Hiraeth

Abstracted – Hiraeth Review

Abstracted – Hiraeth Review

By Samguineous Maximus on March 3, 2026 in Reviews, Djent, Progressive Death, Progressive Metal, 31 comments

“Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?” Add and Abstract.

Mask of Prospero – Hiraeth Review

Mask of Prospero – Hiraeth Review

By Dear Hollow on January 26, 2023 in Reviews, Djent, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, 26 comments

According to the promo, “Hiraeth” is a Welsh description of pain: “…a mixture of longing, referring to the sense of homesickness tinged with grief and sorrow over the loss. A yearning for that which has passed.” Mask of Prospero channel this grief into their sophomore effort Hiraeth, crisp metalcore weaponized with progressive metal to a complex and atmospheric degree.” The misery shows.