New album, “Buena Muerte”, out on February 28th!
The Santiago three-piece outfit 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.”
“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.
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.”
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