Blackbriar - A Thousand Little Deaths (2025)


“A Thousand Little Deaths” feels like a gothic fairytale enacted through symphonic metal’s most dramatic lens. Each track unfolds like a dark short story—rings of doomed romance, haunted widows, and melancholic myth—carried by Zora Cock’s haunting vocal presence. Musically, it balances jagged guitar riffs and pounding rhythms with sweeping orchestral layers, maintaining emotional intimacy even amid grandiosity. Listeners describe it as “more romantic than unsettling, more elegant than eerie,” with standout tracks like “I Buried Us” and “Harpy” exemplifying its narrative potency. It's Blackbriar’s most refined and cinematic effort yet—a spellbinding album where storytelling and soundtrack converge in gothic romance and lush metal.




Genre: Symphonic Metal
Country: Netherlands

Final Verdict: 68% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 80th / 571

Highlight: my lonely crusade (added to my 2025 best of)


Made me think of:
Within Temptation
Epica
Delain

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