Tag: eirene records

This one-man grindcore act from Ecuador was incredibly active for 3 short years. Comprised of José Barragán, the band released three projects from 2006 to 2008. The first was a 7-song EP Redemption of the Flesh, first released independently in 2006, then re-issued in 2007 through Eirene Records, and then reissued digitally in 2018 through Bearded Dragon Productions. The other two were split releases with other bands. One was the 6-Way Sin Decomposition Split with 5 other Christian grind bands. And the second one was a 4-way split with 3 non-Christian gore-grind bands that I won’t say more about here.… Continued →

Venezuelan thrash band Mashiaj formed in Caracas in 2009. They released an initial demo in 2010, entitled Loser, and then a string of EPs: Mashiaj (2014), Vomitivo (2015–reissued stateside in 2017 by Christian Metal Underground), and Perdedor (2016). Websites list the band as being still active, but we haven’t had any new recordings since 2016. The band members write and perform in their native Spanish language, but the style is clearly late 80s Bay Area thrash, and a decent representation of it! “Liberacion” (freedom or liberation in Spanish) is taken from their most widely-distributed release Vomitivo, featuring a gnarly album cover reflective of the type of thrash they play.… Continued →