Ecuador’s extreme metal act SARCOMA have unveiled their brutal new full length offering, Ponzoña via Valley of the Death. Ponzoña marks the latest ferocious chapter from the Ecuador-based ensemble, whose career began two decades ago, as they continue to evolve their distinctive sound.
“This album is a sample of what Sarcoma has always sought to be. This time the emphasis lies on simple structures centered around well-developed riffs.” The band explain.
“The new album is characterized by the search for the perfect balance between old school and modern metal trends, seeking its own sound and voice within the global metal scene.
Sarcoma is not afraid to use elements from different genres of underground music, flirting with death metal, deathcore, and metallic hardcore. A union of the elements that we consider to be the strongest of what we like to hear, but consider have never been fused together in our particular way.”
On the album’s title, the band reveal,“The album’s name Ponzoña, is a Spanish word used for deadly poisons or really poisonous insects. There are a couple of reasons behind us choosing this name: the main one is obviously the specific feeling we wanted to evoke when listening to the final product.
The second, and less known one is that Ponzoña was also one of the many nicknames we jokingly gave the band among us many, many years ago. Unexpectedly we then realized that the word had a cool ring to it, and accurately described the band’s sonic identity”.
Recorded at Valley of the Death Studios in Quito, Ponzoña was mixed and mastered by Juan Pablo Rivas and produced by Juan Pablo Flores. Keyboards and the solo performance on “Vuelve a Creer” were performed by Michel Ferré. The album’s cover artwork was created by artist Andrés Jaramo.
About SARCOMA:
SARCOMA is the first Spanish-language deathcore band in the world. Formed in Quito, Ecuador, in 2006, the quartet launched their debut EP Silenciosa Tortura independently that same year. 2016 brought a hiatus until seven years later, in 2023, original members Santiago Romero and Juan Pablo Flores returned to write new music, now joined by Andrés Jaramo (drums) and Andrés Éguez (bass).
During SARCOMA’s first incarnation, following the first EP, the band released the debut, self-titled full-length album in 2008 with the Esclavitud del Siglo XXI EP arriving in 2013. The band embarked on a heavy national and international touring schedule in neighboring countries.
SARCOMA’s unmistakable style, technical precision, and impressive live performances led them to be considered, by the media and the public alike, as the undisputed “fathers of deathcore” in South America. In early-mid noughties, the band’s unique mix of hardcore and death metal elements was something unheard of in the country at the time.
The band’s sound draws influence from the likes of DECAPITATED, DYING FETUS, KNOCKED LOOSE, SEPULTURA, DESPISED ICON, GOJIRA, with the addition of progressive elements and a thematic focus on their life experiences and environment of Latin America.
2023 saw the band return with renewed vigor and intent unleashing the EP Mesak, the live releases Al Rojo Vivo and En Vivo En Quito in 2024, and “Divino Poder” single in 2025, all via Valley of the Death. SARCOMA wasted no time returning to the live stage in 2023 venturing on the Mesak Ecuador National Tour, along with performances at Mechanimal Fest and Quitofes
SARCOMA Is:
Santiago Romero (Vocals)
Juan Pablo Flores (Guitar / Vocals)
Andrés Jaramo (Drums)
Andrés Éguez (Bass)
Connect With SARCOMA:
Bandcamp: https://sarcomaec.bandcamp.com/music
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarcomaecuador
Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/sarcomaecuador
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SARCOMAEC
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3w5oB1ujWelLK4xPXR4fEZ?si=vj-DZzOZS2e0HkUHjUrpjw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/sarcoma/1655035683
Twitter/X: https://x.com/sarcomaec
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarcoma.ec
Ponzoña Tracklist:
1. Frente Al Abismo
2. Ahora Voy Yo
3. Jungla Insaciable
4. En Llamas
5. Vacío Funeral
6. Sucio Carbón
7. Reinos Fallidos
8. Vuelve A Creer