My album of the month in May 2026 was…
I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me by Lorna Shore 
My Rating: 4/5
| Released | Genres | Length | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Deathcore, symphonic deathcore, extreme metal | 66 hrs, 27 mins | Century Media |
Introduction
I’ve been a metal fan for a long time. Years and year and years. Never have I had an experience like this. How? I have no idea.
I feel as though I was kept kept myself in the dark for so long, this album felt like a fresh experience - a rare thing for me these days!
Disclaimer:
Not everyone who reads this will enjoy this album, and that's okay! Metal is an acquired taste to begin with, but this especially is a tough pill for the "uninitiated". I'd encourage everyone who reads this to give it a shot - who knows, you might like it!
Why did I pick this album?
Because it’s incredible, yes, but mostly because it was a novel experience. I didn’t catch a word, but I didn’t feel the need to. The instrumentals alone took me on such a journey it was amazing. I keep saying this but I genuinely haven’t experienced music like this before.
I haven’t been shying away from it - as I said I’ve been a metalhead for a really long time - I’ve just never come across or been recommended music like this.
From the first time I heard Glenwood, I was hooked. I listed to literally nothing else the entire month, and began writing this post that same day. I just immediately knew this would be my favourite album this month.
Note about my review
Since I’m new to deathcore, this might be a pretty shallow(?) / not very in-depth or meaningful review, but I hope you enjoy reading it regardless! I focus mainly on the words because I just have no insight on what makes deathcore instrumentals ‘good’ and feel I’d be out of line commenting on it.
1. Prison of Flesh
What an opening to an album!
The outro to this song is friggin' grody š¤ Makes you want to put your head through the floor!
The build up at the start is fantastic, it builds anticipation really well. Not that it’s news to anyone but Will, the lead singer, has some super impressive vocal talent!
Will says in the song bio,
“We took all the heaviest stuff we had, to create this incredibly dark, high-stress/tension song.”
Again, I’m new to deathcore, so the metal vocals I’m familiar with are basically clean/regular singing, harsh/screams and vocal fry. I guess I never considered there were more - why would I?
Anyways, I just found it really impressive that Will can safely do all those vocals, he seems like a really talented musician right off the bat - I didn’t take much convincing!
Also, ‘Prison of Flesh’ for a song about dementia feels incredible appropriate.
Trauma Dump
My grandmother had dementia towards the end and for a long time I avoided her because of it. Not because I didn't care or didn't love her, but because it's difficult to see the people you love deal with not only forgetting you but the memories you have with them and even themselves.2. Oblivion ā
Lyrics Song BioYeah, there's a reason they released this early as a single. This is absolutely my favourite song of the album. It wasn't at first though - when I started writing this review Glenwood was my favourite, but as I re-listened to the album while writing Oblivion became my favourite.
That melodic line is really beautiful. It conveys a sense of sadness & regret mixed with anger & frustration that really comes through in the jumps between the blastbeat verses and more melodic chorus. It makes me feel exactly what (I believe) the band wants the listener to feel: despair and remorse. And not for no reason!
We only know how to burn the forest, stain the ocean
Rip the Earth from its revolution
I really liked this one.
3. In Darkness
Wow, the choral opening is actually beautiful! I thought I was listening to Two Steps from Hellā for a second! Once again Lorna Shore can write beautiful melodic lines, man!
Ok. At first, this was my least favourite song on the album, but it’s really grown on me since the first few listens. I sort of get it! At first I just couldn’t relate and didn’t find the music on-par with the previous two songs. It still isn’t, but I like this one.
That said, I did enjoy other songs on the album more.
4. Unbreakable
I liked the grandness of this song, a very big feeling behind it that I understand was intentional from the band.
Despite this, this track was really filler to me, unfortunately.
I like the message and feeling behind it, but compared to the songs around it, I just didn’t feel the same. Again, not bad by any means, in fact I like it better than In Darkness, but just not stand-out awesome like the others.
5. Glenwood
This is a close second for my favourite track in the entire album. It was the first song I heard, too! The music has a really hopeful sort of feel to it, almost conforting.
I’ve thought a lot about it lately and I’ve concluded that for me, the melody of Glenwood makes me feel two main things:
- Nostalgia.
Nostalgia for a time in my life when everything was okay and I was super happy all the time. The “good ol’ days” if you will.
It’s uplifting in this way, as if to say like “hey, everything will be fine in the end”. - Regret.
It makes me think back to all the things I wish I’d done differently. Interactions I should’ve handled better, decisions I regret, bridges I wish I’d never burned.
It makes me feel like I’m not alone in that feeling of wishing I couldn’t made different decisions in my past.
6. Lionheart
Definitely an anthem, great vibes. Unfortunately, like Unbreakable this was really filler for me to be honest. It just wasn’t as musically interesting to me as others on the album.
7. Death Can Take Me
I’m honestly not sure how I feel about this track. Musically it’s cool, but I’m not sure I can relate. It’s about the stress of not wanting to lose the position/status you worked so hard to get (to) and how overwhelming that stress can be.
I’m in a managerial at my job, and I have to be honest, I’ve never felt that way. I’m not saying it’s an invalid take or anything, it’s just that me personnally I can’t relate to it.
I enjoyed the breakdown & outro of this song, it was really nice and heavy. I’ve noticed while listening to this album that I really like the heavier moments (relatively speaking).
8. War Machine
Good but, and this will sound crazy, boring! I don’t know man, the first few songs of the album set a vibe for me that I just don’t feel this track has. It’s the same thing as Unbreakable and Lionheart, I just don’t think it’s as good.
9. A Nameless Hymn
Oh boy…I hestitate to touch this one.
I like the track and the music is good - it’s good deathcore metal music - I’m just not going to comment on the lyrics and meaning. You can take a look & listen for yourself and craft your own opinions.
This topic of discussion just isn’t something I want to have on my site. That’s not me giving any opinion, that’s just me abstaining.
10. Forevermore
The song bio for this song really hits close to home. The trauma dump is below if you want to read. Beautiful song - personal bias aside, it’s really nice.
The melody is very emotionally stirring but you still get the harsh vocals and drums you came for. Neither the choral bits or harsh vocals & blast beats seem out of place, they’re both well-crafted and go together really nicely in this track.
I think this was a great song to end the album on.
Trauma Dump
In 2012, when I was 11, my mother died of a blood clot in her heart.Conclusion
My biggest takeaway from this album is that it’s very poetic! I know music in general is poetry, but had I only read the lyrics without the music I’d have thought it was very good poetry! Which is true, it is!
My only issue is that some of the tracks seem a bit filler. We get such a strong start but then almost lose steam around the middle-end area. Thankfully Forevermore brings everything to a nice close.
Overall, I really enjoyed this album. It was a new subgenre for me and I had a really good time exploring it.