Lorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (Album Review)

Lorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me
‍Released: September 12, 2025

Lineup

Adam De Micco // lead guitar
Austin Archey // drums
Andrew O'Connor // rhythm guitar 
Will Ramos // lead vocals
Michael Yager // bass, backing vocals 

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I don’t think there’s any doubt that the lads in Lorna Shore are talented. Where they remain divisive is the sheer density of their particularly symphonic brand of deathcore, that involves blood curdling shrieks and a proverbial wall of sound that makes much of their music impenetrable to newcomers. Quite simply you either “get” Lorna Shore or you don’t. Pain Remains was a game changer in the scene, more ambitious and grand than almost any album before it with an absurd level of heaviness that felt physical rather than figurative. My neck and shoulders actually hurt after having it on in headphones, such was the blistering combination of blast beats, vocal dexterity and razor sharp riffs. 

It’s not immediately obvious, but I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me does hit differently. Opener ‘Prison of Flesh’ picks up where Pain Remains’ epic three song suite ended, with seven minutes of phenomenal darkness perforating eardrums, but the subsequent tracks incorporate a hookiness that has been absent as they pushed themselves more to the extreme. ‘Oblivion’ and ‘In Darkness’ are both wonderful tunes that remain faithful to the technical nature of their core sound but Will Ramos gets out and roars the chorus of each with a steel determination. And there’s actually melodic solos that fans can hum along with. They haven’t sold out, ‘Oblivion’ is an eight minute journey through a dystopian wasteland, but for newcomers there are hooks to grab that will get stuck in your head later.

If anything, the band have shunned tik-tokers who would look for their music in short clips. The songs are long, with symphonic or choral intros and huge breakdowns. ‘Unbreakable’ is the closest to a traditional single, with Ramos’ layered vocals being mixed so his yell is decipherable on the chorus. It’s a hell of a track, one that should be on every Best of 2025 playlist at the end of the year. Its blackened wickedness is contrasted with the far more melodic ‘Glenwood’, in which Ramos’ inner pain is explored through not only poignant lyrics but more subtle piano and strings. If ‘Glenwood’ is depressed, then ‘Lionheart’ is more optimistic with some insane double kicks by Austin Archey that push fans to kick down brick walls blocking their path to their goals. The musical and lyrical ebbs and flows of the album only increase the replay value, even if the album’s hour plus run time means repeats are a serious commitment. 

If anything, the length of the album is the only drawback. It’s a heck of a lot of Lorna Shore all at once. This is largely due to almost every song being written as its own sonata with orchestral parts to introduce the metal elements and then add to the listening experience. The progression of songs like ‘Death Can Take Me’ and ‘A Nameless Hymn’ is quite frankly stunning, standing alongside the best black metal songs ever written. ‘Death Can Take Me’ has Adam De Micco’s best solo too. The fact they do that and turn in ‘War Machine’, with an industrial influence, is deeply satisfying in a way few deathcore albums could hope to match, and yet will appeal to long time fans. It’s audacious to serve all that up and then end with a near ten minute lament, ‘Forevermore’, arguably their most beautiful song ever. It’s utterly brutal, the pain of the lyrics coming from Ramos’ gut through his lungs and growled into the abyss. 

I had wrongly assumed Pain Remains was the upper limit of what Lorna Shore could do. There’s a handful of metal bands ever who have successfully broken the glass ceiling of their sub-genre without losing their identity. Add Lorna Shore’s I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me to the list. 

Rating: 10/10
‍I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me is out now on Century Media Records. Stream it here
Review by KJ Draven @kjdraven