Sgàile are back with «Onwards to Embrace the Echo», two years after «Traverse the Bealach», which stood out as the most unexpected release of 2024. The man behind the name is Tony Dunn, known from Cnoc an Tursa and from his past in Falloch and Saor.
“`Country: Scotland
Genre: Progressive / post-metal with black metal passages
For fans of: Alcest, Saor, Devin Townsend, Shores of Null
The core idea has not changed: tremolo picking, blast beats and folk melodies under clean vocals, a whole that balances melancholy with something brighter than the genre usually allows.
The album came out on 2 October 2026, with artwork by Anaïs Chareyre-Méjan. Set against «Traverse the Bealach», the record has more elaborate vocal lines and piano.
For anyone following the Virginia sound and the more atmospheric side of post-metal, Shy, Low’s «Purity Spiral», Grant The Sun’s «Biomes» and our October 2026 roundup give a good point of comparison.
Heike Langhans, Bonnie Dunn and Penny Dunn take the vocals on the songs, while Dunn himself keeps the lead role. The collaboration with Langhans adds a more ethereal layer that suits the folk influences and keeps its distance from the usual black metal manner.
