The crazy Chileans HUINCA have flogged all their goods and chattels at home to go on tour through Europe and bring in the follower to this self entitled album, which can still be ordered from the band.

The mixture of rough metal and folklore reminds sometimes of more melodious Sepultura – even if the band contends, that chilean an brazilian Roots-Music can’t be compared.

There’s nothing wrong with their instrumental abilities (in Berlin they already performed unplugged very successfully), but aggression and roughness are also well captured at this in-house production.

Because of the different ethnic groups, which came together in Chile, the band members incidentally sometimes feel there like “strangers”, because exactly that is the German meaning of HUINCA.

In the first place this cd was already released in 2006, but it was remastered by a Canadian lable, which is the version I have here right now.

In general Chile is famous for its numerous Death and Trash Metal Bands and more normal metal-bands do find the way to us over the big ocean rather rarely.

The four rockers of HUINCA celebrate on their debut album a very interesting Heavy Metal-mixture, which is enriched with a lot of give-aways and rock flair.

Right the opener “Mari Chi Weu” surprises with its catchy riffing and the using of a tromp, that gives the song a very special touch.

Anyhow the material on the selftitled 10-tracker is performed very innovative and I want to contend that the band commands a unique style.

Everything sounds very rhythmically and the album is rocking and grooving endless.

The instrumental performance of the four southamericans is splendid and so it’s not a surprise, that HUINCA are welcome guests at festivals.  Also shows in Poland and Germany haven’t been an exception.

By the way on my cd with “Fobia” is found a bonustrack which hasn’t been on the first cd.

HUINCA brought in an eminently entertaining album, which contrasts pleasantly with the rough stuff of other chilean bands.

A further tip for hearing is the fast “Extremist”.

Cool album!