SEASON OF MIST
Evolving into a fully kitted-out prog unit since their death metal inception in 2009, Horrendous attracted alot of chat in 2023 with their most impressive and experimental album to date. Ontological Mysterium played to the US quartet’s myriad stylistic strengths, combining their honed death metal tropes with kaleidoscopic flavours, from atmospheric doom to jazzy prog. Collaborative, precise and ambitious, the album represented a significant step up in exploration, raising the question: is there anything Horrendous can’t do?