AN NCS INTERVIEW: CANDARIAN

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May 252026
 

(Our contributor Zoltar is back with us again, this time presenting his interview with José Pablo, vocalist and bassist of the Costa Rican death metal band Candarian, whose debut album was released in April of this year.)

Two out four members of CANDARIAN already play in Chile, eat your heart out? If you’re a classic and dark-sounding death metal freak like I am, you do know damn well that over the last few years, Chile has more or less taken the lead in that style, piling one after another bands with the right attitude, underground ethos, and shitloads of reverb this style requires. But there’s a new boy in town… Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: CANDARIAN — “ALTARS AND ANCESTORS”

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Mar 132026
 

(written by Islander)

This is a tough day for people with friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, especially because we just had another one of those last month. But we’re about to magnify the fear of this day with a new song from the Costa Rican death-dealers in Candarian.

This song, “Altars and Ancestors“, is from the band’s debut album Trepanación, which will be dropped upon the world by Memento Mori and Me Saco Un Ojo on April 27th. Continue reading »