OmegaThrone – Predators Make Empires
OmegaThrone – Predators Make Empires
Self-released
Release Date: 18/01/2026
Review by Oli Gonzalez
8/10
6 years have passed since OmegaThrone’s debut album “In Loving Memory Of Mankind”. This showcased the band’s intent with a sharp and well-polished dose of blackened-death metal, going well beyond that which you’d expect from an unsigned band! With the world of live music on standby, it would be almost 2 years until the band made their live debut in late 2021. This also came with some lineup changes, with Charlotte joining the band on bass and Jeff assuming vocal duties; joining the foundations Marcin and Piotr had laid down before as founding members. The band landed festival slots on Darkness Over Cumbria and Grind After Death, as well as coming painfully close to landing a slot at Bloodstock Open Air, as runners up in the Metal To The Masses initiative on more than one occasion. Pretty impressive considering this was in North Wales, and far away from their home in Liverpool.
Now 6 years later, the band are sending another statement of intent with “Predators Make Empires”. How have the band progressed since their debut ? What can you expect from this? Let’s see…
Now, the band is down one guitarist here as compared to their previous album. Though you don’t notice any real loss of texture and density in the sound. You still feel the venom and crunch in all of Marcin’s riffs, which seems to come from an endless production line from within his mind. If anything, having only one guitarist allows for the other members to shine. Take for instance the bass lines. Charlotte goes far beyond the standard root note only approach and she fully takes the creative license offered to her. The end result is an array of rather expansive and creative methods in simultaneously holding down the band’s low end and adding an additional melodic focal point.
Piotr returns to showcase his impressive skills. Unfortunately, his drums do sit too low in the mix at times and you lose some of that devastating crunch and pulse, though that’s easily corrected on future releases. In a live setting, there’ll be nowhere to hide from this groove laden and headbang inducing assault on the senses as he’s a more than capable drummer!
Jeff. Consistently fierce in his ferocious guttural vocals, he continues to prove being a stellar acquisition for the band!
So, we clearly have some talented individuals. How do they all mesh together?
Fans of 1914 and Kanonenfieber will be more than happy with Omega Throne’s fluid approach to extreme metal. With a sound rooted in death metal, there’s sprinklings of black metal in there and whilst they’re happy to play at speed with remarkable accuracy, they’re more than capable of slowing things right down in a neck snapping sludgey attack! The addition of an operatic backing vocalist at strategic points in the album adds extra dimension and intrigue.
Production? Let’s make it clear; Omega Throne have left no stone unturned in getting a high quality end product here! I’ve seen the band play live multiple times too. Whilst there’s a tiny bit of studio polish here and there, their raw and explosive live energy is captured elegantly here in an honest and believable effort. The overall feel is gritty and deliberately retrograde yet retaining just enough clarity and attention to detail.
The new members have bedded in well and it’s evident what they’ve brought to an already stable foundation. When’s album 3 due?
TRACKLISTING:
01. Cockroach in Mammal Kingdom
02. Bad Sleep Better
03. A Journey Through Disappointment and Regret
04. Feast and Famine
05. Marketing Messiah
06. No Angels Fly Above The Battlefield
07. Fury of a Patient Man
08. Predators Make Empires
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