[Cover photo credit to Vincent Zbinden]
Having recently shared the stage with Heavy Metal legends Sepultura, the band Mawiza are excited to release the EP Iñ Mongeletew (Those Who Give Us Life). It arrives today, November 6th, 2026, but Season of Mist has also put a preview up on Youtube.
In the spirit of “Kaiowas”, the first-ever acoustic EP from the modern day Mapuche Groove Metal band honors their ancestral roots. It includes three re-imagined songs from the band’s 2025 Pulsar-nominated album ÜL, as well as two new original songs in “Wüzapiwken” (Divided Heart) and “Mür” (Dual), which features Mira Ceti (Heilung) and Anne Olsen (Danefae).
Starting on November 19, 2026, Mawiza are celebrating the release of Iñ Mongeletew with a special acoustic tour of Chile.
Mawiza vocalist and guitarist Awka says:
We can create our music without distorted guitars and big percussion but not without our language and our identity, That is why IÑ MONGELETEW exists.
Drummer Txalkan comments:
Standing on stage next to Sepultura means a lot to any musician, and even more so to Mawiza. With IÑ MONGELETEW, we want to carry on Sepultura’s legacy by making music in the language of this land.
By unplugging from the noise of modern metal, Iñ Mongeletew speaks loudly to Mawiza’s roots in Mapuche culture. The three songs from ÜL that are reimagined for this EP “aren’t stripped down but strengthened by their essential elements.” Acoustic instruments and tribal percussion “amplify the band’s call for decolonization and reconnecting with nature.”
The EP’s lead single “Wüzapiwken” speaks to the heart of indigenous life, which is “divided between the city and its native land, with scraping rhythms and piercing chants.” The band “resists postcard folklore” by “embracing a dark atmosphere and harsh tones that aren’t meant to please but challenge the Western ear.”
Mawiza IÑ MONGELETEW Acoustic Tour of Chile
November 19 – Rancagua @ Barley Resto Bar
November 20 – Villarrica @ Skol Restobar
November 21 – Pucón @ Vieja Escuela
November 22 – Concepción @ Templo Crápula
More dates announcing soon!
Catch Mawiza next year when they join Slipknot’s (sic)EST Stadium Tour.
Slipknot 2027 (sic)EST Stadium Tour in Santiago, Chile
with special guests Marilyn Manson, Hatebreed & Mawiza
September 12 @ Estadio Nacional [TICKETS]
