Born Of Osiris - Through Shadows
Born Of Osiris
Through Shadows
Release Date: July 11th, 2025
Label: Sumerian Records
Born Of Osiris has been pumping out music at a steady rate since 2007. They’ve endured numerous personnel changes since their inception, with their current lineup featuring drumer Cameron Losch and vocalist Ronnie Canizaro as the lone original members. Regardless, they have weathered through and are releasing Through Shadows, their ninth overall studio album. As far as progressive metalcore goes, there’s nothing here that’s reinventing the wheel, but fear not - there are plenty of groovy breakdowns, ferocious screams, and trippy synth elements to go around, and that’s really all you need to have a good time.
Each song on Through Shadows clocks in around three and a half minutes, the lone stand out being the title track, an epic number that comes in at over five minutes, and features some excellent guitar work from Nick Rossi, who is currently managing bass, synth, and guitar duties in the studio. Opener “Seppuku” comes to life like a bolt of lightning striking the ground, diving headfirst into a crushing metalcore breakdown, rapidly changing chugging patterns and grooves before you can get comfortable with one.
The brutality of Through Shadows hits its peak around “The War That You Are” and “Inverno”, and remains steadily consistent after that. The album’s midpoint, “A Mind Short Circuiting”, weaves between technically proficient metalcore and kaleidoscopic synth patterns before heading into the cinematic instrumental interlude “Burning Light”. Later in the album songs like “Torchbearer” bring the electronics-infused breakdowns that Born Of Osiris are known for to life, while “Activated” is elevated further by a guest vocal spot from Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain. Middle Eastern influences abound on “Transcendence”, while album closer “Blackwater” proves to be one of their boldest tracks yet, showcasing some of the finest musicianship from the band to date.
The most interesting thing about Born Of Osiris’ work here is the frenetic changes between time signatures, a foundational element of progressive music. Each song remains heavy and brutal, yet every section feels vastly different from one another. It’s not simply a matter of dynamics; it’s the deliberate choices to never do the same chugging pattern or drum fill twice that make the band stand out. No, it’s not technically the same band that rose to prominence with albums like The Discovery, but the core is still there, and the music is still interesting.
Again, Through Shadows is not a reinvention of progressive metalcore, but there is plenty to enjoy here, and breakdowns and guttural screams aplenty to enthrall even the pickiest of metalcore enthusiasts.
