heavy-metal-darkness: Vittra | Intense Indifference

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Vittra | Intense Indifference | Independent

Release Date: September 19, 2025

Format: LP, Digital

Genre: Melodic Death/Thrash Metal

Country: Sweden

Sweden has always been fertile ground for melodic death and thrash hybrids, and Vittra is one of those bands that sound like they were born in the heart of that tradition. Formed under the name Vildvittra and later renamed after the spectral beings of Swedish folklore, they blend the storytelling spirit of their homeland with the aggression and structure of melodic death metal. Their 2022 debut, “Blasphemy Blues”, introduced a young band that knew exactly what kind of sonic fire it wanted to ignite. Two years later, “Intense Indifference” arrives as a step forward, focused, feral, and charged with renewed precision.

The album moves between fast thrash energy and melodic death metal tension, the kind that made Dark Tranquillity and Children Of Bodom such benchmarks. Riffs snap like electric wire, and the drumming drives everything forward with unrelenting force. David Döragrip’s vocals are full of character-harsh, cutting, and expressive enough to keep every song grounded in emotion. There’s no sense of studio gloss here; this is a band that sounds like they mean every strike of the pick.

Tracks like “The Leap” and “Reign Supreme” are pure adrenaline, crafted with thrash-tight precision, while “Transylvanian Buffet” takes a more theatrical direction, adding piano and some oddball flair that gives the album texture without turning it into a novelty act. “Burn(h)er” burns with anger and control, a song that merges rhythmic drive and melody in equal share. By the time the band tears through their version of Slayer’s “Piece By Piece,” they sound entirely at home paying tribute to one of metal’s key architects.

What gives “Intense Indifference” its strength is how natural it feels, no overthinking, no pretense, just sharp songwriting and pure energy. The production by Johan Murmester and mixing by Lawrence Mackrory keep everything tight and alive. Guest appearances are subtle but effective, giving color without stealing focus. Vittra sounds like a band fully aware of their identity. They channel their Scandinavian roots, not through nostalgia, but through conviction and craft. Intense Indifference is an album that stays fierce from start to finish, a clear statement that melodic death and thrash still have plenty of blood left in their veins.

Score: 7.5