{"id":3835,"date":"2025-09-29T16:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fffest.tw\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3835"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:30:58","slug":"chthonic","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/fffest.tw\/en\/portfolio-item\/chthonic\/","title":{"rendered":"CHTHONIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='korpiklanni'  class='avia-section av-asmzsr-7895a29fa7d0973e2e1306ba4419aaf7 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3835'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9uzkor-53fb72badf3bf96d31cb42746baaf1eb av_one_full  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.av-special-heading.av-mg4z16g0-65f3e28a5b72348aab4a1c3f7b603f41 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mg4z16g0-65f3e28a5b72348aab4a1c3f7b603f41 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_video  sec_title_light av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >CHTHONIC\u3010ENDLESS AEONS\u3011Music Video<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video av-mg4z0dl9-5ca68b672dba94aaed6d6ce2856859bb avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xVIXCEyPrm8'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHTHONIC\u9583\u9748\u3010ENDLESS AEONS \u767e\u842c\u904d\u3011Music Video\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xVIXCEyPrm8?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-65qri3-498780f78683e0477cf22f2e595df47d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3835'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3samrf-b4cb3f90ec3fc894c071ec0cf711eb1a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-1xunnf-167092b70b16609581ef740cc8c90079 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>CHTHONIC is widely recognized as one of Taiwan\u2019s most iconic heavy metal bands. Founded in 1995, the band\u2019s sound draws deeply from Taiwan\u2019s cultural roots, incorporating folk melodies, enka-style phrasing, pentatonic scales, and the theatrical contours of traditional opera. Their compositions are further enriched by traditional instruments such as the erhu, zheng, and nose flute. Since the release of Mirror of Retribution in 2009, CHTHONIC has built an expansive creative universe, blending history and local mythologies to evoke powerful visions of the underworld and cycles of reincarnation. Alongside the rage and darkness that define metal, their music conveys a haunting sadness and emotional depth, forging a distinctive sound that is unmistakably Taiwanese.<\/p>\n<p>Since their international debut in 2002, CHTHONIC has performed in over thirty countries, giving more than two hundred concerts around the world. 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