It's time for an uruguayan classic from people of my age (not too old, not too young), I am talking about CHOPPER (URY) first omonimous LP 1993, years ago it was released on double CD as a 20th anniversary with an extra CD issuing more recordings like different sessions,etc... it was quite good reedition. As vinyl has exploded in the market and most bands are struggling to be edited under this format, CHOPPER was not going to be out of this trend. Now in 2019, months ago it got done in vinyl 12'' format, its aetethics is fanstic, the sound done from the original tapes and remastered made it good, I don't know if it was my gear but I think it has too much bass on the whole sound, the pictures included are amazing but sadly two or three of them look pixeled, that spoiled the tremendous work they did. Anyway, it is a good release, its price is quite high too (US$36 user price), the price you pay being in Uruguay... I bought this one for the sake of having it since is one of the first bands I came across in my way to the underground hole. For those unknowing them, it's a thrash/heavy metal influenced mostly by metallica and pantera with lyrics in Spanish that are direct and clear mostly anti-society scheme, it was also hugely inspired by the Argentinian heavy metal wave which can easily be identified on the vocalist tune. HELLAVENGER (CHL) - Lord of the Burning Abyss 2019 is a chilean act worshiping SLAYER (US) with a personal chilean touch as they always do! Die by the Sword was the first thing that came into my mind when the tape started to roll, vocals from my friend Hellavenger are perfect, in the vein of Jeff Becerra but more HC ala Bob yost in Descecration. Total krushinglykiller thrash ! Another hail for Chile and its top underground of these days! HELLWITCH (US) is one in the top of my north american favs bands and today I was listening to the tapes I got directly through pattrick. This guy is one of the few humble-long-time-metalheads around who is still loyal to the old ways. All of their stuff is perfect, awesomely-technical-deathrash in its purest form, mindblower speed with extremely smart riffs on every fukin song, this pal is one of the best guitar players on earth with no doubt, every fukin arrangement is clever as hell. This band is pure nightmare and those unknowing it deserve nothing more than being bloodsucked by Nosferatu! highlight: "Fate at Pain's End" track, this is from 86 and they were playing hell of an advance DM for the time, even the track "Nosferatu" was mutating since 84 till 90 and you can see that Pat's mind was really ahead, he had forseen the fukin death!! -News: bad ones, Pattrick is suffering from a throat disease so their forthcoming LP is delayed who knows until when. Good luck pat! Take care and all of our strengths from the south! Recover as fast as you play! DICK DALE (US) - Now that I said guitar player I cannot avoid mentioning this outstanding one and creator of Surf Rock from the early 60's. If you consider yourself a deather, then you know what Tremolo picking is, this guy ruled the fukin technique long before being used in the style and that is what, for me, makes it a real master. Personally is a great influence on me since the beginning but few metalheads from these days tend to mention influences outside metal, well I just do not give a fuk about stereotypes so fukin deal with it, metal came from something before it and I don't care if you don't enjoy the origins of it, I fukin do with proud! If you want to know a piece of this bombfiretremolopicker check his track entitled Nitro. Not long ago I came across with information regarding the uk82 movement that this guy was a huge inspiration on that too which totally made my brains get fried, I don't know if he was underground or not, but as he is not praised as much as others I believe he was or at least did it for passion as you can see on what he had done. "King of the Surf Guitar" & "Tribal Thunder" cannot be out of your collection! RIP dale, In metal fingers you will always prevail present! ENTRE LA BASURA (ARG) is an argentinian band coming from Rosario which played a DM/Grindcore with antisystem lyrics in spanish which made it appeal to me, my friend Jorge from Grinder Cirujano Recs reissued their demo "En el nombre del fraude, del fisco y de los estados unidos" 1992 and their first LP "Combatiendo al Capital" 1995, both outstanding!! If you are willing to check some underground activism through sounds this is the real deal. I did not know the demo, and believe me their sound is terrific! I thought that the LP was almost impossible to beat but this is at the same level of maniacal vomiting hatred! Short tracks with great identity and includes few tracks written in English too.