Heka by YINJINN

A review from Neil Gray
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Heka by Yinjinn

Every once in a while, a record comes along that doesn’t so much blur genre lines as it takes a sledgehammer to them, smashes them into dust, and then snorts the remains like a maniacal alchemist trying to reach enlightenment through distortion. Heka by Yinjinn is that record.

Yes, at its blackened core, this is a Black Metal album — dark, violent, pulsing with the cold heartbeat of the abyss — but to call it just that would be a fucking insult. Heka is a creature stitched together from the bones of a dozen genres, each one fused by fire and madness until it moves with an unnatural, staggering grace. It’s part Industrial without ever fully embracing machinery, part Death Metal without relying on brute force, and it drips with the narcotic sleaze of early Marilyn Manson while nursing the broken soul of Layne Staley in the background. ...

BLACK METAL ARCHIVES VERDICT: Heka is a dark, genre-defying masterclass — part Black Metal, part Industrial nightmare, part grunge-soaked lament. It’s fucked up, it’s beautiful, it’s dangerous, and it’s absolutely essential. ...

Tracklist

1.	Piercings	2:47

2.	Transmogrified	4:00

3.	Imploding Restitution	3:54

4.	The Hunger	3:36

5.	Raise the Stake	4:11

6.	Mirrors	3:34

Credits

released October 7, 2025

Written, Performed and Produced by: Chris Ellison

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