Daedric has released their sophomore album As The Light Left, out now from FiXT.
As The Light Left is an album forged in both chaos and catharsis. With an unrelenting blend of nu-metal grit, cinematic darkness, and raw vulnerability, Daedric pushes their sound further than ever before: channeling pain, nostalgia, and primal fury.
As The Light Left is an album forged in both chaos and catharsis. With an unrelenting blend of nu-metal grit, cinematic darkness, and raw vulnerability, Daedric pushes their sound further than ever before—channeling pain, nostalgia, and primal fury.
The album opens with “The Other Terror,” fueled by a mental breakdown and relentless guitar riffs keeping the chaos sharp and direct. With unnerving screams and a tempo that mirrors the energy of fan-favorite “Nirn,” it sets the tone for an album that refuses to hold back. “Sand Tiger” stomps onto the scene like a nu-metal time capsule from the early 2000s, gritty, groovy, and scratched to hell. Inspired by the Cave of Wonders from Aladdin and built from a Linkin Park-esque synth loop, the track fuses live and electronic drums with existential lyrical weight. Then there’s “Callous”, a song that almost didn’t survive. The track was set to be delivered to the mixing engineer when the band collectively decided to tear it apart and rebuild it from the ground up. What emerged was a modern, emotionally devastating anthem about betrayal and self-inflicted retribution. It’s Daedric at their most emotionally and sonically unpredictable. “Night Mother”, is the song that truly marks the start of the album’s creation and all the turbulence that came with it to become a cornerstone of the album’s tone: brooding, cinematic, and deeply human.
Throughout As The Light Left, Daedric strips away polish in favor of pain, letting raw emotion bleed through genre-bending production and ferocious vocals. It’s not an album of easy answers or tidy resolutions. It’s the sound of collapse and creation, of dancing on the edge of the fire, torn between fury and fragility. Born from breakdowns, creative tension, and fearless reinvention, As The Light Left is both a cathartic purge and a statement of artistic intent: Daedric refined, but still untamed.
Watch The “The Other Terror” Official Music Video
“The Other Terror” which premiered at Revolver Mag yesterday is a late addition that became the perfect album opener. The single was built around an electrifying riff from Dylan and a raw, unfiltered vocal performance from vocalist Kristyn Hope. Unlike Daedric’s usual layered, cinematic approach, this track was designed to be straightforward and feral, hitting hard with primal energy. Lyrically, it captures the feeling of facing fear from multiple directions, inspired by a 9/11 excerpt. It reflects raw frustration, anger, and the chaos of internal battles. The chorus itself was born from a mental breakdown, featuring unprocessed, unpolished screams that heighten the song’s intensity. Daedric’s Kristyn Hope explains,“I don’t think I’ve ever thought to just have a f***** scream at the beginning of a chorus, but I was like, you know what? Yeah.”
With its high-energy, danceable tempo and stripped-down aggression, “The Other Terror” kicks off the album like a gut punch, setting the tone for what’s to come. “I think it’s nice, upbeat, dancy, it makes you go, ‘Oh s**, here we go.’” Kristyn further explains.
Purchase/Stream:
https://link.fixtmusic.com/AsTheLightLeft