Sallow Moth - Hydrophilous Brood (2026) Review

I discovered Sallow Moth through last year's Mossbane Lantern, a truly captivating exercise in tech and prog death metal whose complex songwriting set it apart from the genre's overcrowded landscape. It also somehow marked a rebirth for the project, which had limited its activity between 2022 and 2024, but since then Garry Brents has been quite active. Hydrophilous Brood arrives less than a year after its predecessor, a short turnaround considering the ambition of both records. Sallow Moth consists of Brents, also the driving force behind Gonemage, Demon Sluice, and formerly Cara Neir, joined by Hypaethral / Sanguinary Consummation drummer, Alen Gingerich. Two minds are better than one.An enchanting cover artwork serves as an apt gateway into the album's bizarre sci-fi mythology. Hydrophilous Brood continues the thematic touch established on Mossbane Lantern, transporting the listener to the realm of Pamugara, a world where living organisms are constantly reconstructed into new hybrid…