SOTABOSC will release their debut album, "El Batec dels Maquis", via Dunk!
Apr 4, 2026
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on April 17, Barcelona-based atmospheric black metal act SOTABOSC will release their debut album, "El Batec dels Maquis", via Dunk! Records.
SOTABOSC was founded in 2023 in Barcelona by Oscar Linares and Manel Song, known for their work in Syberia, together with Xavi Forne, creator of the dark-folk project Ulmus and founder of Error! Design. In 2025, the project solidified with the addition of David Rodríguez on vocals and Gerard Serrano on bass, completing a lineup deeply connected to the Catalan underground scene and involved in bands such as Amargor, Arna, Malammar, Stained Blood, Vampyric Winter, Llacuna, Hurricade and Carontte, among others.
Firmly rooted in an anti-fascist ethos, SOTABOSC conveys its message through lyrics sung entirely in Catalan and a carefully crafted visual identity, including artwork, logos, stage aesthetics and graphic materials. Their artistic and political discourse form a coherent whole, integral to the project. The band’s debut album unfolds in two complementary sections. The first reimagines three compositions from Ulmus, originally instrumental and written for acoustic instruments, now transformed into a sound shaped by Atmospheric Black Metal with strong post-rock influences. The new lyrics focus on animals, forests and the natural environment, forming a narrative arc that connects with the second half of the album.
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The second part consists of a single track exceeding 15 minutes, where SOTABOSC expresses its purest musical identity: raw black metal roots, expansive instrumental passages and experimental structures inspired by post-rock. The vocals - harsh and evocative - pay tribute to the Maquis and their anti-Francoist resistance in Catalonia during and after the Civil War. With this debut, SOTABOSC establishes a project in which identity, narrative intent and sonic depth merge into an artistic statement that is both musical and political. Recorded, mixed & mastered at Siete Barbas Studio by Daniel Gil in Barcelona Nov/Dec 2025. Layout by Error! Design. Symbology by Woodcvtter Illustration.
SOTABOSC are: Xavi Forne (Error! Design, Malämmar, Ulmus) Oscar Linares (Syberia) Manel Song (Amargor, Syberia) David Rodríguez (Arna) Gerard Serrano (Hurricäde, Llacuna, Leavs)
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