{"product_id":"xibalba-tierra-y-libertad-lp","title":"XIBALBA 'TIERRA Y LIBERTAD' LP","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe third studio long-player from the Southern California-based hardcore unit, the Southern Lord-issued \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTierra y Libertad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e doubles down on \u003c\/span\u003eXibalba\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's penchant for pairing Gatling gun shredding and guttural blasts of phlegm with beefy deathcore breakdowns, resulting in something that slightly resembles vintage L.A. punk-addled crossover metal that's been run through the meat grinder a few times. Faster and cockier than 2012's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHasta La Muerte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, but no less punishing, Xibalba go deeper into death metal this time around, offering up a blistering, beatdown-heavy 11-track set that invokes names like \u003c\/span\u003eNapalm Death\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eMorbid Angel\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eNails\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003eBolt Thrower\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Shot through with a nervy metalcore sheen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTierra y Libertad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is at its best when it's about to go off the rails, and standout cuts like \"Guerrilla,\" \"Enimigo,\" and the savage title track go straight for the jugular, stacking thick, palm-muted riffage and apocalyptic gang vocals against a feeding frenzy of precision double-kick drumming. Luckily, Xibalba prefer brevity in the face of such violence, and with the exception of the epic, doom-crusted closer \"El Vacío,\" the listener is rarely subjected to a shellacking that lasts more than four or five minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"SOUTHERN LORD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530830659802,"sku":"XIBALBA-TIERRA-Y-LIBERTAD-LP","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/image_7ffc3354-4235-415b-a618-f7cf01800f1c.jpg?v=1769197805","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/xibalba-tierra-y-libertad-lp","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}