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Release Date: November 07th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD
Someone In The House - Tracklisting
1. 2eizure 2alad (0:19)
2. The Hatch (5:00)
3. Still so Still (2:35)
4. Take it All (2:40)
5. Astrid (0:49)
6. Someone in the House (8:10)
7. Maelstrom (3:36)
8. 4507 (12:40)
Members
Matt - Guitar, Vocals
Josh - Bass
Tyler - Guitar
Adam - Drums
Review
Old Deer’s debut album Someone In The House is an uncompromising slab of Hardcoure Punk, Noise, Sludge Metal, Doom and Psychedelic violent tendencies. The sound despite its violent appetite can be superbly melodic with areas of Post-Metal and Post-Doom appearing for a sense of calm even when Old Deer play a brutal style of Doom/Sludge Metal with a Mathcore identity emerging.
There’s an unorthodox and experimental style of Jazz being added with the use of Saxophones appearing very early on within the record. Old Deer will appeal to fans to the likes of Mastodon, Melvins, Chat Pile, WHORES, BOTCH and Kowloon Walled City with the mood continuously moving onto the next aggressive slab of Post-Metallic energy throughout the whole album.
The vocals from Matt are purely out of control for the most part with harsh screams and blistering Hardcore growls that sees some brief moments of clean vocals emerging from the carnage. The instrumental sounds are quite varied that allows Old Deer to pick up the best musical elements they have at their disposal whilst developing their own original blend of PISSED OFF surroundings with perhaps the MATHCORE and SLUDGE METAL aspects being the most dominant.
The first half of the album moves at a breakneck pace before Old Deer start adding Psychedelic and Progressive soundscapes which results into a heavier and dynamic powerful sound on tracks such as Astrid, Someone In The House, Maelstrom and 4507 which makes the whole of the second half of the album which becomes my favourite part of the album. However, the first half is still exciting stuff as Old Deer deliver the unexpected with intense Post-Hardcore movements that is amplified by a Doom/Sludge Metal platform on the great tracks such as The Hatch, Still To Still and Take It All.
There’s a socially aware identity to Someone In The House which touches upon some hard-hitting subjects within the lyrical content and with Matt’s superbly pitched vocals I could easily understand what was being said even in my advancing years.
Someone In The House is quite a diverse record with Old Deer exploring multiple different HEAVY SONIC based avenues to impress you with. The record doesn’t offer any easy answers but it’s an exhilarating and exciting ride that will easily find a dedicated and loyal following within the underground metal scene.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Good Boy PR for the promo.
Someone In The House is available to buy now on CD/DD.
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