“The riffs are fast paced, the drums are heavy, the vocals are aggressive yet everything sounds incredible.” – Jonathan Dadds – MetalJunkBox
“Crikey! When you hear experienced reviewers chewing the cud and saying that this is their band of the weekend and it’s not even teatime, you know it’s going to be good!!” – Mare Grills – EverMetal
“Choosing to infuse their own take on deathcore with a healthy dose of black metal, bringing to my mind the works of Abigail Williams. These lads deliver a masterclass in absolute savagery.” – Drew McCarthy – The Razor’s Edge
Formed in 2015 by guitarist Jonny Flack and drummer/keyboard player Olly Winn, Existentialist, a symphonic black/death metal band went on to release their debut Prophet Of Ignorance during the pandemic of 2020. Once gigs returned, the band exploded onto the live scene in July 2021, quickly gaining a reputation for their stunning performances and razor-sharp precision, which led to an appearance at Bloodstock Festival in 2022. This led to the band meeting with their soon-to-be record label Seek and Strike, which saw the release of their 2023 sophomore album The Heretic.
The Heretic gained a stream of glowing reviews across the scene and saw the band further tour in support to Drown In Sulphur and Osiah, as well as support to Paleface Swiss and Bound in Fear. They also enjoyed a sell-out co-headline tour for their album launch in 2023.
In 2025 Existentialist are showcasing their third release Terminal, a concept EP written as one continuous piece of music, accompanied by a series of 1920’s horror inspired music videos. The first of which was the cutting Death Before Death which came out on March 28th, 2025. Their next single, Wretchedness Of Existence, is now also out.
Speaking about Terminal the band have said: “With this release, we wanted to take a different approach—both thematically and musically—to make it feel like a true standalone project for us. The content of the tracks is more honest and grounded than anything we’ve done before, diving deep into the human condition and how it shapes us as individuals. Musically, it’s still unapologetically us, but we’ve pushed into new territory with fresh sounds and an overall different energy. Some moments are slower, more reflective. Others hit with full intensity. That contrast felt necessary. The entire process, writing, recording, living inside these songs, changed each of us in different ways. We believe the final product will hit every listener differently too. That’s what makes it real.”
In March 2025 the band debuted Terminal in an hour-long headline show to a packed house at the Colchester Arts Centre, (which has previously hosted acts such as Whitechapel, Cradle Of Filth and Architects). The result was one of the most energetic and violent shows the venue had seen. Brimming with ideas and aggression; Existentialist steam into the rest of the 2025 with a striking EP and an incredible command of the live arena, filled with a devoted fanbase that only continues to grow.
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