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Vlees is a one‑man depressive black metal and dark ambient project from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, active since 2022 and created by the young musician Verrotte Ziel. The project is extremely prolific, releasing dozens of demos, singles, EPs, and one full‑length in a very short span of time. Its thematic world revolves around depression, apathy, suicide, and fragmented memories, expressed through lo‑fi production, raw guitar textures, and a deliberately unstable emotional atmosphere.

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Identity and Origins

Vlees was founded by Verrotte Ziel, born in 2007, who began releasing music at age 14. His musician profile confirms that he composes all instruments and vocals, and that he originally released music under the alias Skull Full of Maggotz before consolidating the project under the Dutch name Vlees (“flesh”). Spirit of Metal
He cites influences such as Darkthrone, Beherit, Burzum, Judas Iscariot, Make a Change… Kill Yourself, and Xasthur, which aligns with the project’s raw, depressive, and noise‑leaning aesthetic. Spirit of Metal

The project’s early releases were rooted in Depressive Suicidal Black Metal, but Vlees also incorporates dark ambient, black noise, and gorenoise elements, depending on the release. Discogs

Musical Style

Vlees’ sound is characterized by:

• Harsh, lo‑fi depressive black metal with distant, anguished vocals
• Dark ambient and noise passages, often used as interludes or standalone tracks
• Extremely long-form compositions, especially on the full‑length Melankolsk depresjon
• Aesthetic extremity, reflected in provocative or grotesque demo titles
• A mix of Dutch, Norwegian, and English titles, reflecting the artist’s fascination with Northern European DSBM culture

The full‑length Melankolsk depresjon (2022) runs 1 hour and 24 minutes, with track titles such as Evig fordømmelse and Schizofreni driver meg sakte til selvmord, firmly situating the project within Scandinavian‑influenced DSBM. Lycanthropia.net

Discography Overview

Vlees is one of the most prolific Bolivian extreme metal projects of the 2020s. Metal Archives lists a vast discography beginning in 2022, including EPs, demos, singles, collaborations, and one full‑length. Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Key releases include:

• Eens wanneer je achter je boerderij hangt — EP (2022)
  The first Dutch‑titled EP, marking the consolidation of the Vlees identity. Discogs

• Self‑Immolating Ritual — Single (2022)

• Sulfur Filled Heart — EP (2022)

• Hell of Kitty — Demo (2022)

• Depressive Blasphemous Necromantic Nuns — Demo (2022)

• Mørke Ritualer… — Single (2022)

• Melankolsk depresjon — Full‑length (2022)
  Released on November 9, 2022; considered the central work of the project. Lycanthropia.net

• Shredding Nazi Corpses in a Grinder Machine — Demo (2022)

• Taste of a Woman’s Vomit Caused by Dysentery — Demo (2023)

• Post Mortem Et Tenebras — Single (2023)

• Afvalligheid kruistocht — Demo (2023)

• Mortem Conatus XLIX — Single (2023)

• New Eyes to See the Wrld — Collaboration (2023)

• Prozac Overdose — Single (2023)

• Hell of Kitty Samples — Compilation (2023)

• Samurai Death Squad — Single (2023)

• Vloek Van Eeuwige Pijn — Demo (2023)

• Avada Kedavra — Single (2023)

• Windswept Wraiths of Sorrow: Basement Sessions — Demo (2023)

• Untitled — Demo (2024)

• Nattpromenad — Single (2024)
  Included in the Bandcamp digital discography. vlees.bandcamp.com

This output reflects a hyper‑productive, experimental, and emotionally volatile creative process typical of certain DSBM micro‑scenes.

Artistic Significance

Vlees stands out in the Bolivian underground for several reasons:

• It is one of the few Bolivian DSBM projects with a large, continuous discography.
• The project embraces extreme lo‑fi aesthetics, aligning with international DSBM and black noise traditions.
• The use of Dutch and Norwegian titles creates a deliberate cultural dislocation, reinforcing the project’s depressive and alienated identity.
• The sheer volume of releases demonstrates a compulsive, diary‑like creative process, where each demo captures a moment of emotional or psychological intensity.