Ul [LP] (Gatefold)

Mawiza - Ul [LP] (Gatefold)

Mawiza's third album, *UL*, means ''chant''. Opening track ''Wingkawnoam'' stomps to an industrial groove, but these modern-day warriors are guided by ancestral spirits of their native Wallmapu, home of the Mapuche Nation. ''Mamull Reke'' towers with the strength of the Araucanian forest, grounded by a grungy bass line and soaring flutes. The Mapuche have endured troubling times, yet *UL* honours their fierce resistance. Mawiza summons ancestral spirit with modern groove metal.Like smoke from a shaman, Mawiza have risen as a guiding force for indigenous metal. The band's tribal bent on groove metal has won acclaim from the Chilean Grammys and respected elders like Mercyful Fate, Mastodon and Slipknot.Their third album, UL, means ''chant''. Opening ceremony ''Wingkawnoam'' stomps to an industrial groove, but Mawiza are guided by dreams of their native Wallmapu, which belongs to the Mapuche Nation. ''Feymu fewla femayay ni txepelelaetew / Therefore, now, whatever it takes will be done to awaken it'', Awka growls in his native tongue over scraping riffs.