Fernández comments: “We’re incredibly honored to announce that DECESSUS has officially joined the BLKIIBLK family. Our new chapter has begun, and we’re incredibly eager to see what the future will bring. This is a milestone we’ve worked towards for a long time, and how rewarding is the opportunity to be part of such an incredible roster of artists. It is part of our vision to push our music and what DECESSUS is further, reaching new audiences, and sharing some really precious metal moments.”

“To everyone who has supported us throughout this journey, our fans, friends, families, and everyone who has believed in DECESSUS from the very beginning, thank you. Your support has made moments like this possible,” she adds. “We can’t wait to show you what is coming next!! Horns up!”

“DECESSUS is both an unexpected success story in the making and a testament to the drive, talent and vision of Ignacia and the band,” says Mike Gitter, head of A&R, Frontiers Label Group. “When we heard the new material the band had recorded for the upcoming album, it was instant as it masterfully weaves together elements of death metal, progressive metal and djent in a thoroughly modern way that will cement DECESSUS on the world stage.”

In a recent interview with Finland’s Chaoszine, Fernández spoke about how she became DECESSUS‘s vocalist and founder. Asked if she remembers when she heard heavier music for the first time in her life, Ignacia said: “Yes, I do. Ever since I was very young, I loved music, all kinds of music. At my home, my parents used to listen to all sorts of music. I liked them all, but my special interest was in rock music. But then when I started to grow up, I was feeling the need to listen to more heavier songs. So at the age of 11 or something, I found SYSTEM OF A DOWN, for example. So I started to go heavier. Oh, and before SYSTEM OF A DOWN, I found GUNS N’ ROSES, which was also rock, but it was a bit more energetic comparing to what my father used to listen most of the time. And then I found SYSTEM OF A DOWN. I love them… And ever since then, I started trying to find more heavy music until the first time I listened to distortion vocals, like death vocals. It was actually in EPICA. The guitar player, Mark Jansen, does some harsh vocals, and I was very impressed. I really loved the sound, but it never came to my mind that I could also produce that sound. I was very young. I don’t know. I saw a man doing that. I was, like, ‘That’s so cool.’ But it never came to my mind I could also do it. Until at that same age, 11, 12 maybe, I saw a video, ARCH ENEMY ‘Nemesis’ live in Japan, like the classic video, and that was the first time I saw a woman singing death metal, and I was really impressed — really impressed. And ever since, I was, like, ‘I want to do this.’

“I always wanted to do music,” she explained. “I never knew what kind of music or what to do, like playing an instrument or something. I never had an instrument at home. It wasn’t part of my daily life. So I never knew what I wanted to do, but I knew it was music. And when I listened the first time a woman singing (death metal) like that, I was, like, ‘Okay, this is what I wanna do.'”

Asked if she tried to emulate Angela Gossow by screaming along to ARCH ENEMY songs when she first tried her hand at death metal singing, Ignacia said: “Actually, at the beginning, I wasn’t listening much of ARCH ENEMY, even though it was the first time I listened to a woman singing like that. I was listening more other bands. I was trying to emulate the sound in my room. My mother probably was very scared — I don’t know — but I was trying, I was trying. I was failing a lot. I remember, with the computer, I was looking for information, how to do it. I was reading some stuff online, seeing some videos, but I never found a good video. But I was trying to pick different stuff from here and there to try to do it until I found the sound, but it took a while. It wasn’t a very fast process.”

On the topic of whether there were specific songs or bands that she remembers screaming along to when she first tried singing death metal, Ignacia said: “I have such bad memory. I really don’t know, but I always will remember THE AGONIST with Alissa White-Gluz. She was definitely one of my biggest inspirations. She is one of my biggest inspirations in music and in singing. So, yeah, definitely THE AGONIST. But, yeah, plenty more. I don’t really remember, to be honest.”

