Moodring - Death Fetish (2026) *Indicado por Álex Alli
Versão Português
Em uma discussão com o Alli sobre quais são os vocalistas mais completos da atualidade, um nome ecoou várias vezes: Hunter Young.
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English Version
In a conversation with Alli about who the most complete vocalists out right now are, one name kept coming up over and over again: Hunter Young.
I swear I’ve never seen someone happier in my life when Death Fetish dropped. Alli sent me the “yo it’s out” notification faster than Spotify itself did. Around that time, I had already checked out the band’s first EP just to get a feel for their progression, but I purposely avoided listening to any singles from the new album because I didn’t want anything ruining the full-album experience.
And man… the growth compared to the EP is insane. It honestly sounds like a completely different band. The maturity on this record is impossible to miss, and pretty quickly you understand why Alli was practically kicking his feet and sleeping in the fetal position after hearing this thing.
What I got from the EP was that they were heavily inspired by 2000s bands, but with this album? It feels like 1999 was literally last year. It’s exciting because you can catch a bunch of references and influences, but never in a way that feels ripped off. It genuinely sounds like these dudes lived through that era instead of just studying it.
The production and arrangement work here is absolutely unreal. This album is immersive as hell. On my first listen, I got this weird beach-rock vibe from it — like something my dad would probably love too if it weren’t for all the screaming — but at the same time, it feels timeless.
The vocals are super consistent and show a very noticeable evolution, but what grabbed me the most was the synth work. I can say with full confidence that the synths were what completely locked me into this album.
We’ve basically been conditioned to hear the same rhythmic patterns over and over, to the point where our brains automatically predict what’s about to happen next in a song. Weirdly enough, this album constantly dodged that. The way they handled expectation and surprise was incredibly well done. They managed to bridge two worlds that time had separated.
This thing has insane replay value, and honestly? It’s a full no-skip album. The first time I heard it, I was trying to absorb all the details and mainly figure out what each track was making me feel. On the first playthrough, “Ketamine” immediately made me feel weirdly comforted, and as the album kept going, I started gravitating more toward tracks like “Gunplay” and “Half-Life.” “Ketamine” especially feels perfect — beautiful arrangement, tons of depth, just incredible all around. Every track has its own identity while still fitting together to tell the story piece by piece.
The moment where I fully accepted that Hunter Young is just built different was during “Die Slow.” Dude… what the hell was THAT?
This album is an emotional rollercoaster.
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