Shrieking Demons “The Festering Dwellers”

Label: Transcending Obscurity · Year: 2025

It’s been a while since I got a promo in my inbox from Italy. This is probably the first Italian underground death metal band I’ve listened to in months. Shrieking Demons is a relatively new band, having formed in 2021, but its members are seasoned old-school extreme metal music musicians who have played in numerous bands within the Italian underground scene.

The album presents familiar doomy death metal compositions with a unique twist, offering a variety of unconventional riffs and intros. The song titles and overall concept blend transcendental spiritualism, the supernatural, and horror elements. If you listen to this album for too long, you might start seeing entities from other dimensions speaking Latin-like dialects summoned into your room. Those of you reading this who are a bit unhinged already know what to do. Dig it!