San Francisco, California-based tech death juggernauts are back with their infuriated sophomore opus, representing a powerful exploration of the human psyche, the ravages of time, and the inevitable descent into oblivion.

San Francisco, California-based Ominous Ruin, the ruthless Death Metal juggernaut known for their intricate compositions and unrelenting sonic brutality, has returned to the battlefield with their highly anticipated new album, simply titled Requiem, following up on their critically acclaimed 2021 opus Amidst Voices That Echo in Stone. Written, produced, mixed and mastered by the band’s own guitarist Alex Bacey, recorded by Cody Fuentes at Rapture Recordings and by Petr Oplatka at Petropolys Media, and displaying a striking artwork by world renowned illustrator Pär Olofsson, the new album by newcomer Crystal Rose on vocals, Alex Bacey and Joel Guernsey on the guitars, Mitch Yoesle on bass, and Harley Blandford on drums is a formidable leap forward in both musical complexity and emotional depth, while also representing a powerful exploration of the human psyche, the ravages of time, and the inevitable descent into oblivion.

The album starts with a delicate, atmospheric Intro, setting the stage for Ominous Ruin to demolish our senses in Seeds of Entropy, with the intricate yet visceral guitar lines by Alex and Joey providing Crystal with exactly what she needs to roar like a true she-wolf in a killer display of Technical Death Metal. Crystal continues to vociferate rabidly in Eternal, while Harley delivers a bestial performance behind his drums, resulting in six minutes of first-class extreme music; and after the eerie instrumental interlude Bane of Syzygial Triality the band will smash us like putrid insects with Divergent Anomaly, with Harley once again pounding his drums manically supported by the rumbling bass by Mitch, sounding beautifully insane from start to finish.

In Fractal Abhorrence they continue with their undisputed feast of Technical Death Metal infused with sheer brutality and rage, with their riffs and bass lines sounding utter metallic while Crystal keeps blasting her venomous roars for our total delight. And get ready for eight minutes of demented, intricate and visceral sounds in Architect of Undoing, the most detailed of all songs, starting with a beyond thrilling instrumental piece before crystal arrives growling like a demon, not to mention Harley sounds beyond inhumane on drums. Then the band shows no sign of mellowing down their sound in Staring into the Abysm, again blasting our ears with their ruthless Death Metal, with Mitch simply sounding infernal on bass; whereas lastly, we’re treated to the Archspire-like title-track Requiem, another lecture in dexterity, speed and insanity by the band led by the phenomenal riffage by Alex and Joey.

Requiem is, at its core, a continuation of Amidst Voices that Echo in Stone, having its conception spawned from the raw emotion of personal issues and turmoil, as it was created during a dark time in the band’s lives. All that darkness translates into first-class extreme music as expected, turning the album into a must-listen for fans of the genre. Hence, don’t forget to check what Ominous Ruin are up to on Facebook and on Instagram, to check more of their music on YouTube and on Spotify, and to grab a copy of the incendiary Requiem by clicking HERE. The album might be a new phase in the band’s career, but their core savagery, violence and intricacy is intact, inviting us all to join them in the battlefield while they take another giant step forward in their exciting career.

Best moments of the album: Seeds of Entropy, Divergent Anomaly, Architect of Undoing and Requiem.

Worst moments of the album: Bane of Syzygial Triality.

Released in 2025 Willowtip Records

Track listing
1. Intro 0:56
2. Seeds of Entropy 4:03
3. Eternal 6:05
4. Bane of Syzygial Triality 2:39
5. Divergent Anomaly 5:17
6. Fractal Abhorrence 5:14
7. Architect of Undoing 7:59
8. Staring into the Abysm 3:16
9. Requiem 5:01

Band members
Crystal Rose – vocals
Alex Bacey – guitars
Joel Guernsey – guitars
Mitch Yoesle – bass
Harley Blandford – drums