The Chasm (band)

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| origin = Mexico City, Mexico

| genre = Blackened death metal

| years_active = 1992–present

| label = Lux Inframundis

| associated_acts = Cenotaph - Shub-Niggurath

| website = {{URL|http://www.enterthedeathcult.com/}}

| current_members = Daniel Corchado
Antonio Leon

| past_members = Julio Viterbo
Erick Diaz
Luis Martinez
Luis Antonio Ramos
Rodolfo Riveron
Roberto Valle
Alfonso Polo

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The Chasm is a death metal band originally from Mexico City, and currently residing in Chicago.{{cite journal|last=Udo|first=Tommy|date=January 2005|title=The Chasm: Who are they?|journal=Metal Hammer|issue=132}} They have been described as one of Mexico's most respected metal bands.{{Cite web|title=The Chasm {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-chasm-mn0000062677|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-28}} The band was formed by singer/guitarist/bassist Daniel Corchado in 1992, after he left another early Mexican metal band, Cenotaph.{{Cite web|title=Cenotaph {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cenotaph-mn0001637156/biography|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-28}} Corchado and drummer Antonio Leon have been the band's only constant members.{{Cite web|title=THE REARVIEW MIRROR (THE CHASM)|url=https://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/01/17/the-rearview-mirror-the-chasm/|last=|first=|date=17 January 2016|website=www.nocleansinging.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-28}}

Their first album was released in 1994, and while they remained an underground act in many countries, they found popularity in Latin America and Europe, and reached further audiences after signing with the UK-based Earache Records.{{Cite web|title=THE CHASM - Sign To Earache!|url=http://bravewords.com/news/the-chasm-sign-to-earache|last=BraveWords|website=bravewords.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}} They are primarily known for death metal, but they are also influenced by other metal genres including thrash metal, black metal, progressive metal, and doom metal.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Corchado of The Chasm – Metal-Rules.com|url=https://www.metal-rules.com/2005/02/09/the-chasm/|website=www.metal-rules.com|date=9 February 2005|access-date=2020-05-28}}

Band members

= Current members =

Daniel Corchado - vocals, guitar, bass (1992 - )
Antonio Leon - drums (1992 - )

= Session members =

George Velaetis - bass (2003, 2005, 2006)
Roberto Lizarraga (2005)

= Former members=

Erick Diaz-Soto - guitar (1992–1993, 1994–1997)
Luis Martinez - bass (1992–1994)
Luis Antonio Ramos - guitar (1993–1994)
Rodolfo Riveron - bass (1994)
Roberto Valle - bass (1999)
Alfonso Polo - bass (2000–2003)
Julio Viterbo (1998-2013)

Timeline

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Discography

Procreation of the Inner Temple (1994)
From The Lost Years (1995)
Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph (1998)
Procession To The Infraworld (2000)
Reaching The Veil of Death (EP) (2001)
Conjuration of the Spectral Empire (2002)
The Spell of Retribution (2004)
Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm (2009)
A Conscious Creation from the Isolated Domain-Phase I (2017)
The Scars of a Lost Reflective Shadow (2022)

References

External links

[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p423499|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] biography
[http://www.enterthedeathcult.com/ Official site]
[http://www.luxinframundis.com/ Record Label]

Category:Mexican death metal musical groups

Category:Musical groups from Mexico City

Category:Musical groups established in 1992

Category:Earache Records artists