Favna Abisal
Chilean avant-garde/post-black metal band from the Region Metropolitana (Santiago), formed 2008. Blends post-black metal with industrial elements, melodic post-rock, and operatic Spanish-language vocal delivery reminiscent of Arcturus. Discography includes "Rerum Imaginaria" (2012), "Argonautas", and "La Casa de los Siete Espejos" (2024, inspired by a legendary Valparaiso brothel and Sergio Larrain's photography).
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Black 5 — Avantgarde-Metal.com's review of Rerum Imaginaria describes 'explosions of post-black metal grind' as a core element of their sound.
- Technical 4 — The band is positioned as progressive/avant-garde metal, with the reviewer drawing a comparison to Italian progressive act Museo Rosenbach for compositional attitude.
- Theatrical 6 — The same review compares vocalist Daniel Araya's 'powerful, operatic vocal style' (sung in Spanish) to Arcturus's declamatory delivery, and characterizes the songs as 'heavy and slow masquerade dirges.'
- Doom 3 — Review explicitly notes 'heavy and slow masquerade dirges' as a recurring structural/riff element.
- Ambient 4 — Review cites 'submarine electronic beats' and 'phantasmagoric synthesized landscapes' as recurring textural elements of the compositions.
MEMBERS
- Daniel Arayavocals
- Ivan Rojasguitars
- Marlene Arismendibass
- Eliseo Penasynths, backing vocals
- Cristhian Alarcondrums
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- UnaffiliatedEI 11AnaretaTheatricalBlackTechnical
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- UnaffiliatedEI 12Eibon la FuriesTheatricalBlackAmbient
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- Igorrr-verseEI 14WormfoodTheatricalBlackDoom
A French gothic-doom outfit built around Emmanuel Lévy's deep, 'conjuring' French-language vocals, symphonic keyboards, and an atmosphere reviewers liken to Type O Negative crossed with Ange's chanson-prog — plus stray psych-rock detours. Their own scene ties (a member also drums for Öxxö Xööx, another was a live member of Carnival in Coal) place them squarely in the French avant-metal underground rather than mainstream gothic metal.
- UnaffiliatedEI 12NomiconBlackAmbientTheatrical
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- UnaffiliatedEI 9JunonBlackTheatricalTechnical
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- UnaffiliatedEI 11EscarreTheatricalBlackTechnical
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- UnaffiliatedEI 14HasardBlackTheatricalTechnical
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- UnaffiliatedEI 16Osculum SerpentisTheatricalBlackAmbient
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- UnaffiliatedEI 16LeukotomyBlackTheatricalAmbient
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