When planning my next dig, a good friend dropped me a timely message. Not only is my friend behind one of the coolest labels in all of extreme metal, Screaming Skull Records, he also happens to be an expert in all things diabolical Colombian music. You can check out his instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/colombian.metal/
So I quickly cornered him and pressed for five bands to put in my next article. He proceeded to list way more than that, but here is the five I ended up with this time.
Utuk-Xul
Not to be confused with the finnish band by the same name, these devouted trve believers from Cali has served their blast beats and shrieking riffs since the mid 90’s.
Support Utuk-Xul here: https://paganinfantry.bandcamp.com/album/utuk-xul-ritual-in-the-full-moon
Mysteriis
Hailing from Medellin these lunatics have put out their medieval and greek mythology influenced black art since 1995.
Support Mysteriis here: https://mysteriis.bandcamp.com/
Nebiros
Also from Medellin, but these devote satanists got their start back in 1990.
Support Nebiros here: https://dnprod.bandcamp.com/album/mais-que-vencedor-gatefold-12-lp-cd
Apolion’s Genocide
These maniacs are from Cali, later Bogota and has been cooking up their black sulphur since 1991.
Support Apolion’s Genocide here: https://apolionsgenocide1.bandcamp.com/
Guerra Total
Hailing from Bogota, this bunch delivers a more thrashy black metal than the others on this list.
Support Guerra Total here: https://guerratotal.bandcamp.com/album/nuklear-zombie-division
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