Spain's post-doom outfit The Holeum have unveiled the second track, "Cosmic Void Spheres", from their upcoming album Ensis, due on 20 March via Lifeforce Records.

With their third album, Ensis, The Holeum continue their journey through experimental metal, death doom, melodic metal, and post-metal. This work is more than a continuation – it is a condensation and expansion of their previous soundscapes.

Baptised with a name derived from astrophysical theories about dark matter and black holes, The Holeum was formed in 2014 in Alicante, Spain. Founded by former members of NahemaH, Demised, quantumXperience, Hela, Neptunian Sun, and Priest Of Dawn, the quintet set out to push the boundaries of heavy music and to intensify the emotional impact of darkness in sound. Their concept is both cosmic and sonic: "The Holeum is related to the dark matter that forms the black holes in the universe. The Holeum is not a black hole, but black holes are formed by The Holeum. That is the idea from which we extract our concept – we are a sonic and cosmic vision of the sublime."

Ensis reveals itself as finely nuanced, challenging, yet profoundly sensitive and multifaceted. The songs unfold like cosmic landscapes where heaviness and melancholy meet subtle emotionality. The intensity remains palpable, but it is complemented by a deeper sensitivity that draws the listener into a fragile balance between harshness and delicacy. Ensis is an album that demands and touches at once – a work that makes the complexity of human existence audible in the mirror of the universe.

In 2016, the band released their debut album, Negative Abyss, combining downtempo dark metal and doom with melancholic melodies and unexpected elements such as trumpets, establishing their reputation for deep atmospheres and intensity.

Their second album, Sublime Emptiness (2019), marked a significant evolution. The record was heavier, darker, and more defined – rooted in the doom traditions of the '90s and early 2000s. At the same time, it expanded into post-metal, drone, dark ambient, and cinematic textures. The music was characterised by contrasts, mood shifts, and the search for meaning, offering listeners a frightening yet liberating confrontation with darkness. Sublime Emptiness stood for musical catharsis and elevated the elaboration of darkness into an art form.

Thus, the arc stretches from Negative Abyss through Sublime Emptiness to Ensis – a trilogy that impressively documents The Holeum's evolution and, at the same time, shows that their journey through cosmic darkness and melancholic intensity is far from over. Link