heavy-metal-darkness: Internal Decay |Fires Of The Forgotten |Hammerheart Records

Friday, March 13, 2026

Internal Decay |Fires Of The Forgotten |Hammerheart Records

Release Date February 27^th, 2026
Format CD/LP
Genre Death/Doom Metal
Country Sweden

Spawned in Stockholm back in 1991, Internal Decay operated in the underground tape-trading days before dropping their debut "A Forgotten Dream" in 1993. Even though they tracked it at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg, the band avoided the standard chainsaw distortion, choosing a more atmospheric and gloomy direction. They faded into silence after a single compilation track in 1994. The members split up to join acts like Therion and A Canorous Quintet. Over thirty years later, Mikael Vega and Kim Blomkvist resurrected the beast. Backed by new blood, they unleashed this new EP on the Hammerheart label.

"Fires Of The Forgotten" delivers three tracks of sorrow-drenched melodic death metal. The music crawls through the speakers, channeling the early days of Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride. Guitars weave melancholic melodies over steady, pounding drums. The atmosphere is grim and desolate. Vocals roar as a deep, agonizing growl, fitting the funereal doom pacing perfectly.

It is just straight-up old-school misery. The guitars drag you into the dirt. Internal Decay delivers some seriously bleak riffs. The drumming pounds heavily. Mikael Vega and Björn Sundling play sinister, weeping harmonies. The bass from Linus Nirbrant thumps constantly in the background. Hearing an old band return and play proper, gloomy death metal with zero nonsense is great.

These three songs deliver a heavy dose of melodic sadness. The return of Internal Decay adds a seriously dark chapter to their story. Fans of early Anathema and Sentenced will spin this EP constantly. The playtime goes by fast, leaving a massive desire for a full-length release soon.

Score: 7.5