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Huinca was formed in Santiago of Chile, in late 2001 by Mauricio Contreras (vocals and guitar), Miguel Yáñez (drums), Jorge “Cocke” Cumplido (guitar) and Flavio Salas (bass guitar). They previously started playing speed metal in the band Stonehenge. Recording the demo “When passions smashes reasons” in 1998, the band began their career. Some of the musicians have professional studies of music so the traditional metal music was not motivational for the band. So they started to look for a fresh new way to play music keeping the feeling and power of metal. The musical change came when the band realized that by going back to their roots, and at the same time keeping rock alive, it would be a new way to create music from the heart. Classic rock music uses folklore and black roots so “why can't we use the roots and melodies from this side of the world (the last country in the world)?” they said. So they started to compose new music using influences from north to south of Chile (Eastern is...