Release Date: January 9th, 2026
Format: Digital
Genre: Dark/Primal/Gothic/Doom Metal
Country: UK
The
Medea Project started way
back on the east coast of South Africa, kicking up dust in a scene that wasn't
ready for them, before Brett Minnie hauled the
whole dark vision across the ocean to the UK shores in 2017. Reformed as a
brutal two-piece with Pauline Silver smashing
the drums, they've carved out their own twisted corner in doom, blending gothic
shadows and primal heaviness into something raw and unapologetic. From their
early self-titled EP to the crushing debut “Sisyphus” in 2020, they've built a
reputation for dragging listeners into nightmare realms without compromise. By
the time “Kharon” dropped in June 2025, they had honed that sound into
something even more venomous and atmospheric.
This live
recording from their “Kharon” launch show at Dingwalls
2 in London on June 20th 2025 is straight-up fire. Captured raw, the
energy hits like a sledgehammer wrapped in black velvet. The new “Kharon”
tracks like “Dance Of The Void” and “Upon Your Bones (Stygian Surf)” come alive
with extra venom, those staggering riffs and bestial roars echoing off the
walls and pulling you straight into the underworld. Old favorites like “Babylon”,
“F.E.A.R.”, and “The Desert Song” get injected with fresh darkness, sounding
heavier and more sinister than ever, as if the album's momentum supercharged
everything.
The performance is pure, unfiltered chaos magic. Brett's vocals shift from guttural growls to desperate howls that crawl under your skin, while Pauline's drumming drives it all with elemental force, slow, crushing, but never dragging. The whole thing feels like a ritual gone gloriously wrong, transporting you from a hot Camden night to the cold banks of the Styx. It's dirty, it's intense, and it preserves that one-off spell perfectly.
It's a solid
capture of The Medea Project at a peak moment,
delivering the raw power and haunting vibe they do so well. The live setting
adds grit and immediacy that makes the songs bite harder, especially the “Kharon”
material, though it doesn't quite reach transcendent levels across the full
run. Still, if you're into their brand of dark primal gothic doom, this is a
worthy document of the night they owned the stage, grab it on Bandcamp and let
it drag you down into the shadows. For fans of Celtic
Frost, Tiamat, A
Pale Horse Named Death, Darkthrone, this
one's got that same ugly beauty.
Score: 7.0
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