There is no place on planet Earth where someone can sing as easily about death than in Mexico. Since primordial times, before the Catholic scum raped Mesoamerican ideals; Aztec, Maya, Zapotec, Olmec, Mixtec, Toltec and Totonac Cultures, already had the knowledge of the vanished entities. Nowadays, the eternal rest can be found effortlessly in every geographical coordinate of this North American country. And HACAVITZ shows the underground scene this situation (after 7 years of hiatus), converting ideals and respect for the ancients into a musical staging with their latest full-length, entitled “Muerte”. HACAVITZ was formed in Querétaro, Mexico in 2003. From their formation to 2010 (when Antimo Buonnano and Oscar García released “Meztli Obscura”), HACAVITZ was a duo that composed chants of Black Death Metal worshiping ANGELCORPSE, but after different line-ups changes, HACAVITZ became a pure Black Metal band. Antimo Buonnano is still the mastermind of HACAVITZ and the one who is guilty for making this entity one of a kind. There are only a few groups that can reach a unique sound without being a copycat and that deliver compositions where the vocals, riffs and concepts can be identified with an own identity. “Muerte” is HACAVITZ’s sixth full-length, which collects six tracks where the Náhuatl language can be found in the lyrics (or should I refer to them as “free prose”?). The production of “Muerte” was handled by José Padilla (who already produced “Venganza”, “Katun” and “Meztli Obscura”) and the artwork was created by Antonio Nolasco, whose graven and technique reminds me of José Guadalupe Posada, one of the greatest visual artists of Mexican history. There are a lot of bands in Mexico and worldwide, where the lyrics are based on Prehispanic Cultures, but none of them (except XIBALBA ITZAES and maybe CH’AHOM) creates music like HACAVITZ. Mexican bands use these themes to sell their horrible sound to festivals and audiences that can be surprised by their make-up or the use of ancient instruments. But their quality is horrible and repugnant (CEMICAN, for example; the worst band that I have ever listened to). On “Muerte” HACAVITZ have their purest sound and outreached a musical maturity. The production is clean, the riffs and the drum structures construct an atmosphere full of darkness and pain, where the vocals appear in the precise moments as chants of suffering. There is no complexity in the musical compositions, HACAVITZ play it simple, with BATHORY’s, CELTIC FROST’s and old Black Metal influences emerging in a unique aura. Slow passages are divided by interludes of works by Mozart, Kirie Eleyson and Penderecki. The blast beats are executed by César Sánchez (who became Antimo’s partner in 2015 with “Darkness Beyond”), going from slow transitions to moments where the speed is full of excellence, without succumbing into a musical and indigestible chaos. ‘Hiaretikos Nicte’ is the best example of the past sentence, this track is great. Bounanno’s vocals are magnificent, time goes on and he keeps on creating tones like no one. Well, no more words from me. Trust me and get a copy of “Muerte”, this full-length can become one of the greatest in 2024! I have been listening to HACAVITZ since 2006 and every release they put out is unattainable from their past. Long live to this Mexican horde. For more info, please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091126387866 or www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089871565437