Conceived as a journey through eight visions, the new offering by this amazing Atmospheric and Melodic Black Metal entity from France is a thrilling concept album about erasure, cosmic implosion, and isolation.

Inspired by the frozen visions of Vinterland, the incantatory fury of Misþyrming, and the melodic intensity of Dawn, the idiosyncratic Clermont-Ferrand, France-based Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal entity Inherits The Void, the brainchild of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Antoine Scholtès, has established itself as a singular voice within the modern French Black Metal scene since its inception in 2020, culminating in 2026 with the release of its fourth studio offering, titled The Silent Abscission. Mastered by Simon Da Silva at The Empty Hall Studio, ensuring a sound both dense, dynamic, and abyssal, and featuring session musicians Romain Negro (Apolaustic, Stortregn) on vocals and Nicolas Müller (Akiavel, Artefact, Svart Crown) on drums, the album is a true turning point, a concept album about erasure, cosmic implosion, and isolation. Conceived as a journey through eight visions, it moves between incantatory convulsions and silent abysses, leading to an inevitable and overwhelming resolution, continuing to pave the project’s path from its previous releases Monolith of Light (2021), The Impending Fall of the Stars (2023), and Scars of Yesteryears (2024).

The album begins in full force with The Sepulcher of Time, with the riffs by Antoine walking hand in hand wit the harsh vociferations by Romain in sheer Black Metal madness; and Nicolas crushes his drums like a true beast from the abyss in The Dawn over Ruins, offering Romain exactly what he needs to roar manically in a lecture in Atmospheric and Melodic Black Metal. The Silent Abscission sounds as destructive and harsh as its predecessors, with the guitars by Antoine exhaling fury and obscurity, whereas In the Shadow of the Falling Star brings forward another blast of absolute Black Metal excellence by Inherits The Void, with the riffs by Antoine and the beats and fills by Nicolas sounding incendiary until the very end.

The second half of the album begins in a visceral mode as well, with the venomous riffage by Antoine in Wrath of the Endless Sea transpiring modern-day Black Metal while also presenting introspective, Jazz-like passages. The Last Cry of Cosmos kicks off in a more melodic manner to the classy riffage by Antoine and the rhythmic drumming by Nicolas, again presenting multiple layers and nuances, followed by A World Unmade, a solid composition by Antoine and his henchmen despite lacking the same dynamism of the other songs of the album. Lastly, Inherits the Void, the song that carries the name of the band, couldn’t have sounded more majestic, offering us all almost nine minutes of contemporary Melodic Black Metal where the harsh vocals by Romain bring even more obscurity to their music.

A total Black Metal experience where matter and spirit are consumed within the same incantation, standing at the frontier between despair and eternity, The Silent Abscission might be Inherits The Void’s most ambitious and complete work to date, and you can get more information about the album, as well as about Antoine Scholtès and his Inherits The Void, by following the project on Facebook and on Instagram, and don’t forget to also stream his albums on Spotify, and to grab a copy of the album from BandCamp or from Sound Cave. The cosmic and Stygian path paved by the indomitable Antoine Scholtès until today is a thing of beauty, and I’m sure we’ll hear a lot more form such an amazing musician in the near future as The Silent Abscission is indeed fantastic, and a must-listen for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in pure Black Metal magic.

Best moments of the album: The Dawn over Ruins, In the Shadow of the Falling Star and Inherits the Void.

Worst moments of the album: A World Unmade.

Released in 2026 Avantgarde Music

Track listing
1. The Sepulcher of Time 4:27
2. The Dawn over Ruins 5:15
3. The Silent Abscission 5:56
4. In the Shadow of the Falling Star 6:59
5. Wrath of the Endless Sea 4:41
6. The Last Cry of Cosmos 6:00
7. A World Unmade 5:22
8. Inherits the Void 8:37

Band members
Antoine Scholtès – guitars, bass

Guest musicians
Romain Negro – vocals (session)
Nicolas Müller – drums (session)