In 2025, DEATH HAS SPOKEN joins forces with Meuse Music Records to unveil their third full-length album, "Elegy"—a defining moment in the band's artistic evolution. Both lyrically and stylistically, this album is not only a continuation, but a conclusion of the journey begun with "Fade" and "Call of the Abyss." Expanding reflections on the passage into the unknown and beyond, "Elegy" ties together themes explored in its predecessors, presenting a darker, more refined, and intensely focused sound. The album has eight songs, and "Within the Hills" is first. Following a slow and low entrance, the main riff saunters in. It is doomy, gloomy, and the harsh vocals help to make the point.

"Through Shaded Ways" is another dreadful affair, and the harsh vocals are tinged with what sounds like the raggedy breaths of a dying man. The lead breaks sing as well, as if shouting defiantly at the sky. "Beyond the Pale Horizon" is a long and slow grind…the kind that reminds me of a succession of weeks with rainy days. Every time you go outside and it is still rainy and grey, it gets under your skins and affects your mood. This is the feeling that I get with this song…the loss of hope. "Solitude" is a break from some of the early weight of the first three songs. Clean guitars lead the song, but somber and despondent tones remain strong. It's amazing how much emotion the band carries in their music without saying a word.

"Murmurs" is fully weighted with desperate emotions. The thick guitar sound, meaty bass notes, and horrid vocals tell the story of a man who can't muster the strength to utter a sentence. "Upon the Verge" hears the tides of doom shift a bit to anger, and perhaps even resolve. The subject has finally worked up the courage to do something, although he is uncertain what he will do…he is "on the verge." "Closure" brings more haste and more energy with it, and it's another turning point on the album. This time, it's akin to closing the book and putting it away. The final song is an AGALLOCH cover, and it's a beautiful interpretation. The leads sing, carrying their tones high in the shadows of the night, refusing to be silenced.

This was a dreadfully delightful album, and the sheer weight of the songs, infused with supporting emotion, leaves the listener feeling drained, and hopeless. It was an intense listening experience, in terms of each song piling on more and more burden on your already frail back. Take a trip into the desperate mind of "Elegy (a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead)" and you will see what is on the other side.