Honestly? I didn’t expect to get hooked. But Black Death, the third full-length from Latvian metal fiends Overcast Rain (out April 11 via Brutal Records), just doesn’t let go.
Right from that eerie 59-second Intro, you can feel it: this record’s got bite. “Satanic Slut”? Yeah, the title is insane, but it rips. “Winter Depression”? Cold enough to freeze your guts. This whole album sounds like it was recorded in a concrete bunker during a snowstorm, and that’s not a diss.
Remember their debut Since You Die (2020)? That track “All Hope Is Gone” climbed to #47 on Distrokid Rock Charts, not bad for a band no one outside Riga had heard of. Then came My God Hates Me in 2022: uglier, heavier, better. And now Black Death feels like the full picture. They’re not just trying to sound mean anymore. They are mean.
Best curveball? “White Snow” brings in Artyom Kuricyn (from Yomi) on Mokshan flute. No joke—it works. The mix of folk melody and grinding guitars is weirdly... haunting?
They’ve played all over, from Dark Malta Fest to GoatHell in Poland and even rubbed elbows with Die Krupps, Psyclon Nine, Blood Red Throne. Right now they’re burning through Eastern Europe like a tour bus possessed. I hope someone’s filming it.
The whole thing sounds raw, messy, and kinda dangerous. It ain’t clean or perfect, but that’s not the point. It’s heavy in all the ways that matter.
If you like your metal with grit, tension, and zero compromise, give this a spin. Just don’t blame me if your walls start shaking.
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