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TZOMPANTLI Tlazcaltiliztli CD / TAPE / LP / DIGITAL / TS / LS Releasing: May 6th, 2022 - CD / TAPE / DIGITAL June 17th, 2022 - VINYL 1. Yaohuehuetl (0:00) 2. Tlatzintilli (1:17) 3. Tlazcaltiliztli (5:53) 4. Eltequi (10:21) 5. Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli (15:01) 6. Tlamanalli (19:20) 7. Yaotiacahuanetzli (25:13) 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; ‘nouris
