Mawiza Nominated for 2026 Pulsar Award

Now, as Mawiza prepare for European festival dates at Midgarsdblot, Hellsinki Metal Festival and Malmö Massacre, the band are proud to announce that their latest album, ÜL, is nominated for a 2026 Pulsar Award (Chilean Grammy) in the category for Best Metal Album. They previously won a Pulsar Award in the same category for their previous album Kollong.

“ÜL has been nominated for the 2026 Pulsar Awards in times where nature and art feel more abandoned every day”, Mawiza vocalist and guitarist Awka says. “Forests disappear, culture becomes weaker and many people forget how to listen to the earth. It feels strange to celebrate art while the spirit of the land is slowly dying. But ÜL was born against this silence. It is a chant to recover energy, to feel united with nature again, to remember where we come from, to hear the birds, the wind, the rivers, the trees. The earth still speaks. And we will keep singing with it”.

ÜL is available now on  Season of Mist.  

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Catch Mawiza this summer at select European shows.

Mawiza 2026 European Dates

August 6 – Helsinki, Finland @ WTF – Capital of Metal [TICKETS]

August 7 – Helsinki, Finland @ Hellsinki Metal Festival [TICKETS]

August 12 – Borre, Norway @ Midgardsblot [Acoustic Set] [TICKETS]

August 13 – Borre, Norway @ Midgardsblot [Electric Set] [TICKETS]

August 15 – København, Denmark @ Stengade [TICKETS]

“I love Mawiza! For their music, for who they are as individuals and for what they stand for” – Joe Duplantier (Gojira)

“the band uses their music to channel strength and keep history alive” – Decibel

“a new and fresh sound of modern metal, but reimagined as if it had been born in the heart of the wallmapu, mixing and creating sounds typical of their culture” – The Resistance

“a heavy proposal merged with elements of Mapuche culture, preserving and making visible its roots, traditions and its struggles, resulting in a unique style” – Futuro

“…the constant plucks of a Mapuche harp bring the global discourse back to the sacred, unbowing territories of Wallmapu” – Remezcla

“…Mawiza are a beast of entirely their own making” – Heavy Blog is Heavy

“…Mawiza presents a perspective that is entirely connected to their ancestry and customs which gives us a glimpse into what things could be. For a moment, we can see what they can: a connection to nature, to land, to the blood that was shed to fight back, to the heart of everything” – Nine Circles

“…a must for fans of heavy, riff-concrete music with a touch of melodic sophistication” – Metal Underground (4.5/5)

“In a genre that too often forgets its own roots, Mawiza are digging deep into language, into legacy, into land and returning with something eternal” – Metal Lair

“When all’s said and done, what remains is the understanding that the Mapuche, and Mawiza, are still very much in the fight” – Metal Epidemic (3.5/5)

“Raw, emotional and really powerful. A call of resistance for people who have been pushed off their native land” – Brutally Delicious Podcast

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