Grimtotem are a band from Chile that plays a pagan form of folk metal and this is a review of their self released 2014 demo "Wengan".
A very ritualistic sounding intro starts off the demo along with some folk instruments which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Keyboards are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording and the vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with some ritualistic chants also being utilized briefly and the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody as well as one song also adding in a brief use of acoustic guitars.
Grimtoyem plays a musical style that takes folk, pagan, melodic black and death metal and mixes them together to create a sound of t heir own. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are written in a mixture of English and Spanish and cover the pre Hispanic Chilean People's Mythology and History.
In my opinion Grimtotem are a very great sounding pagan folk metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Battle of The Centuries" and "Leftraru II". 8 out of 10.
https://grimtotem.bandcamp.com/album/wengan