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As one of the most anticipated releases of 2025, Unreqvited finally returns with the highly melancholic and head turning “Pathway to the Moon”. Perfectly expanding on their Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze style with some more dreamy and ethereal elements, this release delivers over 40 minutes of some of the most engaging and goosebump-inducing music we have heard in quite a while. If you are a fan of the ban or the genre, you will certainly not be disappointed. Opening with the ethereal “Overture I: Disintegrate”, we get a very moody start with dreamy clean vocals and lush piano arrangements. This nicely transitions into the fierce “The Antimatter”, which showcases the band’s duality as it quickly escalates into a brutal onslaught of harsh Black Metal frostiness, flanked by lush atmospherics and a very melodic vibe. This song masterfully transitions into more restrained territories, fully unleashing clean vocals alongside dramatic arrangements. Surprisingly enough, this track gave us some later Dimmu Borgir vibes at times. Back to the regular Unreqvited program, “The Starforger” is one hell of a disarming piece that oozes melancholy and Shoegazeiness. This song is one of the most dramatic and transforming this one-man band has ever created, a big statement for a band that has a specialty in their craft. Keeping things balanced, “Void Essence / Frozen Tears” keeps the melancholy up with a series of ripping guitar leads, alongside some intense drumming and a good amount of harsh vocals and aggressive passages. As the release closes with the dreamy “Into the Starlit Beyond”, another lush instrumental “Celestal Sleep” and the Alcest like Post-Rock/Shoegaze “Departure: Everlasting Dream”, we are reminded that Unreqvited is the best when it comes to create ethereal songs that mix plenty of styles and yet retain a melancholic signature vibe. With “Pathway to the Moon”, 鬼 explores new textures to expand and make the band’s sound even more dramatic than before, achieving this to a greater extent than in the past, so be warned, this one is a very power release. |
Band: Unreqvited | Album: Pathway to the Moon |
Label: Prophecy Productions |
Release: February 7th, 2025 |
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Genre: Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze |
Country: Canada |
Rating: 98/100 |