Metal News for October 27, 2022
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Put Mexico Metal Fest On Your Must Go To List
When I normally write up a festival review, I break it down day by day and band by band. For Mexico Metal Fest 2022, I’m doing it differently. I’m going to get straight to the point with pros and cons. I mean let’s face it, you’re reading this to determine if it’s worth the price of a flight these days and festival ticket. I’m guessing that you’re probably not reading this to stroll down memory lane.
This year’s festival took place at Expo Guadalupe (a popular local fairground used for rodeos and other events) which is located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival was postponed twice due to the global pandemic and several bands dropped off and were replaced before the 5th and 6th editions took place over the weekend of September 23rd and 24th.
So without further ado, I’ll get on with it.
PROS
For the sheer quality and number of bands, this has to be the most budget friendly festivals in all of North America. There were 52 artists at this year’s edition and there wasn’t a huge drop-off in talent after the headlining acts (W.A.S.P., Rotting Christ, Kreator, Hellhammer, Jinjer). In fact, the filler bands were also some heavy hitters that have headlined festivals numerous times before (Destruction, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, Dismember, Nile, plus a ton of others). The cost for a basic, two-day pass in U.S. dollars was around $170. If you do the math, that’s $3.52 a band. Go ahead and see if that value exists at any U.S. based festival right now, probably not.
The overall festival experience was top notch. You can see the stage from almost any vantage point on the grounds and the quality of the sound was excellent. Every band sounded great and I don’t remember any glitches with the band mixes throughout the weekend. The schedule was also on point 99% of the time. I remember only one band going over their scheduled allotment time and it was only by 5 minutes. Did I mention the lush and green mountain view behind the stages? You have to see it to believe it, metal paradise!
The food and beverage options were very affordable and tasty. Now, there were some cons in this area as well, but I’ll list those below. But for now, if you like tacos, hot dogs, ribs and burgers (basically any type of hunger destroying meat option), you were set. In regards to alcohol, there were stands in any direction you looked. For the most part, it only took a couple of minutes of waiting in line to order your favorite Mexican beer or libation of choice. If you ordered a beer, they always poured two bottles to fill your cup to the brim and it cost a fraction ($7.00 for 24 ounces) of what you would pay for a beer at a festival in the United States.
Merch, merch and even more merch. There were two areas that housed the merch, the official festival merch tent and another area the size of a soccer field of merch tents. If you were looking for any (and I mean ANY) shirt design from your favorite metal band, they probably had it at this festival. There was also a killer selection of patches, pins and jewelry/accessories scattered throughout this small pueblo of merch vendors. The average cost of a T-shirt was about $20, so again, not too shabby for a festival and outside of the festival grounds there were additional merch tents that were haggling their wares even cheaper. More...
Vulvodynia Premiere New Single
South African slamming brutal death metal outfit Vulvodynia premiere a new single titled “Artificial Divinity”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Forlesen Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Atmospheric black metal and doom outfit Forlesen premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Black Terrain", which will be out in stores this Friday, October 28th, 2022 via I, Voidhanger Records.
Check out now "Black Terrain" in its entirety below.
Entheos Premiere New Single & Music Video
Progressive death metal duo Entheos premiere their new track and music video “Absolute Zero“, which marks the outfit’s first music for their new label home Metal Blade Records. Ex-The Faceless bassist Evan Brewer once again joins them on bass.
Check out now "Absolute Zero" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
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Katatonia Premiere New Single & Music Video
Progressive metal veterans Katatonia premiere a first new single named “Atrium“ off their forthcoming new twelfth studio album, “Sky Void Of Stars“. Season Of Mist will release it on January 20th, 2023.
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SpiritWorld Premiere New Single & Music Video
SpiritWorld premiere their third single and music video “Relic Of Damnation“, taken from the band’s upcoming new album “DEATHWESTERN”, due out on November 25th via Century Media Records.
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