With “The Hidden Realm”, Swedish metal act Stygian Fair delivers a bold and introspective new full-length that continues their journey of sonic and lyrical exploration. Known for their emotionally driven and stylistically unfiltered approach to metal, the band follows up 2023’s “Aradia” with an album that feels even more focused, mature and connected — both to their audience and to themselves. At its core, “The Hidden Realm” is a distillation of the band’s identity: honest, uncompromising, melodic, authentic and heavy. Across eleven tracks, Stygian Fair confronts complex emotions and urgent contemporary themes — from societal decay and technological anxiety to personal reckoning, existential questions and the longing for beauty, meaning and connection in a fractured world. For fans of Tad Morose, Memento Mori and classic heavy metal with progressive leanings, “The Hidden Realm” is both a reaffirmation and a reinvention — a record that honors tradition while speaking clearly in the present tense. There’s no need for gimmicks. Just music made with purpose and a message that refuses to be ignored.
01. The Hidden Realm
02. Abide Your Master
03. Into The Well
04. Peel The Layers Off
05. What You’re Fighting For
06. All Of Us
07. Dawn
08. Meteor
09. Anthem Of The Lost
10. Rise From The Shadows
11. Ferwor Of Fools