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The story of Mesoamerica is perhaps the ultimate heavy metal tale—civilizations born of chaos, obsessed with blood and sacrifice, and ending in cataclysmic collapse. The suddenness of their demise—more a cosmic obliteration than gradual decay—mirrors apocalyptic fiction, akin to HG Wells' War of the Worlds—a reflection of colonialism as extraterrestrial invasion.
What is remarkable is how this society, with its obsession with demons, chaos, and sacrifices, embodies a radical worldview where divine power is intertwined with trauma, suffering, and chaos—an edge case of human civilization. It pushes the limits of our understanding of history, society, and the human condition, illustrating how cultural worldview and environmental factors forge the destiny of civilizations.