XIUHCOATL 6 (2013)

May 2013, 142/A5, xeroxed, English, interviews: HERCOBULUS, INFERNAL CONJURATION, SWAMP, OMINOUS CRUCIFIX, POISONOUS, RIOTOR, AURA NOIR, SUICIDAL WINDS, AZARATH, VOMITOR, CHAINSAW, DIABOLICAL FORCE, VEXILLA REGIS PRODEUNT INFERI.

This xeroxed zine is my first meeting with the representant of Mexican underground press. The decisive factor for that situation is the Spanish language. Here I have English written at last, thus there is no problem to understand the words Ederh, the only person behind it, wrote. So what can I say about Xiuhcoatl? Unfortunately, this journey wasn’t nice for me. Of course, Ederh is full of passion, the whole is made the ancient cut’n’paste way, it’s clear that he wants to do something for the metal underground glory, however his knowledge of English isn’t good. It refers to both questions and reviews. Not uncommonly he uses very confused grammatical constructions making the whole very hard to get the picture. It’s not a trouble-free ride, yet sometimes the reading is like a wading in slimy mire with attacking malaria mosquitoes all the time. The interviews haven’t been premised, they are schematic to the backbone. Ederh is rather fully-fledged and asks in detail, however all his efforts are focused on musical aspects only. Matter of course, the best inties are with Aura Noir (the longest one with 43 questions), Poisonous and Riotor due to good English answers. Also, reading answers from VRPI wasn’t so hard like chats with Vomitor and Chainsaw, with several short laconic answers.

Ederh wrote 157 reviews, 141 with music and 16 with press titles. Some of them are rather long, but poor English ruined the final effort. In addition the big number of typos, spelling mistakes, problems with page numeration doesn’t let me put a good final opinion on Xiuhcoatl.

Ederh must understand that serious improvement of his English is essential to do next issues. Or maybe bring Spanish back on the pages? And one more thing on the end that is very important for me. This Coatzacoalcos-based zine, with its name that is deeply rooted in Mexica beliefs with references to Xiuhtecuhtli and Huitzilopochtli, should show this great heritage among its pages. Yep, I know, Ederh placed old picture of the Dark Half band having the Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacan in the background. I hope it has been done not accidentally. But… that’s all! Where are the questions about that subject? Native Mexicans should have something interesting to say, I guess? Take a look on Necroscope zine and Adam’s questions about history. And remember that Satan has been brought by Christian swords and fires. Luckily there is no fucking goat on the front cover. 

Ederh Macdiel Rodríguez A.

Rio Tamesí #102, Col. El Tesoro, C.P. 96536

Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

hypnozzia@hotmail.com

4,5/10

-Tlacaxipehualiztli

(written on March, 2015)