Heretoir - Solastalgia (2025)
Solastalgia feels like Heretoir’s most emotionally expansive and dynamic work yet, fusing sorrow and rage into a soundscape that’s both immersive and cathartic. The album alternates between sprawling atmospheric interludes and crushing black metal outbursts, with songs like “Season of Grief” and “The Ashen Falls” exemplifying this contrast—one moment tender and spectral, the next raw and violent. Vocal performances stand out, shifting from desperate screams to clean, mournful singing, giving weight to the themes of grief and loss in the face of environmental decay. There’s also a strong sense of pacing: the longer tracks allow ideas to breathe and build, and the softer moments—such as piano or acoustic parts—heighten the power of the heavier ones. Overall, Solastalgia is more than just mood-music; it’s a vivid, often unsettling journey through loss and hope, executed with maturity and depth.
Genre: Post Metal
Country: Germany
Final Verdict: 71% (Very Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 47th / 632
Highlight: The Ashen Falls
Made me think of:
Alcest
Deafheaven
Svalbard
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