Wode - Uncrossing The Keys CD xxzine Matthew Herbert and drummer/ vocalist

Matthew Herbert and drummer/ vocalist Momoko Gill release Clay via Strut in June 2025

and oggy notions from the icy drip of the Maritimes

and then introducing a harrowing and unexpected synthesiser

one by one these tracks developed until the realisation that there was a whole album’s worth of songs ready to record

Wode - Uncrossing The Keys CD xxzine Matthew Herbert and drummer/ vocalistManchesters savage sons Wode return with their fourth album, Uncrossing The Keys, marking a confident expansion of their already formidable sound built upon a shadowy foundation of feral black metal and ironclad heavy metal heft. Having evolved from the more straightforward methodology of the debut album, Wode has continuously added elements from various dark corners of the underground across its discography, with songwriting that has grown leaner yet