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Mawiza Release Live Session from Gojira frontman's Silver Cord Studios
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Grammy winner Joe Duplantier invites indigenous metal band for spirited performance of ÜL + cover of "Amazonia"
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As seen at Rock Al Parque, Dynamo + Summerbreeze
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Headlining 2026 Pumapu Rock Fest XVII + Performance at Midgardsblot
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"...a booming plea for re-connection between humanity and nature" - RollingStone (15 Latin Albums We Can't Wait to Hear in 2025)
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Mawiza - Silver Chord Sessions (Official Video)
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While already Chilean Grammy winners, this year, Mawiza continued their rise as a guiding force for indigenous metal. Behind their critically-acclaimed new album ÜL, the modern day Mapuche warriors appeared on magazine covers, took the stage at major summer festivals and brought home a LIT Music Award.
Today, Mawiza are capping off 2025 by releasing a special performance from Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier's Silver Cord Studio. Introduced by ceremonial Mapuche chanting, this session features the thunderous stomp of "Wingkawnoam", the towering "Mamüll Reke", earthshaking lament "Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan" and other defiant anthems from ÜL. Fittingly, the band closed their Silver Cord session with a rousing cover of Gojira's "Amazonia". “I love Mawiza! For their music, for who they are as individuals and for what they stand for”, Joe Duplantier says. “They represent and honor their powerful Mapuche heritage, amplifying its relevant message of connection with our roots and the universe as a whole. And they do so with determination and in the most modern way, with heavy riffs and an openness to new ideas and to the world. A conversation between past, present and future. Don’t give up the fight!”
Watch Mawiza's session on the Silver Chord Studio YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/-WsdDLFiQgg?si=Flr0tDsl7SrMs9hx
ÜL is available now on Season of Mist.
Order & Stream
https://orcd.co/mawizaul"In the winter season of 2024, Mawiza arrived at Silver Chord Studio in New York, right in the middle of the Northern summer. We came answering an invitation from Joe Duplantier", recalls Mawiza's vocalist and guitarist Awka. "We traveled light, almost with nothing, the way bands from the bottom usually move. By trusting more in our newen than in any objects, we knew that if the path was true, the music would find its own tools. And that's exactly what happened. Joe welcomed us with a generosity that still moves us, a kind of care for guests that feels very close to what we are taught since childhood in our nation. He didn't hesitate to lend us his own instruments so we could shape the noise we carry inside".
"Silvercord felt like a crack in reality for us", Awka continues, "metal breathing from the walls, the city howling outside, and us walking with the shadow of our ancestors over a faraway land. The north of Abya Yala has ancient guardians; we felt them watching, testing us, opening the way only because we arrived with respect and memory.
"We thank Joe for his honest and powerful hospitality, along with his family for receiving us with warmth from their hearts. We also thank Jamie for his impeccable work and all the people at Silver Cord. Finally, we thank the spirits of that distant mapu for letting us create without losing the pulse of who were are. We returned to our territory marked by a dark echo, a spiritual weight that is born only when the energy of nature and the brotherhood of metal meet in distant lands".
Don't miss Mawiza when they headline next year's Pumapu Rock Fest XVII and perform at Midgardsblot.
Mawiza 2026 Tour Dates
January 10 - Santa Juana, Chile @ Pumapu Rock Fest XVII [TICKETS]
12- 15 August - Borre, Norway @ Midgardsblot [TICKETS]
more dates announcing soon!
