TZOMPANTLI
Tlazcaltiliztli
CD / TAPE / LP / DIGITAL / TS / LS
Releasing:
May 6th, 2022 - CD / TAPE / DIGITAL
June 17th, 2022 - VINYL
1. Yaohuehuetl (0:00)
2. Tlatzintilli (1:17)
3. Tlazcaltiliztli (5:53)
4. Eltequi (10:21)
5. Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli (15:01)
6. Tlamanalli (19:20)
7. Yaotiacahuanetzli (25:13)
A Tzompantli, in bygone days, was a rack used to display human skulls, often of enemies or sacrifices, in several Mesoamerican civilizations. In 2022, Tzompantli is a beyond crushing Death Doom war march built on a bedrock of Native / Indigenous themes, rituals and history, illuminating the splendor, brutality and despair within.
Nearly three years after the band’s self-released EP, Tzompantli’s debut full length presents the first smoke-conjured specter to manifest materially. ‘Tlazcaltiliztli’, a ritual ceremony that translates to; ‘nouris
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