Asked if DECESSUS was her first-ever proper band or if she had been in other groups already before, Ignacia said: “No, no, no. Well, when I developed the sound the first time, I then stopped for many years doing everything that I liked because of some personal things and not feeling very well, et cetera. So when I came back, ‘Okay, I will start singing again. I will start doing vocal lessons and then I will build my own band.’ And so I did. So I studied vocal lessons for two years, and in the meantime I built my band DECESSUS.”

Reflecting on her first recording session as a member of DECESSUS, Ignacia said: “It was so weird. I remember we were during COVID, COVID times. In Chile, it was just when the people could start going out again, but with some permits and for a few hours. And it was very difficult. And every studio was closed. So the guy who recorded me found a home, a place. He set up everything in there. I went with my mom and my sister. I was so scared. I didn’t know what to do. And, yeah, it was a very weird experience, but very cool. I remember it very, very well… I mean, yeah, of course, I was afraid. I was, like, ‘What am I doing? Will I do it good? I don’t know,’ blah, blah, blah. It was my first time in the studio. But then everything went very smooth, and I was feeling great, and the end result was great. I was happy. I was there for quite a few hours, and then I left home very, like, ‘I did it. I can start doing this. I achieved my first goal.’ Like, go to the studio. ‘Nice. What’s next?'”

Ignacia also reflected on her first live performance with DECESSUS, saying: “It definitely was a learning experience. For example, the guys in my band, they have played together since they were, like, I don’t know, seven years, eight years. They studied at the same art school, and they had many bands and a lot of experience, but I had never been on a stage, and I was really afraid. I got very anxious, like, ‘Am I going to do this correctly? Am I going to mess up?’ I was afraid of the people and everything. Maybe it was a good thing we started in the pandemic because I had time to slowly develop as a vocalist. So I think that was nice for me, but definitely the first time we got on a stage, I was so bad. I mean, feeling like I really wanted to leave before going to the stage. I actually went out, went to a little park that was nearby, sat down with my bottle of water and was really planning and seeing how bad would it be if I just go home. I was going to do it. I was, like, damage control, you know?! Like, ‘How bad would it be? No, maybe it isn’t that bad. Okay, I’ll go home.’ I was so nervous. Then my best friend came walking. I never knew he was going to the show. And he saved the day. I was, like, ‘Okay, come on inside. Come inside.’ And then I did it. I was very nervous. I was shaking all the time, so I had to take the microphone with both hands so people wouldn’t notice.”

She added: “It was typical of the first time, I think, for everyone. The first time is the most difficult, but it ended up being very nice. The place was full. We sold out the tickets. That was amazing. The people were so energetic. I remember that day in a very good way.”

Asked if she is planning on ever doing any clean singing with DECESSUS in the future, Ignacia said: “The thing is that when I built the band, I always wanted it to be just screaming. That was my vision. I love bands that do both. I usually listen to a lot of bands that do both style of singing, but I don’t know why I just wanted to scream. But we have a few songs in the album, new album that is coming out, that I sing a little bit — just a little bit.”

Asked if she is “extra nervous” about having her clean singing voice heard, Ignacia said: “Yeah, absolutely. Because it’s different. I mean, of course my screaming is my voice. I’m not using any kind of effect or whatever. It’s not my speaking voice, so it’s like my alter ego. But then if I sing clean vocals, it’s myself, and that makes me very nervous.”

Ignacia Fernández was crowned Miss World Chile 2025 (Spanish: Miss Mundo Chile) on November 9 2025.

Fernández, who went viral for performing a death metal song during the Miss World Chile semifinals, beat out 19 other finalists to be named Miss World Chile. She will now prepare for next year’s Miss World competition.

Miss World Chile is a national pageant selecting representatives for both Miss World and Miss Universe, with traditional categories alongside a talent segment.

“Couldn’t be more (happy) and grateful,” Fernández wrote on social media. “I take on this beautiful challenge with all the energy and heart put into representing my country in the best way. I promise to give it my all, with passion, labor and purpose.

“Thank you for the worldwide recognition of my singing, a little piece of my soul that inspires me to keep growing and dreaming big. Let’s go all the way Chile…. for that crown!”