Witchsorrow — The Devil And All His Works

Twenty years in, and the Hampshire trio delivers what is, by general assent, its best record. At 80/100 on Album of the Year, The Devil And All His Works unites Kerrang! (4/5) and Distorted Sound (8/10) in a rare doom communion. Kerrang! risks the line: « They have, however, made their best album to date, which, 20 years into a career, must be the devil’s work! »

Distorted Sound describes the substance: doom that is « raw, unfiltered and almost catastrophic in its immense weight », built so that « fans of classic SABBATH, CATHEDRAL and PENTAGRAM will no doubt have a whale of a time ». Kerrang! also notes a newfound decadence — inventive guitar work, unexpected catchiness — without the band ever loosening its uncompromising vision of doom.

The one shadow: the public trails the press (68/100 user score on AOTY), proof that this proudly occult classicism divides listeners more than critics. What remains is the shared verdict: in 2026 traditional doom, massiveness like this is hard to find. Critic average: 8/10, devilish pact honoured.