🎶 Only Sons
🌎Krakow, Poland
📀 Through The Night Again
® Independent
📅 17/04/2026

The Polish band ONLY SONS confirm that the metal scene knows no boundaries, presenting a sound that draws inspiration from the Southern aesthetic of the American South, filtered through a distinctly European lens, enriched with strong progressive elements and a groovy atmosphere.

“Through The Night Again”, their second full-length release, runs just over 30 minutes and feels more like an extended EP. Nevertheless, the cohesion and variety of its material give it the weight of a complete album. It opens with “Siren’s Song,” where Daniel Kesler’s guitar work takes center stage, while Su Bala establishes the album’s vocal identity early on.

In “Shallows,” the progressive element comes to the forefront, with the drums playing a leading role and shaping the track’s rhythmic character. In contrast, “Doomsday” slows things down, allowing Bala to showcase a more melodic side of his voice, at least in the first part of the composition.

“Blindman” serves as a focal point of the album, encapsulating the essence of Only Sons within just a few minutes. The combination of guitar work and double-tracked vocals evokes the American South, before the track shifts back into more complex progressive structures, closing with a distinctive guitar fade-out. It is, without a doubt, one of the album’s standout moments.

“Anthem of the Unheard” follows a similar path to “Shallows,” with its defining feature being the heavily processed (distorted) vocals. Personally, I have never been particularly fond of such heavily altered vocal treatments, and that opinion remains unchanged in this case.

The album concludes with the nearly seven-minute “Crimson Sunset,” which moves at mid to slow tempos, featuring a dark atmosphere and subtle doom influences. The heavy drums drive the composition, which nevertheless evolves through several stylistic shifts, making it an ideal closing track.

Overall, “Through The Night Again” is a well-crafted and carefully produced release. Despite its relatively short duration, the variation between the tracks prevents repetition and keeps the listener engaged. ONLY SONS deliberately avoid recycling ideas, giving each of the six songs its own identity and ultimately delivering a result that is likely to satisfy fans of the genre.

★ 8/10
✍🏻 Kostas Boudoukos