TZOMPANTLI - Tlatzintilli (From ’Tlazcaltiliztli’ LP, 2022)

TZOMPANTLI ’Tlatzintilli’ Tlazcaltiliztli LP / CD / TAPE / DIGITAL Releasing May 6th, 2022 Vinyl releasing June 17th, 2022 1. Yaohuehuetl 2. Tlatzintilli 3. Tlazcaltiliztli 4. Eltequi 5. Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli 6. Tlamanalli 7. Yaotiacahuanetzli A Tzompantli, in bygone days, was a rack used to display human skulls, often of enemies or sacrifices, in several Mesoamerican civilizations. In 2022, Tzompantli is a beyond crushing Death Doom war march built on a bedrock of Native / Indigenous themes, rituals and history, illuminating the splendor, brutality and despair within. Nearly three years after the band’s self-released EP, Tzompantli’s debut full length presents the first smoke-conjured specter to manifest materially. ‘Tlazcaltiliztli’, a ritual ceremony that translates to; ‘nourishing the fire and sun with blood’, is imbued with the spirit of Native inspiration that dwells deep within the heart and soul of the project and is skillfully weaved