Abigail Williams - A Void Within Existence (2025)

Marking their return after six years, “A Void Within Existence” showcases the ever morphing Abigail Williams with a more crushing and dissonant sound. Featuring seven tracks and nearly 50 minutes of music, this release has the band unleashing a mixture of crushing guitar-driven tracks with a hefty dose of atmospheric elements alongside their usual experimentation to create a powerful and devastating mixture.

Opening with the heaviness of “Life Disconnected”, we get a barrage of raw and visceral riffs alongside technical craftiness with sick guitar leads. Moving into more melodic territories, “Void Within” unravels via the masterful drumming of Mike Heller, while “Nonexistence” delivers Post-Black Metal melancholics. Ken Sorceron’s vocals are vicious and perfectly align with the more violent onslaughts delivered on songs like “Still Nights” and the hypnotic “Talk to Your Sleep”, filled with crafty tempo changes and a vicious wall of distortion.

Introducing some touches of their earlier Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal era, “Embrace the Chasm” feels like a bridge between the band’s earlier exploits and their more modern and massive sound. The band’s Doomier and more melancholic edge is also made present as this track fully unravels and plateaus. Closing with “No Less than Death”, we get the more experimental side of the band with dramatic clean vocals, desolate guitars, and a certain Lantlôs-esque Post Metal edge.

As a whole, “A Void Within Existence” is one very unique and rewarding release, filled with the elements we have greatly enjoyed from the band over the years, but it also oozes new ideas and a slightly more aggressive edge to itself. Ken Sorceron has managed to continue to evolve Abigail Williams into darker and different territories, always keeping things interesting and listeners highly engaged.

Label: Agonia Records

Release: July 18th, 2025

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

Country: USA