Review: Godless – Adversus Parousia

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 6th June 2026 Chilean death metal stalwarts Godless have been around since 1997, but ‘Adversus Parousia’ is only their second full length, and that has been sixteen years in the making. I cannot deny the excitement that the Chilean underground scene generates in me when I see those words on a promo email, but for such a venerated group of scene veterans to release a new record after such a long time, as their scene is blossoming into its full potential, is very exciting. ‘Adversus Parousia’ is out now through Nuclear Winter Records. Opener ‘Ingenitus – Ekstasis’ hooks you immediately with a nasty guitar tone, a driving almost atonal approach and swampy, cavernous vocals. This is exactly what I need in my South American death metal, a real kick in the slime encrusted stones with esoteric Latin song titles and a cloying, miasmic atmosphere enshrouding everything. It feels like it is simultaneously burning and drowning at the same time, fiery chaos…

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