Needless released their third full-length album "Premonition" on May 30, 2025 via Inertial Music
Band: Needless
Country: Hungary
Formed in: 2004
Genre: Progressive/Death Metal
Album: Premonition
Label: Inertial Music
Format: Digital
Instrumental tracks recorded at No Silence Studios by István Simon
Vocals recorded at Stray Heart Records by Kiki Diószegi
Cover art by Ryan T. Hancock
Tracklist:
1. Derelict
2. Metatrons in Sunken Arks
3. Twilight Cradle
4. Constellations
5. As Our Citadels Burn
6. Dark Epiphany
7. The Outer Reach
8. Worlds Forgotten, Dreams Undone
Album Review:
Needless is a Hungarian Prog/Thrash/Death Metal band with twenty years of musical history in the European metal scene, with a significant discography and with the two previous albums being a combination of the three above genres, without deviating from this pattern.
Their new album "Premonition" is quite different from their previous releases. It sounds more mature and more complex in terms of composition. The death element is here and is the basic element that all compositions rely on, and with great mastery on this basis the band has embroidered many unique elements that make each composition special.
The album opens with "Derelict", a dizzying composition on the verge of death/black, "Metatrons in Sunken Arks" which begins to develop progressive elements on the death base, to reach the special and complex "Twilight Cradle" with intensely heavy electronic elements, a solo of wonderful distorted bass, and with a subtle black touch, to move on to the atmospheric prog/death "Constellations", with a melodic riff at the beginning and end, and a recital of wonderful and demanding vocal performance.
"As Our Citadels Burn" is a complex prog/death composition where the avant-garde vocals steal the show. "Dark Epiphany" is a synthetic revelation. In this composition, Needless show that they are not limited by musical boundaries, since they successfully experiment by combining jazz elements with the use of saxophone on a progressive death base with black elements, many technical and electronic parts and a fade out ending.
"The Outer Reach" takes us from slow to fast tempo also with avant-garde vocals and many electronic elements (piano sound), and the last composition of the album, "Worlds Forgotten, Dreams Undone" which is atmospheric, melodic and at the same time wild and skillfully combines all the elements of the other compositions, giving it the special place of the ideal finale.
In summary, in this third album, Needless capture their musical genius by creating a multifaceted album beyond the usual of this genre.
They use the death music model correctly to embroider on it, as I said at the beginning, eight progressive compositions with rich technical and electronic parts, accompanied by multifaceted drums and a discreet but still present bass, placement of various sound effects that add from romantic to eerie atmosphere, wonderful guitar riffs with virtuoso performance and amazing vocals with a rich range.
Sophisticated, demanding and complex, the album "Premonition" offers metal music lovers a special acoustic experience in terms of composition, in a cosmic journey, beyond the musical boundaries we knew so far, significantly expanding the form of metal music!
Excellent!
Complete! 10/10
Bio:
Since 2004, Needless has been pushing the boundaries of extreme music, blending intricate compositions with raw intensity. With a sound that fuses progressive, thrash, and death metal, they have emerged as one of the leading powerhouses of the Hungarian underground.
The band’s second album, The Cosmic Cauldron (2022), was a breakthrough moment, released under Uprising! Records. The record gained international recognition, appearing in major metal webshops, including Nuclear Blast and Napalm Records, and making its way to audiences from the USA to Japan. Their energetic live performances have also seen them share the stage with renowned acts such as Unleashed and Vektor, while also touring extensively across Europe. Navigating between themes of mythology, science fiction, and deep philosophical contemplation, Needless is now preparing for their most ambitious release yet. Their third album "Premonition" released on May 30, 2025 via Inertial Music mark the next chapter in their artistic evolution.
Line up:
Ádám Forczek - Vocal
Kristóf Katona - Guitar
Tamás Bárány - Guitar
László Bánfalvi - Bass
Botond Kasper - Drums
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Review by Anastasia Tetoula
for ALL TIME METAL
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