Review by Alex Grindor on December 22, 2025.

Mexican label Chaos Records has gathered 4 Chilean entities from the extreme spectrum into a split release of complete darkness. Evoking The Abominations features the darksome music made by Sepulcrum, Blood Oath, Nigromancia, and Phantom, all from diverse corners of the country, yet united with a seamless vision in the creation of this record.

Sepulcrum (from Puerto Montt) opens the gates of the beyond with the mighty & thrashing 'Bestial Incarnation', which sets the tone for the entire release from there on. An energizing old-school sound that boasts atmosphere. Their second track, 'Through Your Skin', continues the relentless assault without mercy upon your ears.
Blood Oath (from Concepcion) opens with a bit more doom and atmosphere than their compatriots, but they nonetheless know how to shift their attack into a blazing frenzy in mere seconds. Their tracks, 'Chants Of The Blackened Dawn' and 'Sigils Of Doom', show a well-balanced mix of dirge-like atmosphere and ravaging brutality.
Nigromancia (from Santiago) showcases an excellent mix of death/thrash metal a la old-school, with piercing precision and brutality. Their tracks, 'Perverted Desires' and 'Trapped In A Coffin' showcase excellent compositions and some amazing solos.
Last but not least, we have Phantom (from Valparaiso), which is the most experimental band of the four. Their tracks 'Proclamacion Embrionaria' and 'Incorporeo Soy' feature twisting riffs and rhythms that showcase a band in constant evolution. If you like your death metal with some technical twist, then they will surely quench your thirst.

Production-wise, there is very little to note. All bands sound perfectly fine, and the mixing of the whole record has a homogenous sound, while making every band have its own independent sound. The instrumentation sounds really well mixed, and the bass has quite the prominence across the entire record (Nigromancia & Blood Oath having the best
in my opinion). My only complaint would be the vocal variety, in that there is little. Many of the vocals sound almost the same, Phantom being the exception, but it may be due to them being the only band with vocals in Spanish. Whatever the case, it is a minor issue that does not detract too much from the whole split album.

Overall, Evoking The Abominations is a really well-put split album that serves the purpose of showcasing what's new in Chile, as well as what the bands in question are working on. There is a bit of variety for death metal fans here that will no doubt enjoy this record. From slightly complex to straight-in-your-face, this is a great split put together by Chaos Records, and we can only hope that the future for all the bands involved brings great things for them.

Rating: 8.8 out of 10

Review by JD on May 28, 2012.

English heritage Black Metal...a term I had not heard yet, but I am getting to understand. There is only a few bands like this (Wodensthrone is one of the others I have found), as I have investigated into this. Its like the Pagan Metal, but it seems to be more akin to some regular Black Metal with folk parts. The other band in this very new sub-genre is whom I am reviewing... the UK’s Winterfylleth.

With lush orchestrated acoustic flowing parts that inevitably lead into powerful mid-tempo explosions of Black Metal that arrest the soul, Winterfylleth is in a class by themselves. Using the rich and many times blood soaked violent history of Great Britain as a strong catalyst for their songs, Winterfylleth explodes with power mixed with this very surprising subtle sort of nuances of folk and acrid Black Metal that forces the listener to actually sit and listen while enjoying the cutting edge music.

Each of the songs are so powerfjul and excellently written, it is next to impossible to choose the one or two that I love. With so much feeling going on... from acoustic instruments that breath out blissful yet haunting melodies to soul blackening heavy and baleful riffs that show the violent side of their lyrics with such clarity. This album needs to be heard from start to finish to get the full effect of what the Winterfylleth is doing.

I love this album more than just a lot. It comes close to being one of my favorite Black/Folk bands, but has not cracked the top ten as of finishing this review. Still, I am impressed enough that I want to hear the album after this one ("The Mercian Sphere"). Some tweaks could've been made in recording with this album in terms of vocal tones and guitar clarity in spots, but it is minor. This clearly is a benchmark album in a fledgling genre. Impressive stuff, Winterfylleth.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 9
Atmosphere: 10
Production: 8.5
Originality: 9
Overall: 9

Rating: 9.1 out of 10