Lorna Shore has returned with their fifth album, I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me. Lorna Shore has been making waves in the deathcore community, with a decidedly viral moment on their 2021 single To the Hellfire. With this single, Will Ramos established himself as a vocal force of nature. Since then, Lorna Shore has consistently delivered high quality and ferocious blackened deathcore. This album continues to deliver in spades.

I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me cultivates the sound that has made Lorna Shore famous. The songs are complex and well thought out, the drums are relentless, the leads are huge, and the vocals are, quite frankly, astonishing. This album was a nonstop train of blast beats, vocal acrobatics, and overall musicianship that would make the staunchest death metal elitist take notice.

Adam De Micco adopts a more melodic lead guitar style on this release, offering soaring melodies that pleasantly pair with the accompanying auditory assault. His technically impressive and well composed solos offer the listener a welcome respite between the breakneck tremolo picked notes and rapid open string pedaling that often defines deathcore.

Andrew O’Conner’s symphonic arrangements are well placed and varied. They shine their brightest on the final track, Forevermore, which has moments that wouldn’t be out of place on a high fantasy movie’s soundtrack.

Austin Archey’s drumming chops are unmatched in the scene. His speed, consistency, and technicality make it clear why “Does Lorna Shore use a drum machine?” is a top suggested result on Google. While it is true, Archey is a machine.

Finally, Will Ramos’s vocal performance is unsurprisingly incredible. His piercing highs, chasmic lows, and inhuman tunnel throat theatrics push the envelope of deathcore vocals, without crossing the line into cartoonish. Overall, the musicianship on this album is outstanding.

One sole complaint is the bass mix, which is near imperceptible and requires an extremely close listen to glean. The black metal influences in this release are apparent. Lorna Shore certainly pumps the tempo up for the predominancy of the album but allow the occasional black metal chord to breathe out. This is most notable on the song A Nameless Hymn.

Additionally, the symphonic arrangements present throughout the entire release are reminiscent of early 2000’s symphonic black metal. Though the bass is nearly absent in the final mix, the guitar, drums, symphonic arrangements, and vocals are perfect, earning this album a 9/10.