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More praise for Mawiza and ÜL
"the band uses their music to channel strength and keep history alive" - Decibel
"a new and fresh sound of modern metal, but reimagined as if it had been born in the heart of the wallmapu, mixing and creating sounds typical of their culture" - The Resistance
"a heavy proposal merged with elements of Mapuche culture, preserving and making visible its roots, traditions and its struggles, resulting in a unique style" - Futuro
"...the constant plucks of a Mapuche harp bring the global discourse back to the sacred, unbowing territories of Wallmapu" - Remezcla
"...Mawiza are a beast of entirely their own making" - Heavy Blog is Heavy
"...Mawiza presents a perspective that is entirely connected to their ancestry and customs which gives us a glimpse into what things could be. For a moment, we can see what they can: a connection to nature, to land, to the blood that was shed to fight back, to the heart of everything" - Nine Circles
"...a must for fans of heavy, riff-concrete music with a touch of melodic sophistication" - Metal Underground (4.5/5)
"In a genre that too often forgets its own roots, Mawiza are digging deep into language, into legacy, into land and returning with something eternal" - Metal Lair
"When all's said and done, what remains is the understanding that the Mapuche, and Mawiza, are still very much in the fight" - Metal Epidemic (3.5/5)
"Raw, emotional and really powerful. A call of resistance for people who have been pushed off their native land" - Brutally Delicious Podcast |
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Tracklist
1. Wingkawnoam (3:38) [WATCH]
2. Pinhza Ñi pewma (4:29)
3. Ngulutu (3:50)
4. Nawelkünuwnge (5:06)
5. Mamüll Reke (4:24) [WATCH]
6. Wenu Weychan (6:13)
7. Lhan Antü (4:08)
8. Kalli Lhayay (3:58)
9. Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan (featuring Joe Duplantier from Gojira) (4:42) [WATCH]
Tracklist (English Translation)
1. To Decolonize (3:38) [WATCH]
2. Hummingbird Dream (4:29)
3. Western Storm (3:50)
4. Become a Cougar (5:06)
5. Just Like The Tree (4:24) [WATCH]
6. The War of the Sky (6:13)
7. Dead of the Sun (4:08)
8. Let It Die (3:58)
9. The Last Harp Call (featuring Joe Duplantier from Gojira) (4:42) [WATCH]
Origin: Wallmapu, Mapuche Nation
Style: Indigenous Groove Metal
FFO: Gojira, Soulfly, The Hu |
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Mawiza - Mamüll Reke (Official Video)
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ÜL means "chant" in Mapuzugun. The album represents the voice of the land, the origin of feeling, the first call to connect with emotions. It is the materialization of a part of the spirit that, for a few seconds, becomes one with the wind—a force we can hear, resonate, communicate with, and return to. ÜL is Mawiza’s indigenous chant, and like smoke, it rises as a message to the skies.
Like their Mapuche ancestors, Mawiza always look back. ÜL chants to awaken the energies that have fallen asleep in the land, using the power of the great cities to resist the noise of imbalance. In this way, the album becomes another element of nature, a force defending itself, speaking in its own language to keep fighting and condemning those who continue to futilely subjugate their own strength.
With ÜL, Mawiza present themself to the world with a decolonizing and empowering mission. The album proclaims that nature possesses consciousness and spirit. Opening song "Wingkawnoam" emphasizes the importance of indigenous Mapuche thought by following dreams as precise guides for one's path in life.
"Pinhza ñi pewma" is a dream that Mawiza’s vocalist Awka had during a time when hummingbirds were nowhere to be seen. Their chant was absent and the chilco plant was disappearing. In Awka’s dream, four hummingbirds came to feed on the blood from his fingertips, as if it were nectar flowing from the flowers of the chilco.
ÜL pays tribute to nature and Mawiza’s ancestors. "Ngulutu" recalls ancient battles between the Mapuche and the Spanish in Santiago, Chile. "Mamüll Reke", "Wenu Weychan", "Lhan Antü", and "Kalli Lhayay" are filled with rhythms and sounds reminiscent of the most hermetic rituals of the Mapuche people. They were used by shamans to induce trance and heal the sick, to communicate with and greet the spirits of the mountains.
Closing song "Ti Inan Paw-pawkan" features chants from members of Mawiza’s indigenous community, as well as Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier. It is here, during the album’s finale, that the band stake their claim as both indigenous and urban. The song acknowledges the mission entrusted to Mawiza by Mapuche authorities and by the land itself: to raise awareness about balance on Earth in an empowered way and to call for greater attentiveness to Mapuche territory. Otherwise, the consequences will be dire.
Lineup
Awka - Lead vocals & rhythm guitar
Karü - Lead guitar & backing vocals
Zewü - Bass & backing vocals
Txalkan - Drums & percussion
Guest musicians
Fabiola Hidalgo (Liquen) contributes vocals to "Wingkawnoam", "Pinhza Ñi pewma", "Ngulutu" and "Mamüll reke"
Joe Duplantier (Gojira) contributes vocals to "Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan"
Recording Studio
Estudio del Sur in Chile
Producer
Pancho Arenas
Sound & Mixing Engineer
Pancho Arenas
Mastering Studio
West West Side Music
Mastering Engineer
Alan Douches
Cover Art
Kata Ulloa
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