Album review: Annisokay – Abyss – The Final Chapter

German metalcore mob Annisokay have spent the past two years presenting chapters of their Abyss storyline. It began in November 2023 with the release of Abyss, Pt. 1 and again in April 2025 with the follow-up. These parts make up the bulk of their closing monologue, Abyss – The Final Chapter. This last instalment arrives not as a revolution, but as a victory lap for the four-piece, as they close the chapter with some good-old fashioned metalcore.

Three new tracks are added here in the form of Silent Anchor, Splinters and My Effigy, with each one elevating the trilogy’s closing statements. Silent Anchor pairs cinematic gloom with a chorus built for fists-in-the-air moments. Splinters is the sharpest blade in the drawer, all serrated riffs and adrenaline, while My Effigy feels like the emotional curtain call, balancing fragility with power.

But The Final Chapter doesn’t stand alone: it leans heavily on the strongest moments from earlier releases. Ultraviolet remains a high-voltage stunner, weaponising futuristic electronics and soaring hooks in a way that feels like a metalcore laser show. Oblivion, meanwhile, is a crafted slow burner, before erupting with melodic weight reminding you exactly why this whole project has resonated with fans.

Then there’s H.A.T.E, featuring Any Given Day, easily one of the most bruising cuts of the entire Abyss cycle. It’s brutally efficient with breakdowns that sound like collapsing buildings, guest vocals that punch straight through the mix, and a level of anger beyond that of a bull being teased by a red flag-waving matador.

As a finale, The Final Chapter ties everything together cleanly, if a little too neatly. The immaculate production still occasionally buffs the rawness away, and some breakdowns feel more checkbox than chokehold. But the highs are genuinely high, and the band’s melodic instincts remain razor-sharp.

Verdict: 3/5

For fans of: I Prevail, Sleeping With Sirens, LANDMVRKS

Abyss – The Final Chapter is released on November 21 via Arising Empire