Accvsed – Dealers of Doom
Accvsed – Dealers Of Doom
Arising Empire
Release Date: 01/08/2025
Review by Beth Morait
10/10
Today is 23rd July 2025. Yesterday the news broke that all of us knew would come one day, but innocently hoped that, by some quirk of science and medicine, wouldn’t. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne passed away at the age of 76. It’ll be one of those ‘I remember where I was when the news broke’ moments for a vast amount of people, from every walk of life. The true founding father of Metal and the one and only Prince of Darkness.
Today, I’m doing the only thing my brain knows what to do in times like these. I’m listening to something heavy as hell and losing myself in it. But also remembering that everything we do in the collective Metal scene somehow traces back to that working-class boy in Aston who loved The Beatles. So, I figured I’d do the other thing my brain knows how to do too. Pay homage to beginnings, and write about the new music that continues to drive us all.
Today, I’ve chosen German Metalcore band, Accvsed, to fill my mind. Their new album “Dealers Of Doom” is their debut full length. And it’s a powerful, energetic and on point journey into the world of Modern Metalcore, that anyone who enjoys the genre will really dig.
Littered with riffs, rhythms, and groove that won’t fail to get you moving, it’s driven, according to the press release, by ‘channelling their deepest traumas and fears into their music’. And you can really feel that coming through in tracks like ‘Killer Of Minds’ and opener ‘Day Of The Locust’. The vocals are screamo, but still with a great tone, and not too in your face. The accompanying music is tight, progressive, and skilfully created.
But these guys certainly aren’t one trick ponies, because tracks like ‘Avoider’ also explore the more commercial side of the genre. Clean vocals take the lead here, and this song is all about melody, rather than fury. But it’s still got an intrinsically heavy feel to it, that plants it firmly in Metalcore. The addition of the atmospheric melody also makes this track feel more expansive, which I really like.
Track 7, ‘Make Sure It Hurts’, is for me the stand out track here. It’s a dramatic song that pulls in everything we’ve heard so far, and mixes it all together with more atmosphere, more melody, and added strings. It’s got a brilliant climactic break and drop in the second half of the song, which I really felt today. I love the way that these guys can go from chaotic madness to shattering melodic clarity seamlessly.
The final track on the album is called ‘Obsidian’. If you didn’t know, Obsidian is a black, glass-like volcanic rock. But it’s more than that. It has a depth of spiritual meaning. According to Google: “Obsidian, often called the “Stone of Truth,” is spiritually known for its strong protective, grounding, and healing properties. It’s believed to help with emotional healing, clarity, and insight, fostering a sense of security and inner strength. Obsidian is also associated with releasing negative energy and promoting spiritual growth.” I knew there was a reason I picked this album out of my review queue today. I needed to hear it.
This final track is only 2 minutes and 45 seconds long, but they say good things come in small packages. And it lives up to that ethos. Starting out with an Industrial tinged marching rhythm, it throws you around a bit at first, before dropping into a chorus that’s brutally heavy, spikey, but still singable, and then launches you into a Speed Thrash section, before journey again through a chaotic Progressive Djent-style break, then slamming you into a brief hook of melody.
And that’s that. Punishing. Heavy. Perfect.
In what has been a monumental year, both good and bad, for Metal, this album absolutely has a chance of making it onto my album of the year list.
TRACKLISTING:
01. Day Of The Locust
02. Dealers Of Doom
03. Don T Let Me Fall Apart
04. Total Eclipse Of Self
05. Killer Of Minds
06. Avoider
07. Make Sure It Hurts
08. Senescene
09. Never Enough
10. Obsidian
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