Soulinpain – The Last Dance of Death Review: Death/Thrash Metal from Chile (2026)

 

Soulinpain - The Last Dance of Death album cover, death thrash metal 2026


Artist: Soulinpain
Origin: Santiago, Chile
Label: Independent
Released: March 13, 2026
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
Rating: 6/10
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp

Years deep in the underground and still no label. 200 copies on CD. Soulinpain don't give a shit about the industry and The Last Dance of Death sounds exactly like that.

This hits raw and aggressive right out of the gate — no warm-up, no bullshit intro to ease you in. Chilean death/thrash the way it should be, mean and direct. Insertion grabs you by the throat early and doesn't let go, and Mental Intoxication is the kind of track that gets stuck in your head whether you want it to or not. Four minutes of pure forward momentum.

The guitars do two things and do both well — heavy riffs that just bulldoze forward, and tighter technical runs that keep it from getting predictable. The drums back it up the right way, switching between blast beats and heavier mid-tempo grooves without losing the thread. Francisco Gallegos on vocals is brutal and gets the job done. No theatrics, no tricks. Just weight.

Production is cleaner than I expected for a fully independent release. Maybe a little too clean in places — part of me wanted it rougher around the edges. But it works. Everything sits where it should and the album hits harder for it.

My only issue is the Spanish-titled tracks scattered through the back half. Caminos del Destino, El Punto sin Retorno, Sombras del Pasado — they're not bad songs, but they break the flow for me. Feels like a different record sneaking in for a few minutes.

200 copies. Find one.

Rating: 6/10

I'll be spinning more albums — stay tuned!

Hauk


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