Review by SzejkElRopa on February 25, 2026.

As a young person, my main source of discovering new music is YouTube. I had been seeing this album pop up for many days before finally clicking on it. What caught my eye was the number of views — astonishingly high (at the time of writing, around 861,000). My curiosity was further piqued by the fact that the sole member behind this project remains anonymous. Eventually, I decided to give the album a try — the intriguing artwork certainly helped.

Comparisons to Burzum's "Filosofem" aren’t unfounded. Anyone familiar with that album will immediately notice the similarly textured keyboards in tracks like “The Depths”. Is that a bad thing? It depends on personal taste. For me, the man behind Faidra clearly drew heavy inspiration, but didn’t copy the music 1:1 — and that’s perfectly fine. The album largely moves at a slow to mid-tempo pace, rarely accelerating, yet it manages to remain engaging throughout. That said, listeners looking for speed might be disappointed. For them, “The Judas Cradle” may be of particular interest, as it contains some of the album’s more intense moments.

The overall atmosphere is difficult to define. At times, it evokes themes of nature and melancholy, while at others, it dips into something more haunting. For instance, “A Pact Amongst Wolves” — reinforced by a nature-themed video — leans into the former, whereas “Obsequies”, with a preacher’s ominous sermon about the return of the Antichrist, and the demonic voices in the intro of “Six Voices Inside”, are definitely more disturbing. This contrast gives the album a dynamic emotional range and prevents it from becoming monotonous.

Typically, each song is built around a single primary riff. These are memorable and again seem influenced by the likes of Burzum and similar bands, particularly in their pacing and melodic structure. The harsh vocals are fairly standard for black metal, but what surprised me — and stood out — were the backing vocals. I didn’t expect such layering from a solo project. Hats off to Mr. Anonymous. There are also clean vocals in “The Depths” and “Six Voices Inside”, though they sound nearly identical — so much so that I find it difficult to distinguish between the two when those sections come in. Drumming is straightforward, echoing the minimalist style of Burzum, aside from the occasional fill. I do wish the bass guitar had been more audible.

All things considered, "Six Voices Inside" may not be the most complex black metal album out there, but despite its few flaws, it stands as a very solid atmospheric black metal release. Recommended especially to fans of "Filosofem", and to anyone seeking cold, hypnotic, and emotional black metal.

Rating: 9 out of 10