Tlazcaltiliztli
by Tzompantli
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 May 2022
- Label: 20 Buck Spin
- Country: United States
- Length: 32:50
- Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Erol Ulug
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Helmed by Brian 'Itztli' Ortiz, this crushing extreme metal project explicitly draws on indigenous Nahuatl traditions and history. The band seamlessly integrates ancient Mesoamerican instrumentation into a suffocating, incredibly heavy foundation of mid-tempo death-doom.
Genres
Descriptors: folklore, death, pagan, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Yaohuehuetl (1:18)
- Tlatzintilli (4:33)
- Tlazcaltiliztli (4:29)
- Eltequi (4:40)
- Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli (4:17)
- Tlamanalli (5:52)
- Yaotiacahuanetzli (7:37)
Credits
- Tzompantli - primary artist
- G-Bone - band [tzompantli is], bass guitar, drum [huehuetl drum circle], slit drum [teponaztli drum], whistle [death whistle], percussion [shells], shaker [shakers]
- AVS Ravenheart - cover [cover artwork by, from]
- Andi - cover [cover artwork by]
- Mateotl Gonzalez - drum [huehuetl drum circle], slit drum [teponaztli drum], whistle [death whistle], percussion [shells], shaker [shakers]
- Unknown Artist - words by [excerpts taken from]