Hessian and YHWH have joined forces to unleash “Rapture and Perversion,” a new split EP out on July 24, 2026, via Wormholedeath.
Bringing together two uncompromising visions of black metal, Rapture and Perversion is a relentless journey through occult atmospheres, crushing riffs, and unfiltered aggression. Although the collaboration had been planned for nearly a year, both bands delayed its completion while focusing on other releases. The result is a perfectly timed union that highlights the strengths of both acts, creating a seamless listening experience that moves effortlessly from one band’s sonic assault to the next.
On this release, Hessian enters a new chapter. Following an exceptionally prolific period that saw mastermind Laremy Wade involved in more than forty releases within a single year, he now assumes both guitar and vocal duties, while Imperious Noctem returns behind the drums. Together, they deliver a fierce performance that stands alongside Belgian-Thai occult black metal force YHWH, whose ritualistic approach and atmospheric intensity make Rapture and Perversion a powerful statement from two bands pushing the underground forward.
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Hessian
Hessian traces back to 2002, when Wade’s project was recorded under the name Madame Durant. It became Utuk Xul Commands Worship in 2004 and went inactive, then returned in 2014 playing hardcore street punk. By 2016, the project had shifted back into extreme metal, recording collaboratively under the Hessian name. Hessian signed to Wormholedeath and released a self-titled album in January 2025, with Brandon Floyd on vocals (now running the solo DSBM project Nyvrosk), Wade on guitar, and Noctem on drums.
Since the self-titled album, Wade has run Hessian with a rotating cast of guest musicians from release to release: Frostmorner, also signed to Wormholedeath, on the single “Goetic Altars of Obsidian”; Thoth, of Thoth Nemesis and Internment, on the EP “Sworn to the Kult”; Frostmorner, Thoth, Crotalos of Gomold, and Dromo’ together on the EP “Celebrants of the Lunar Blood”; and, on the split EP “Primitive Adorations” with Death Invoker, Wade himself on vocals alongside drummer Wrath of Nunslaughter and Beelzebub Slaughter of Murder Records on the opening track. On “Rapture and Perversion,” Wade returns to vocals and guitar, with Noctem back on drums.
YHWH
YHWH is a Belgian/Thai occult black metal band formed in 2024 by brother and sister Schem HaMephorash and C. Bones, and S.M. Goatritual arrived in June 2024. S.M. Goat Ritual joined the band in June [YEAR TO CONFIRM]. YHWH released its debut EP, “Tetragrammaton,” through Wormholedeath in April 2025, followed by a second EP, “Khatha,” later that year. A third EP, “Baghavat,” is scheduled for October 30, 2026.