Legendary LA Hardcore Crew Xibalba Reemerge With Suprise EP Aztlán

After nearly three and a half years since their last studio release, West Coast hardcore/death metal/doom metal hybrid Xibalba have unexpectedly dropped a brand-spanking-new EP, Aztlán. The four track effort, released via Closed Casket Activities, is classic Xibalba through and through, with their sound intensely visceral, with big sludgy grooves and hardcore shout-outs built for the live stage.Produced by Taylor Young (Nails, Drain, Twitching Tongues), Aztlán continues to see the bilingual LA act - officially now a six-piece - proudly take lyrical, artistic and conceptual influences from their Latino heritages.Running just north of a quarter-of-an-hour, the new EP hones in even further into Xibalba's genre-smashing sound; with impassioned vocals and violent beatdowns effortlessly sitting next to doom-driven riffs and blast beating drums.Open-minded to all niches in the extreme metal/hardcore world, Xibalba are a true melting pot of everything raw and real in heavy music. Despite creeping up to almost two decades in the game, Aztlán shows that Xibalba are still the (LA) kings of proper-hardcore-meets-extreme metal.Words by Andrew Kapper

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Xibalba - Aztlán tracklisting

1. Descending Into...2. The Place of Fear3. Death and Revenge4. Aztlán (FYP)

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