“From the Unbeliever” is the commanding 2025 debut from Swedish gothic‑doom trio Dark Driven. Pressed in a factory‑sealed jewel case, the album delivers forty‑two minutes of brooding melodies, driving riffs and melancholic atmosphere, all sculpted by producer duo Joakim Rimhagen and Filip Leo and finished at Dan Swanö’s legendary Unisound studio. Each track—whether the urgent opener “To Death, Too Soon,” the towering title cut or the haunting closer “A Song for Revenge” flows into the next like chapters of the same nocturnal tale, fusing doom‑laden weight with elegant, melodic passages. The result is a shadow‑soaked journey that feels both timeless and startlingly fresh, “a chilling debut of grandeur and grit… fusing melancholy with menace.”

Fans of modern gothic metal will appreciate the raw honesty of the songwriting and the richness of the production, where heartbreak “wields a hammer and riffs are forged in fire.”

Recommended if you like: Katatonia, Fields of the Nephilim, Sentenced, Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Tribulation

Artist: Dark Driven
Title: From The Unbeliever
Label: Hammerheart Records
Cat #: HHR202512JC
Release Year: 2025
Duration: Album
Format: CD
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
Condition: New & factory sealed

Tracklist:

1. To Death, Too Soon
2. Through Waves of Sand
3. The Letters Said Nothing
4. The Gods Won’t Intertwine
5. Tell Me
6. From the Unbeliever
7. Never Mind the Pain
8. Dressed Divine
9. Cinder to Stone
10. A Song for Revenge