars, galloping drums, and harsh vocals. Opening track \u201cDanzas macabras\u201d kicks the album off to an aggressive start, with appropriately danceable riffs backing the vocalist\u2019s call for his listeners to rise to action.<\/p>\n

The other tracks are equally gripping, featuring frequent guitar solos as well as cool outros that add a final twist. The songs are catchy, too. I\u2019ve had the guitar solo from the middle of \u201cEl rastro del choique\u201d stuck in my head for the past week. Most of the album is pretty full throttle, but when the band does dial back the intensity, they do so to great effect. \u201cAnunciando el final,\u201d my personal favorite on the album, starts off heavy before the aggression dissolves away to make room for several beautiful guitar solos. The track then slowly builds back up via the bridge, with spoken vocals ramping up to erupt in a furiously shouted climax. Epic.<\/p>\n