Chilean stoner doom outfit, Ocultum, have signed to the Heavy Psych Sounds record label for the release of their new album. Titled Buena Muerte, it arrives on February 28th, with the first single, “Last Weed On Earth,” now streaming. Check it out below.
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The band comments on the new album: “We are releasing this third album with force and conviction. Buena Muerte is a concatenated anthem that explores death as a central theme, highlighting its benevolence towards a human being who cries out in all ways for its inevitable extinction. It is an experiment in resurgent creativity where a vibe of the 70s, metal and chaos converge, on the dilapidating base of the heavy and crushing doom stoner we sacredly cultivate.”
About the song, they add: ““Last Weed on Earth” is a song where all the riffs and settings tell a story which lands in a fictional but no less possible place especially with the threat of war and nuclear apocalypse constantly looming over humanity. And what if there’s only one marijuana plant left on the planet? Who will be there to smoke it? Humans have sealed their fate but on the borders of space and sea another truth hides. “Last Weed on Earth” is our heavy journey loaded with acid blues intense riffs that won’t let you think about a tomorrow for this failed humanity.”
The Santiago three-piece outfit has been jamming dark, crunchy doom-laden vibes since 2009, with two albums already notched on the belt and a third on the way – released by no less a label than Heavy Psych Sounds. New album Buena Muerte features the morbid, possessed, grave-stomping rhythm section of Ricardo Robles on drums and Pablo Cataldo on bass, the latter joining Sebastián Bruna (guitar & vocals) as two of the longest running members of the group. Buena Muerte was recorded and mixed by Juan Pablo Canolés at Plex Studios in Santiago, Chile, and mastered by Esben Willems at Studio Berserk in Sweden. The artwork was designed by Paweł “Miodek” Mioduchowski.
Buena Muerte trackslisting:
01 Drugged Wizard Walks By
02 Buena Muerte †
03 Fortunato’s Fortune (interlude)
04 Last Weed on Earth
05 Enki’s Return
Ocultum emerged as a force in the underground music scene with the release of their debut album, Ceremonia Oculta Primitiva (2015). This powerfully-crafted record was reworked over countless studio hours before its release as a now long sold-out deluxe CD edition, then followed by a limited run of cassette tapes via Manifectation Records of Antofagasta, solidifying the trio’s reputation as a must-hear band in the doom, stoner, and sludge genres.
After a few lineup changes, the band embraced their identity as a trio and unleashed their second album, Residue (2019). Featuring four titan-heavy tracks that span 50 minutes of crushing, psychedelic heaviness, Residue introduces Ocultum’s unique vision, a genre-defining blend of raw doom power and atmospheric depth — “a hard vision of how doom, stoner and sludge should sound at the end of the planet,” as stated by the band. It was released on LP and tape formats via Interstellar Smoke Records and Manifectation Records, and CD through England’s Black Bow Records. Label owner Jon Davies (also known for fronting legendary doom metal band Conan) praised their uncompromising sound, stating: “Honestly, if you think that Doom is dying and becoming too modern and dependent on generic reference points, then you should check it out because Ocultum will fucking kill you.”
Ocultum is:
Ricardo Robles – Drums
Pablo Cataldo – Bass
Sebastián Bruna – Guitar & vocals
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https://ocultum.bandcamp.com/album/descending-live-2021
https://www.instagram.com/ocultum_drugcult
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