My Last Promise

 Review on My Last Promise - A Funeral Of Being



Release : 13.07.2025

Label      : Independent

Origin     : Ukraine

Rating    : At the end


My Last Promise is a one-woman project rooted in both Norway and Ukraine. The music moves between depressive black metal, post-black, and atmospheric black metal. Behind the project is the artist Haze, who started it in 2024. A Funeral Of Being, released in July 2025, is her debut album – a deeply personal, dark, and melancholic work, marked by both fragility and raw emotional strength.


Review : 

Somewhere between the echoes of ColdWorld and the silence after Sadness, we find A Funeral Of Being – an album that feels more like a suicide note to reality than a traditional release. My Last Promise delivers nine tracks of icy, existential black metal that neither screams nor comforts – it simply is.

I stumbled upon this album randomly while browsing through new releases online. I’ve been bitten by the black metal bug lately and try to listen to as much as I can. Without knowing anything about the project, I just hit play. The first thing I heard was a female voice – soft, expressive – and I thought: “Okay, this might be something different than expected.”

But that didn’t last long.

Suddenly, I was pulled into a journey through misery, hunger, and, as I wrote in the opening, a kind of suicide to reality. This is an incredibly painful album. It’s dark, desperate, and deeply melancholic. The screams and wails don’t feel like a vocal technique – they feel real. Like a cry for help. It leaves an impact.

Two tracks that really stood out to me were No Point in Suffering and Broken Trust. Maybe it’s because, like many others, I’m affected by everything going on in the world right now – and how draining it all feels. These songs felt almost too close, but in a good way. They speak without explaining. That’s just my personal impression – what others feel is up to them.

I also think the production here is really solid. It captures every layer and detail without making things sound too polished. It’s real – and that’s what music should be. There’s just something about those screams and that bleak atmosphere – like a cry to be seen, maybe. Either way, it’s powerful.

Overall, the entire album is strong. I like how the songs are structured – it feels intentional. Sure, the harsh vocals can become a bit much at times, but it doesn’t ruin anything. It’s technically sound, well-produced, and impressively executed by just one person.

If you’re into melancholic black metal with emotional depth and rawness, I highly recommend checking out this album. It gives you a glimpse into one person’s journey and pain. It’s intense.

Rating : 8/10

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