{"id":426440,"date":"2026-01-22T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/426440\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:08:08","slug":"furi-helium-no-altar-stands-eternal-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/426440\/","title":{"rendered":"Furi Helium – No Altar Stands Eternal Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The first review of the year always brings a strange sensation. After a long year of reviewing great, good, meh, and fucking terrible records, it gets even longer come November\/December with list season. The amount of work increases more than ever as you write your blurbs, edit others, and constantly monitor comments by those who wrongfully disagree with you. After list season comes to an end, there\u2019s an involuntary sigh of relief that all the work got done, and while a lot of the lists were shit, stylistically and format-wise, they looked good. But the first review of the year is a different kind of sigh. Not one of relief but one of \u201chere we go again.\u201d So, with my knuckles cracked and promo downloaded, I dive into Spanish thrashers, Furi Helium, and their sophomore outing, No Altar Stands Eternal.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not gonna lie, I absolutely picked this promo because of the band name. Ignoring spelling and pronunciation, the thought of \u201cfurry helium\u201d is fucking hilarious to me. As I rolled around on the floor, with kids and cats alike watching in bewildered horror, it was brought to my attention that \u201cfuri helium\u201d can be translated to \u201cblack sun\u201d in Latin. Fine. Take all the fun out of my life. But, after my initial spins, I came to appreciate this little gem because Furi Helium is much in the vein of Spanish brethren (and one of my favorite thrashers), Crisix. So, instead of imagining furry gases that give you a high-pitched voice and furballs, I\u2019m pummeled with crushing riffs, punchy gangshouts, memorable choruses, and a bass presence deserving of better production. Which, I suppose, I can accept.<\/p>\n

\ufeffNo Altar Stands Eternal by Furi Helium<\/a><\/p>\n

Like many of the other neothrash outfits these days, the opening track, \u201cBloodspiller,\u201d launches into a simplistic approach that sets the tone for the album. But it isn\u2019t until a couple of songs later that No Altar Stands Eternal really takes off. \u201cCriminals\u201d introduces some nifty guitar work and a charging attitude. From there, it alternates between a galloping riff and one of the more memorable choruses on the album. At the album\u2019s midpoint, the back-to-back \u201cTidal Disruption\u201d and \u201cFall in Disgrace\u201d rule the roost. While both have killer riffs throughout, what makes these songs so special is the massive bass presence. While it\u2019s been there up to this point, it\u2019s dialed up to eleven, and the performance is stellar. \u201cTidal Disruption,\u201d in particular, is a banger. It features punchy vocals that perfectly match each drum hit, plenty of melodic At the Gates vibes, and the standout chorus on the record.<\/p>\n

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Others worth mentioning are \u201c12 Mirrors\u201d and the closer, \u201cThe Chronophage.\u201d The first is up there with songs like \u201cTidal Disruption,\u201d laying to waste anything in its way with a kickass thrash groove and gnarly fucking vocals. It\u2019s a monster mash of Crisix attitude and riffs that get better as they go. The closer is the black sheep of the record, loaded with a thick layer of melodic laquer and dark, swirling atmospheres. It also gives off a lot of The Haunted vibes\u2014growing and falling along a path of thick riffs and soothing movements\u2014producing a near-perfect ending to this sophomore effort.<\/p>\n

The main issues I have with No Altar Stands Eternal are that it takes a bit to get going, and the production is not worthy of the skill. While the first handful of songs are worth a listen, by the time you get to \u201cCriminals\u201d (the fourth track on the album), the album really begins to blossom into something special. From there, it\u2019s nonstop satisfaction. I only bring this up because some might bail before the good stuff emerges, and that would be a terrible mistake. While the production isn\u2019t bad, it only bothers me because the nooks and crannies are what I\u2019m most interested in. Whenever the bass controls a song\u2019s flow, it feels dialed up to accommodate it. Otherwise, it sits comfortably in the background. With a dynamic master that can breathe and throb with all the intricacies throughout, we might experience the bass and other subtleties as intended. So, someone sign these sons of bitches and give them money for a higher-quality product. All that to say, I really enjoy this record and shall be jamming to it for months to come.<\/p>\n

Rating: 3.5\/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb\/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Websites: furihelium.bandcamp.com<\/a> | facebook.com\/furihelium<\/a>
Releases Worldwide: January 22nd, 2026<\/p>\n

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