About this Event
New Orleans is a city brimming with diverse life and culture that reflects the many different groups of people who have immigrated to the area over the centuries. They brought their cuisines, folklore, religions, and rituals. All of which shapes New Orleans into one of the United States’ most unique cities. For the black metal band, Mehenet, the city they call home has been a well of spiritual power and strength that has evolved to shape their music. Their new album, Mg’ambu, is a dedication to Quimbanda–an Afro-Brazilian spiritual cult the members of the band committed themselves to.
Ng’ambu is Mehenet’s second full-length album. It follows their 2018 effort, Dii Inferi. The time between records seems to have catalyzed a stylistic and thematic change for the band. Once rooted in political revolution, nihilism, existentialism, and more, their tone has drastically shifted to spiritual exaltation. The new record features five tracks filled with field recordings of New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter, ritualistic arrangements, excerpts from traditional pontos cantados, and fierce blackened compositions.
The album follows a path of life, death, and spirituality through the lens of Quimbanda. The songs touch on powerful spirits (like Tata Caveira on “Horse to the Earth” and Exu Kaminoloa on “The Mystery of Nations”) as well as feminity, witchcraft, revenge, grief, finding inner beauty, and much more. The album as a whole is an enthralling progression in Mehenet’s music and a forceful display of spiritual art and dedication.
21+ Doors at 7 PM
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hi-Dive, 7 South Broadway, Denver, United States
USD 12.00 to USD 15.00