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VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE Webzine
Here you are: A demon with rage! There’s no other description here. Yeah, there is Death Metal that is played for fun, for the technical show, or just to fit into a scene. And then there is Death Metal that feels like a curse. DEMONIC RAGE belongs to that second category. Since 2001, these maniacs from Puerto Montt have been spitting a very specific type of poison in the south of Chile, and listening to “Desecration Rites” feels like finally drinking from that chalice. It is not about being the fastest or the most technical; it is about an atmosphere of total damnation and rage. When I listen to this release, I am reminded of why I still care about the underground. DEMONIC RAGE is not trying to reinvent the wheel by any means, and thank Satan for that. They take the darkest, most obscure elements of the genre, specifically the heavy, oppressive vibes of early INCANTATION or the twisted structures of IMMOLATION, and inject it with that chaotic, violent DNA that only South American bands seem to possess. This release, brought to us by Nihilistic Holocaust on Pro CD-R, collects material that has different moments of the band’s recent history, including their 2020 EP and very recent rehearsal tracks from 2025. But you wouldn’t know it just by feeling the vibe; the hatred is consistent. It all flows like one single stream of blasphemy. DEMONIC RAGE’s music is a vehicle for their anti-Christian venom and their obsession with death. The execution here is barbarous. You have Abhorer doing the heavy shit, handling drums, guitars and bass with a primitive force that drives the entire war machine. He is backed by Matías Torres and Luis on strings, creating a wall of noise that leaves no room for light. Over this instrumental chaos, Alejandro Delgado delivers the vocals with absolute rage. What I love about this album is that it captures the essence of a rehearsal room that smells of humidity and beer, where the music is created not for an audience, but to satisfy a personal need to desecrate the sacred. It is primitive, yes, but in the way a ritual sacrifice is primitive. It is hostile. It’s exactly what Death Metal was meant to be. Period! DEMONIC RAGE has stayed true to a sound that is ugly and repulsive to the mainstream, and that is exactly why it is so beautiful to ears like mine. If you are looking for innovation, go elsewhere. But if you want to feel the cold darkness of Chilean underground Metal and listen to a band that truly believes in the darkness, then this is your band. “Desecration Rites” is raw, it’s real and it’s absolutely devoted to death.
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ENCOMIUM Zine (Ukraine)
Chile's Demonic Rage is a rather ruthless and extremely obscure band that has been spreading its blasphemous death metal since 2000. This release includes their 3-track EP from 2020, a Headhunter D.C. cover, and 2 rehearsal tracks from 2025. So this 26 minutes of chaotic madness was titled "Desecration Rites" and released in a limited edition of 100 copies on CD-R with a digisleeve cover. The first three tracks, i.e. "Condemned Resurrection", "Vomit the Cross of Damnation" & "Sentenced to Suffer in Blood", were recorded and mixed in just seven hours in June 2020 at Refugio Sonoro Studio in Puerto Montt. Alejandro Delgado (vocals), Matías Torres (guitars) & Abhorer (drums/guitars/bass), members of the evil horde, confidently carry out their mission and attack us with a beastly dose of post-apocalyptic sound waves. Their music is truly devastating! "Intense Infanticide" is the fourth track, in which Luis (bass/guitars) and Satran Xul (vocals) spice up this Headhunter D.C. classic with their demonic presence, making it an unforgettable experience. The last two songs, "Submission by Sacred Heresy" and "Desecrating the False Divinity", were recorded in June 2025 at Sub Nivel Studio in Puerto Montt. This is a completely sick and rotten sounding rehearsal recording, so expect an extremely raw and low-quality production. Add to that Daniel Desecrator's morbid cover art, and you get something that visually and musically destroys everything that is sacred. So, as you can see, this is definitely not for the faint-hearted, so I'm warning you in advance!!!
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WINTER TORMENT Webzine
Demonic Rage is a band that comes out of Chile's old school bestial death metal scene and this is a review of their latest EP.Desecration Rites is six tracks of raw and primitive death metal that is played with skillful writing.The guitars are a mix of fast and aggressive patterns and some mid paced passages are also used throughout the recording.The guitarist does write some memorable mid paced guitar parts and adds some solo's throughout the recording.The drums are played in the same style with some extremly fast and chaotic patterns that are brutal and fast.The drummer does slow to a more calm mid paced range with some extremly well delievered and played drum passages.The vocals are raw death metal growls that are powerful in the delievery.Their are also some gruff,raw screams that are also used in a few of the songs.If you are a fan of obscure,raw and primitive death metal then be sure to check out Demonic Rage today.
