SOULBURNER – bring METANOIA to Concepción with November launch show

Concepción's SOULBURNER have released METANOIA and will present the album live in their home city on November 27. Released November 13, 2026, the studio album is available now on major digital platforms.

Formed in Concepción in 1997, the Chilean melodic death metal band retain their combination of Swedish and American death metal influences. The announcement describes METANOIA as a move toward darker, heavier and more melodic material. Artwork is credited to MORKT ARTIST.

The album includes its first single, “Fade Away,” newly recorded with guest vocals from Mårten Hansen of A CANOROUS QUINTET and THIS ENDING. Its official video premiered in October 2026 and is available on YouTube. The clip incorporates footage of SOULBURNER at REC Festival 2026, alongside elements connected to the lyrics.

The recording revisits a song previously released during the pandemic, with the earlier single identified in the band's archive as a 2021 release. In their statement accompanying the October video premiere, SOULBURNER explained that the original version reflected the technical resources and recording conditions available at that time. They returned to the song to improve its sound and production quality.

The lyrics draw on the political events of October 2019 and Chile's social uprising. SOULBURNER linked their decision to revisit the track to the political and social climate in Chile and South America, which brought them back to October 18, 2019. Hansen's participation adds a Swedish connection to a song whose subject remains rooted in Chilean events.

The release show takes place Friday, November 27, 2026, at Templo Crápula, Caupolicán 1661, Concepción, with guests ÁNIMAS and ANOMIE. The announced start time is 8:00 p.m. Chile time. Tickets are available through PortalDisc, priced at CLP $5,000 in presale and CLP $8,000 for general admission.

SOULBURNER's earlier releases trace the development behind METANOIA. The five-song BROKEN MIND EP, recorded in Santiago and released in 2006, included “Sacred Deceit,” later revisited on their second album.

The debut album, BLESSED BY FIRE, was recorded at Sade studio in Santiago. Its ten songs first appeared digitally in 2008, followed by a physical edition through Australis records in 2019. “Bloodshow” received a promotional video made by Abysmo.

The second studio album, listed in the discography as FLAMES OF AND ENDLESS DISEASE (2014), was recorded at Audiomotion Homestudio in Concepción. Its American death metal strength and groove were combined with Gothenburg melodies and arrangements. The supplied biography credits it with Headbanger Latinoamerica's Best Latin American Album recognition for 2014 and 13th place in its list of 130 best albums.

SELF DECEIVER (2017) continued the combination of European and North American influences, with lyrics addressing political, economic and spiritual abuses of power in Chile and internationally. The biography lists a Ceres best album recognition for 2017. Its promotional videos include “Seals Of Iniquity” and “Hateful Chambers”; the earlier catalogue also includes “The Fear Illusion” and “Karmic Demise” from the second album, and the historical lyric video “No Wonder We Fall.”

Across their career, SOULBURNER have performed underground shows in Chile and Europe and shared stages with DISMEMBER, KREATOR, DEICIDE, VADER, UNLEASHED, KATAKLYSM, MONSTROSITY, CARACH ANGREN and ABYSMAL DAWN. METANOIA now adds a new studio release to that history, with its Concepción presentation scheduled two weeks after the album's digital arrival.

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