Album Review: Ulvehyrde – Dødsdømt

Band: Ulvehyrde
Title:  Dødsdømt
Label: Solistitium Records
Release date: October 31st 2025
Country: Norway
Format reviewed: High quality digital recording

Album Review: Ulvehyrde – Dødsdømt via Solistitium Records by Michelle

Ulvehyrde are a norwegian black metal band which have been formed in 2018, and so their latest record – ‘Dødsdømt’, marks their second full-length ever released. Even though I’m not familiar with this band, I’m always eager to discover new artists and support them however I can. After listening to their latest record, I must admit that their style of musical production managed to catch my attention throughout the listening process in a very good way.

‘Merraflåer’ opens the album with a quite clean-sounding tremolo riff which later is accompanied by the vocals and drums. This song’s atmosphere sounds almost melancholic – though with a slight tint of pent-up anger and sorrowness until the guitar solo takes place and the song ends not long after. As the record continues with ‘Jammerdalen’, one thing that probably intrigued me the most was the woman vocalizing for a brief second, this aspect – no matter how small – managing to completely change the ambience of this track into something more complex, proving Ulvehyrde‘s dedication into this album.

The self-titled track enters the atmosphere pretty smoothly, holding some catchy riffs with it that go very well with the incorporated vocal style. As the riffs get more distorted and the song comes to a near end, it almost feels like the climax of an action movie takes place.

Considering the artwork of the album cover, I did expect to be met with something way more slower and calm – though ‘Dårekisten’, and overall the majority of the record, proves this wrong. Of course though, this is definitely not a bad thing. If anything, I’m actually pleased with the way Ulvehyrde has produced their latest release, considering how the starting riff of ‘Barnedrap’ managed to catch my attention instantly.

The following tracks keep their intensity balanced, yet the tremolo picking is still remarkable, like the one on ‘Morder’, with the way it’s perfectly timed and the main riff repeated not too much.
Finally, the record ends with ‘Rekviem’, and I have to admit that I expected something totally different – Like just a straight up outro fading out gradually. Even though this may have been more fitting, the reality is definitely something you shoudn’t complain about considering the fastness of the drums in some parts. The female vocals make their appearance again, harmonizing everything together.

I will make sure to also give their 2021 release a try, as this one was definitely worth digging into. 9/10

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