Auckland, New Zealand based Progressive/Post-Metal side project Magnalith by Mathew Bosher (Kerretta) will release new album “Memento Mori” on November 07, 2025 via Rothko Records.
Watch the official music video for the first single “Sanguinivory” via the YouTube player below:
Magnalith is dense but concise, expressionistic but corporeal music. Tangentially metal, curiously harmonic. Unbridled structural deviations see handbrake slides into weird, cinematic passages that lurch back into leviathan riffs. The new album, “Memento Mori,” meditation: an exploration of riffs, tension-and-release, and contemplative light-and-shade. It features three new singles alongside six remastered tracks; all focused, melodious slabs that reveal texture and detail on repeat listens.
At the helm of this project is Kerretta bassist, Mathew Bosher, with a team of regular collaborators including mix engineer David Holmes (Jakob, Saint Agnes). Listeners can expect elements of commanding New Zealand Post-Metal and Hard Rock balanced by emotive moments of introspection and suspense. The eclectic mix creates a sound that is both accessible and challenging.
The album is at times cacophonous, others pensive. It showcases a melancholic blend of Heavy riffs, vocal layering, and considered song structures. Each track contributes to a wandering but coherent journey. Fans of Progressive Music will find themselves immersed in an urgent, undulating soundscape of rolling fills, distorted bass, oddly-tuned guitars, retro synths, and soaring vocals.
“Memento Mori” is an invitation to an all too brief but meaningful journey from pathos to purpose, where each track serves as a testament to the human spirit. Prepare for an album that resonates long after the final note fades.
Purchase “Sanguinivory” on Bandcamp: https://magnalith.bandcamp.com/track/sanguinivory
Written by Mathew Bosher.
Drums performed by H.Walker.