Here you are: A demon with rage! There’s no other description here. Yeah, there is Death Metal that is played for fun, for the technical show, or just to fit into a scene. And then there is Death Metal that feels like a curse. DEMONIC RAGE belongs to that second category. Since 2001, these maniacs from Puerto Montt have been spitting a very specific type of poison in the south of Chile, and listening to “Desecration Rites” feels like finally drinking from that chalice. It is not about being the fastest or the most technical; it is about an atmosphere of total damnation and rage. When I listen to this release, I am reminded of why I still care about the underground. DEMONIC RAGE is not trying to reinvent the wheel by any means, and thank Satan for that. They take the darkest, most obscure elements of the genre, specifically the heavy, oppressive vibes of early INCANTATION or the twisted structures of IMMOLATION, and inject it with that chaotic, violent DNA that only South American bands seem to possess. This release, brought to us by Nihilistic Holocaust on Pro CD-R, collects material that has different moments of the band’s recent history, including their 2020 EP and very recent rehearsal tracks from 2025. But you wouldn’t know it just by feeling the vibe; the hatred is consistent. It all flows like one single stream of blasphemy. DEMONIC RAGE’s music is a vehicle for their anti-Christian venom and their obsession with death. The execution here is barbarous. You have Abhorer doing the heavy shit, handling drums, guitars and bass with a primitive force that drives the entire war machine. He is backed by Matías Torres and Luis on strings, creating a wall of noise that leaves no room for light. Over this instrumental chaos, Alejandro Delgado delivers the vocals with absolute rage. What I love about this album is that it captures the essence of a rehearsal room that smells of humidity and beer, where the music is created not for an audience, but to satisfy a personal need to desecrate the sacred. It is primitive, yes, but in the way a ritual sacrifice is primitive. It is hostile. It’s exactly what Death Metal was meant to be. Period! DEMONIC RAGE has stayed true to a sound that is ugly and repulsive to the mainstream, and that is exactly why it is so beautiful to ears like mine. If you are looking for innovation, go elsewhere. But if you want to feel the cold darkness of Chilean underground Metal and listen to a band that truly believes in the darkness, then this is your band. “Desecration Rites” is raw, it’s real and it’s absolutely devoted to death. More info here: www.facebook.com/nihilisticzinedistro