Kurokuma release new song ‘Sacrifice To Huitzilopochtli’

KUROKUMA have released a brand new song!

The new song, titled Sacrifice To Huitzilopochtli, is taken from the Sheffield-based sludge metal band’s upcoming debut album, Born Of Obsidian, which is scheduled to be released next month.

Speaking about the new song, drummer Joe Allen says, “Sacrifice To Huitzilopochtli is about human sacrifice to the god of sun and war and the Templo Mayor. It was the last thing we wrote for the album when we wanted something faster and shorter than the rest of the eight minute tracks. People know us as a slow band, and while it still has our syrupy tone, this track isn’t slow. It’s more DM/PV to me. In the couple of shows we’ve had the chance to play this live the crowd were totally into it.

After the music had been written there was only one choice for lyrics here. Much of the album is Aztec-themed and we still hadn’t covered human sacrifice. It’s something I remember seeing in an encyclopedia at school, and I was hooked from then on. It was actually a central part of life. They believed if they stopped sacrificing the sun would stop in the sky and an eternal night would come. The direct and brutal nature of the words suited the death metal feel of this song and it makes the perfect second track on our album.”

Listen to Sacrifice To Huitzilopochtli here: 

Born Of Obsidian is set for release on February 4th via self-release. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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