“The future of British metal lies in safe hands…” screams the bold statement which accompanies Páthos, the new album from Irish metal heavyweights Conjurer. However, if you’ve caught the quartet over the last eighteen months or so you’ll probably agree that, if these crushingly heavy riff mongers are to be the future of British metal, then their new album, Páthos, needs to be something extra special. Not only does it need to be spectacular for the sake of their standing in the British metal scene but also because following up their lumbering behemoth of a record that was the critically acclaimed 2018 debut Mire with anything less than stunning, would deem Páthos a disappointment. However, four minutes into the opener “It Dwells” any fears you might have are instantly calmed. Lurching...