Fort Lauderdale, FL blackened heavy metal band FAETHOM has released a new song ‘Héroes De Las Minas’, taken from their upcoming second full-length album. Check out the song below:

The track is the band’s first song fully in Spanish and a bit of Quechua, the latter being one of the native tongues of Bolivia, birthplace of co-founders and co-composers: David (lead guitar) and Mariela (Vocalist, Keyboardist). The song deals with El Tio and the miners of Bolivia. El Tio refers to the spirit of the mountain and signifies in Spanish, The Uncle, as he is referred to by the miners of Bolivia. He is also a representation of the Christian Devil. An icon of El Tio can be found in each mineshaft where the miners offers sacrifices, gifts, and perform rituals in return for El Tio’s goodwill and his promise of good health and good fortune. In the darkness of the mines, El Tio reigns supreme.

Faethom’s second concept album will be based on a horror story written by Mariela, as was their 2011 debut album In the Name Of The Father, The Son, And The Unholy. The album, which remains untitled, is scheduled to be released by the end of the year. As is their custom, the band has released a picture of one of the characters (seen below) of the story, La Fiera, a vengeful cholita that will wreak havoc on a fictional Bolivian town in the story. For the live experience, the band lineup includes the talents of Colombian drummer, Hermes Reyes and Chilean guitarist, Fabian Lopez.

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