Blind Equation - A Funeral In Purgatory (2025)

Unleashing over 32 minutes of musical madness, today we have Blind Equation and their self-described “Cyber Grind” music. Mixing elements from chiptune, deathcore, grindcore, and videogame-styled music, this release delivers some pretty interesting and extremely catchy songs. While not our usual cup of tea, this release is quite amusing as it is quite engaging and very different from your run-of-the-mill whatever-core music these days.

Opening with the dreamy synths of “This Eternal Curse”, the band quickly layers distorted guitars, harsh vocals, alongside some soaring clean vocals and plenty of catchiness. Opening with a Prodigy-esque intro, “Nothing” keeps the momentum going with plenty of crafty synths and catchy tempo changes, this track reminded us of the Cybergoth movement mixed with some early Metalcore elements, particularly as tracks like “It Feels Like The End” and the moody “A Funeral..” come around.

Very short songs allow the band to try all kinds of weird rhythms and different levels of intensity, with pieces like “...In Purgatory”, or the super dreamy “Flashback” and its crafty female vocals, all the way to the ethereal atmospherics of “Mourn”. There are definitely all kinds of vibes in this release, with some darker songs like “Relinquished Dreams” to dungeon synth-esque pieces like “Still”. All of these elements are surprisingly very well mixed and the album flows very uniquely.

Closing the release with the six-minute “Incomplete”, the band manages to have crafted a very unique sound that works very well, particularly when you identify all the different and seemingly disparate influences and genres. Blind Equation is definitely a very original band that is not afraid to push boundaries and “A Funeral In Purgatory” is definitely one of the most unique releases you will hear in 2025. So, be ready with an open mind and your old cyber goth outfits to experience this solid release.

Label: Prosthetic Records

Release: July 18th, 2025

Genre: Experimental Metal

Country: USA