Release Date: April 20th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD
Existential Decay - Tracklisting
1.Anguish 05:07
2.Fragile 07:15
3.Kodokushi 09:10
4.Leech 11:45
5.Noctu 09:30
Members
Joe - Guitar & Lead Vox
Isaac - Bass & Additional Vox
Przemek - Drums & Percussion
Review
Existential Decay is the second album from Drone/Doom/Sludge Metallers Weaving Shadows and it’s an emotionally charged record with the band taking a slight experimental approach with their music. The album opens up with a lot of intricate Electronic beats that’s merged against a backdrop of Industrial themes, Droned Out textures and sullen Sludgy surroundings. The record isn’t full on Sludge Metal but offers a slight variation on that style of music with elements of Ambient Metal, Shoegaze, Psych, Drone and Post-Metal that pushes the band into a confident style of “LOW & SLOW” instrumental movements throughout.
There’s a slightly stripped back and restrained approach on how Weaving Shadows play the heaviest sounds on the whole album and they’re quite content in perfecting their Post-Doom and Post-Metal on this aggressive journey. The vocals have an emotional depth to them that weighs heavily on the listener with the bleak and harsh subject tones the band project within their lyrics.
Existential Decay is never in a rush to reach its eventual destination with the band taking their time allowing their highly volatile melodies to transform into some devastating Post-Metal sensibility that never quite reaches the levels of pure mayhem that some fans may call out for. This is more understated with Weaving Shadows creating their own great style of subtle heaviness that takes influences from the likes of Black Sabbath, CONAN, NEUROSIS, YOB and Primitive Man. One of the main strengths of the album is the ice-cold delivery of the vocals and how the lyrics fully come to life which they demonstrate on tracks such as: Anguish, Fragile and Leech which remain my favourite tracks on the album.
Weaving Shadows are fully committed in playing their highly understated but equally brilliant style of Post-Metal that has a sense of uplifting harmony appearing when you least expect it. The message maybe be quite opaque but the music allows the listener to make up their own minds and come to a conclusion of being mightily fulfilled on the actual journey that Weaving Shadows has taken them upon.
The progressive sounds, despairing themes and fluid psychedelic movements are perhaps the most unique and standout moments that I will take away from this record that allow this record to be one of breathtaking quality. The production values can be too “LOW-KEY” in places but this works to the band’s advantage as they let their music do the talking and leave you wanting to hear more from this sublime record.
Words by Steve Howe
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