Words by: Courtney Stark
Out January 16, 2026
Via Century Media Records
Formed in the dead quiet of the pandemic — that stretch of time thick with isolation, anxiety, and a low-grade existential hum — Ov Sulfur came swinging with a sound that felt equal parts confrontation and release. Their early work, from 2021’s Oblivion EP through 2023’s debut full-length The Burden Ov Faith, didn’t just nod to their influences; it weaponised them. Take the bone-splintering violence of Suicide Silence and filter it through gothic excesses of Cradle of Filth, then temper it a melodic instinct that feels chaotic and human. You get a masterpiece aimed at the altar and tears organised religion to shreds, questions the quiet albeit loud hypocrisies that fester between God and belief. The Las Vegas-bred blackened deathcore quintet Ov Sulfur have forged a reputation for themselves in blending strong anti-religious thematics with crushing, albeit melodic, sensibilities.
Endless is merely a study in refinement. Ov Sulfur strengthen their identity, deeply reconnoiter themselves into thematic concerts and deliver a very calculated impact. The result shows what happens when the boundaries of extreme metal get redrawn and prove that heaviness paired with intention is equally as cerebral as it is visceral.
The album presents a sophomore release that refines the band’s established blackened deathcore framework but with a greater sense of discipline and thematic cohesion. Where The Burden Ov Faith occasionally leaned on the spectacle of guest appearances and maximalist arrangements, Endless’s aggression feels tempered by restraint and intent.
Endless operates within familiar Ov Sulfur parameters – blast-driven verses, serrated riffing, and cavernous breakdowns form the album’s structural backbone. Amidst the suffocation, the tracks breathe thanks to the symphonic textures and black metal injections. Incorporating clean vocals — most notably on Wither and Evermore — signals a willingness to risk sentimentality in service of emotional clarity, even if the results may polarise more purist listeners.
Ov Sulfur adhere closely to the established architecture of deathcore and emphasise precision and over disruption by navigating through familiar structures as opposed to dismantling them. With Endless, Ov Sulfur has a forged system where repetition, weight, and atmosphere grind down resistance over time.
Endless emerges not as an act of rebellion, but as an exercise in control — tightening the band’s identity, deepening philosophical fixations, and replacing youthful excess with something a bit colder and more intentional. Endless may not redraw the boundaries of extreme metal, but it comprehends that the heaviness doesn’t need to shock; it only needs to persist.
