Conjurer have come a long way since Mire dropped back in 2018. That record set the groundwork but by the time Páthos landed in 2022, it was clear this lot weren’t just another heavy British band. They’d levelled up, gaining praise from every corner of the metal world, all while keeping their mission refreshingly simple: make heavy music and have fun doing it. No politics, no posturing, just pure, passionate graft.

Now they’re back with Unself, and it’s not just a new chapter it feels like a full rebirth. The album sees the band digging deeper into themselves, both individually and collectively, to find new meaning in what they do. The result is something that sounds more personal, more daring, and more them than ever before.

For vocalist and guitarist Dani Nightingale, Unself carries extra weight. After being diagnosed with autism at 31 and coming to understand their non-binary identity, the process of self-discovery became inseparable from the music. The album documents that rebuilding – the moments of confusion, clarity, and catharsis that come with truly getting to know yourself again.

And you can hear it. The record opens with a soft croon and an acoustic strum that feels almost too gentle to be Conjurer but don’t get comfortable. Within moments, tension rises and the band explode into life. “All Apart” teases with delicate, floating melodies before tearing the floor out from under you. “There Is No Warmth” hits like a landslide all crushing guitars, pounding drums, and dual vocals that sound absolutely possessed as Brady and Dani work so well together throughout the album. Elsewhere “A Plea” features a sample of a Spanish-spoken diatribe by Carla Antonelli as the albums midway point before “Let us Live” bursts into life with its anthemic metal grandeur, its an absolute blinder of a track and a definite standout track. 

Unself is the band’s most diverse record yet. It folds in post-rock, doom and post-metal without ever losing focus. Every track feels alive, restless, searching. It’s the heaviest they’ve ever sounded, but also the most emotionally honest they’ve ever been.

Conjurer have always been about pushing themselves, but Unself feels like the point where everything clicks. It’s a record about identity, change and rediscovery, but at its heart, it’s still about what they’ve always done best: making heavy music that hits hard and means something and its quite possibly their best work to date as a result.

Unself is released this Friday via Nuclear Blast Records.