Victim Of Reality |The Dump Of Human Hopes |Satanath Records/The End Of Time Records

Release Date: November 28^th, 2025
Format: Digital/CD
Genre: Doom/Death Metal
Country: Belarus

Victim Of Reality was formed in Grodno, Belarus in 2021, carving its path deep in atmospheric doom death metal. Drawing influence from early My Dying Bride, Swallow The Sun, Saturnus, Evoken and Funeral, the band first appeared with the mini album "Black Rain" and later the single "Her Pale Face Haunts Me". Their first full length, "The Dump Of Human Hopes", arrives through a co release of Satanath Records and The End Of Time Records, carrying a bleak emotional charge shaped by loss, anger and long term desolation.

"The Dump Of Human Hopes" sits knee deep in decay and does not bother cleaning the dirt off its boots. This album drags depression through the mud and lets it rot there, wrapped in slow crushing riffs and suffocating atmospheres. Doom metal dominates the core, death metal aggression claws at the surface, and blackened riffing poisons the edges. The songs stretch and crawl, pressing down hard, leaving bitterness clinging to every note.

The guitar work leans heavily on melancholic lines that twist and sink, never rushing, never showing mercy. Rhythm guitars grind patiently while leads bleed sorrow without falling into empty dramatics. Vocals stay harsh and hostile for most of the ride, torn and exhausted, with guest clean vocals adding extra misery without softening the impact. The production stays raw and oppressive, keeping everything thick and unpleasant, exactly where this style belongs.

Lyrically and emotionally, the album is soaked in hopelessness but as a constant presence. Every composition leaves behind a grey aftertaste, like walking through abandoned streets under a dead sky. Some passages stretch longer than needed, and not every moment cuts as deep as it aims to, which keeps the album from reaching its darkest potential. Still, the overall experience remains solid, grim and honest.

Victim Of Reality delivers an album that respects the old school doom death tradition and sinks fully into despair without apology. "The Dump Of Human Hopes" may not crush everything in its path, but it delivers enough filth, sorrow and aggression to satisfy listeners who want their metal slow, heavy and emotionally broken.

 Score: 7.5