Mexican outlaws, BRUJERIA, make their long awaited return with fourth full-length album, Pocho Aztlan.  It’s set for a September 16, 2016 release via their new label, Nuclear Blast.

The title translates to “Wasted Promised Land,” a combination of Aztlán, the fabled ancestral home of the Aztecs, and the term pocho, which native Mexicans use to refer—not always kindly—to their counterparts born in the States. Vocalist Brujo himself is pocho, a man caught between two worlds. Many pochos are not exactly accepted with open arms in Mexico. Meanwhile, they’re too often regarded as second-class citizens in their adopted US home.

Brujo’s all-Spanish lyrics are as vivid as they are effective: Bona fide tales from the frontlines of the drug war, the racial divide, and the battle for the border. “A lot of BRUJERIA songs are true stories,” Brujo says. “And if they haven’t happened yet, they will happen.”

The band also includes Jeff Walker (CARCASS) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH).