Hemorragia - Interview 2026

Yo!  Thanks for sitting down to answer a few questions!  How is it going?  What is your name?

Hi, my name is Marco Díaz, I just turned 18 on December 18th and i'm from Chile, specifically from Castro, the largest city in the Chiloé archipelago.

What is the story of Hemorragia?

I've played instruments and had a strong interest in music since i was a kid, so i've always had this desire to compose my own music. Hemorragia, as a solo project, was born out of the fact that where I live there aren't really any people my age who share the same musical interests and play instruments decently enough for a bdm band, considering it's a somewhat complicated genre.

During school, for at least two years, i used to draw ideas for logos and covers for "hemorragia", which at that time hadn't even started yet, so i'd say that i've had this project in mind for a long time.

What does Hemorragia mean?

Hemorragia literally means “hemorrhage” in spanish. I’ve always thought it was a cool word for this style of music, although i realized later that there was already a spanish band from the ’90s called hemorragia. By that point, however, i was already decided and wasn’t going to change the name.

What are the biggest challenges and advantages of working completely alone?

I feel the biggest disadvantage is that my virtual drums can sometimes sound very artificial, and I'm not fully convinced by them. I wish i had a real drum sound. Another disadvantage is that I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to play live shows. I know there are talented people like Shawn Whitaker who play live without any problems, but i haven't really considered that possibility for my project.

The biggest advantage is not having to depend on anyone else to work. This means I can record and play whenever i feel like it. However, that also has a downside, since I probably could have released this demo much sooner. I’m a bit disorganized and tend to work at a rather slow pace.

How would you describe your sound?

I think I'm still polishing my sound, but I always try to keep it kind of old school, not too blasty, and with some grooves here and there.

Who are some bands that influence you?

On one hand, the technicality of defeated sanity and disgorge (US) inspires me to create more difficult and unexpected riffs. On the groovier side, i see splattered cadaver, reincarnation, and suffocation as great examples of how to create good, meaty, and juicy slams. If I had to choose just two from all the bands i mentioned, suffocation and defeated sanity are the ones that I think best balance classic bdm technicality with slams.

Furthermore, effigy of the forgotten, merciless butchery, and all of defeated sanity’s albums have a production style that fascinates me, and I consider them strong examples to follow.

How did you get into this kind of music?

I started liking rock and heavy metal several years ago. I first got into more popular bands like pantera, SOAD, RATM, but over time my taste evolved toward death metal and later brutal death metal. I have to admit that at first death metal scared me a bit because of its twisted themes and disgusting album covers, but that fear faded as i grew older. I'd say sepultura was the band that got me hooked on metal in general, and deicide finally introduced me to death metal.

You are in Chile, how is the scene there?

There aren’t many bdm bands in the country. Chile is actually a country with a strong thrash, black, and death metal scene. There are usually very few bdm shows, although there is a festival in Santiago called Vomitous Brutal Fest that has brought well known bands like cephalotripsy and defeated sanity. However, I haven’t been able to attend any edition of VBF because Chiloé is over a thousand kilometers away from Santiago.

Some chilean bdm bands that come to my mind are NIHILANTH, HAIL CALIGULA, VISCERAL, DECREPIT CADAVER, DEFACING, DISMORLECH, WOUNDS OF CHRIST, PUTRESCENT, and REPULSIVE HUMANITY. It’s important to note that there are no bdm bands based in Chiloé lol

Do you handle recording and production yourself?

Yep, I'm self-taught in all of that. I must say that I still don't consider my production to be the best, but it's been a big step forward compared to how bad my first works sounded

What gear or tools are you using?

I use an ibanez RG350DXZ guitar, a  colt bass (i don't remember the exact model), and a marshall code 100. The virtual drums on the last demo were made using EZdrummer 3. So far, i’ve recorded the vocals with my phone, although for the next release i’ll be using my new Fduce SL40 microphone. I use audacity as my DAW, yes, i know it’s very limited and basic, but i’ve found it hard to learn more professional programs.

Well Marco, thanks a lot!  We really dig what you are doing and will be watching for more!!  Any last words? 

I just want to say that I'm very grateful to have been invited to this space. I truly appreciate the work you do for the bdm community, since we don’t usually get to know much about the bands we like. So keep up the great work, and thanks again, cerebral reviewment!

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