Sorrow Enthroned Drop A Fierce Death Metal EP
- BuzzSlayers
- Nov 18, 2025
- 3 min read
An absolutely brutal release from Sorrow Enthroned delivers a mass amount of thrashing, sludgy, and trudging soundscapes that combine elements of blackened, death, and classic metal all-in-one record, and the entire thing just comes at you with a grueling guitar tone and a dark underbelly.
One of the things I really loved about the self-titled record is that it doesn't waste a lot of time giving you a lot of what you want, especially if you love metal.
The guitar tones alone are sonically driving but have that wetness to them, which lets them sort of drip. You could hear the sludginess of the palm-muted riffs, along with loads of melodic influence throughout the entire thing.
This is where some of the old school metal comes in. A lot of this record is influenced by classic heavy metal, but more underground death in melodic metal from the '80s and 90s.
A lot of the guitar riffs are melodically driving but also pack a hell of a punch.
They certainly don't hold back from any of the speed or thrashing death metal approaches either. The very first track. "Submerged in Slithering Serpents" showcases a lot of brutal drumming that comes at you full force, but also gives the band a lot of drive to push off of.
One of the things I really dig about the entire release is its energy levels. It almost feels like some of these songs were recorded live on the floor, to an extent. It seems almost like everyone in the band was just feeding off of each other's energies the entire time, giving the record the aesthetic of a live performance.
Of course, I wasn't there, so I don't know how exactly they did it, but I can say that listening to this record makes you want to go see them perform live.
They're able to capture such a classic metal aesthetic throughout this record, and because of that, you automatically know that they're going to be a fierce live band to see.
I would expect to get my face properly melted.
The raw, unfiltered energy and tonality of the release hits like a sucker punch to the gut. It is fiery, intricate, and thrashing from the first minute to the last. They do exemplify some vast undertones and again, plenty of melodic pull throughout the record's course, but their powerhouse riffs and massive drumming really take over a lot of the time.
The vocals lend a hand to that classic, blackened, death metal approach and come through rumbling, giving the record that extra edge and bringing more of that harder texture to the songs.
There are songs that are more sludgy than others. Songs like "Funerary Hymn" are more widespread, giving the essence of doom metal and a lot of that darkness lurking just beneath the surface of the track, showing face when it wants to.
That haunting overtone is a pretty consistent element to the EP as a whole, and this also helps showcase the band's many new and classic influences.
A lot of these songs seem to pull from new and classic influences alike. This is also part of why I would want to go see them perform.
There's a certain aesthetic that goes along with classic thrash, death, and speed metal. These guys bring in the deepening and distant doom approach, and that overlaying darkness and edge is something that creates a thematic powerhouse.
Now, although these songs are newly released, the record is actually labeled Sorrow Enthroned (2025 Re-Recordings), which suggests that these were originally recorded years ago and have now been re-recorded.
This is an awesome idea for bands like this. They knew they had a good record, but the quality of the original version probably wasn't up to par with what they wanted, or it was just simply a demo.
I love bands that go back to stuff that they had previously done to sharpen them up.
I wish more bands would do that because I know plenty of them out there have classic releases that they should go back and record now.
I get the idea of moving past it and letting it all go to write new stuff, but holding on to songs that you know would sound better with an updated recording is a genius idea.
So, if you love thrash, speed, sludge, doom, or death metal, this record is 100% for you.
Check this out now and remember where you heard it first.
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