Chthonic Was Featured in An Episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”


Taiwan’s incredible Symphonic Death Metal band Chthonic was featured in an episode of HBO’s humorous political news show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver in a segment discussing Taiwan and China’s worsening relations. A clip was played featuring the band and frontman Freddy Lim addressing the crowd discussing the situation where China does not recognize Taiwan as a nation by name so they must be referred to as Chinese Taipei. Watch the clip below. Lim was elected as a member of Taiwanese Parliament in 2016. The band performed in front of 90,000 fans earlier in the year for the Chthonic Megaport 2021 concert,. which became a live album and DVD. Available Digitally + Physical Limited Edition “Anti-Epidemic Bundle”

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Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe Featured In A New Trailer For Chthonic’s ‘Tshiong’ Film


Randy Blythe announced a few years ago that he would be starring in an upcoming film, in which Chthonic were instrumental in creating. When asked for a description of Tshiong, he responded, “The movie is supposed to primarily be a comedy with lots of action & knowing Cthonic, a bit of politics- without giving away too much of the plot, let’s just say there is a bit of civil unrest my character & the star of the movie (who is a really famous actor in Taiwan) participate in.

Here’s the official synopsis, “The movie itself follows the antics of protagonist A-Tek and his quest to save his rural hometown from the claws of Chinese capitalism as he travels from southern Taiwan to the capital in search of his heroes, international metal sensation Chthonic, whom he’s hoping will help him stand up for his land by holding a protest concert back home. The story takes an unlikely turn when he discovers his would-be saviors aren’t quite as he imagined. Constricted by the demands of their China-friendly sponsors (the aptly named Eyeball Corporation, a riff on EyeCTV, a pro-unification news channel), the band is forced to curb their hot-headed nature and put a hold on A-tek’s proclivity for rioting and protests.

Chthonic recently shared a new trailer for Tshiong online, and it features the first glimpse of Randy in the film. Continue reading


Chthonic – Bú-Tik


Chthonic-Bu-Tik_400x400When I was a kid, it seemed like everything I owned was made in Taiwan — toys, clothes, electronics… you name it. And it seems odd that China has, for now, ostensibly superseded Taiwan, since both countries use “China” in their name, and things have gotten mixed up a few times during the 20th century. Chthonic, on the other hand, are not mixed up. They refuse to forget their homeland’s bloody past, utilizing horrific incidents during mankind’s currently-monikered “Century of Warfare” as source material. Couple that with their amazing humanitarian work, and you have a band who walks as well as they talk.Continue reading