Italian melancholic death/doom metal purveyors Shores Of Null release »The Numbing Void« music video; new album »Homesick« out today via Dusktone!
Rome, Italy based melancholic death/doom metal band Shores Of Null celebrates the release of their fifth full-length album »Homesick« with a brand new music video for »The Numbing Void«.
Shores Of Null’s new album »Homesick« has arrived today, October 16th, 2026 via Dusktone.
Tracklist:
01. Allies Before Defeat
02. Two Mountains
03. Bleed To Life
04. Homesick
05. Son Of The Tide
06. Dreaming Of A Scar
07. Society Is The Murderer
08. The Numbing Void
09. Another Breath
10. Disappear
Courtesy of Anubi Press:
Shores Of Null: Italian chroniclers of melancholy release »The Numbing Void« video with Natalie Koskinen and Shaun MacGowan
Italian melodic death-doom metal masters Shores Of Null have released the official video for »The Numbing Void«, arriving today alongside their fifth album »Homesick«, out now via Dusktone. One of the record’s heaviest and most doom-laden compositions, the track features two special guests: Natalie Koskinen of Shape Of Despair, whose haunting vocals intertwine with Davide Straccione’s growls, and Shaun MacGowan of My Dying Bride, whose violin deepens the song’s mournful atmosphere.
Moving at a slower, weightier pace than much of the band’s material on this album, »The Numbing Void« builds its impact through dense riffs, sombre melodies and a pervasive sense of emotional exhaustion. The contrasting vocal textures and mournful strings add further depth to the arrangement, reinforcing the song’s bleak character. Released on the same day as »Homesick«, the video offers a fitting introduction to one of the album’s most introspective moments.
Watch the clip at THIS LOCATION.
Photo credit: Francesco Esposito
Guitarist Gabriele Giaccari comments:
“»The Numbing Void« is out now, and this video is a little different from the others.
It’s made of fragments of our life as a band over the past year: the long days in the studio, the time spent with Shaun MacGowan and Natalie Koskinen, the endless drives through the snow, the incredible places we’ve been lucky enough to see, the tours, the festivals, the crowds.
It’s our way of summing up what making »Homesick« has meant to us, and we wanted to share it with you on the day the album comes out. Because, in the end, none of this would exist without the people who listen, who travel, who show up.
We hope you like it. Thank you, truly.”
Pre-orders:
dusktone.org
dusktone.bandcamp.com
shoresofnull.bandcamp.com
Following the acclaimed »The Loss Of Beauty«, Shores Of Null continue to expand their emotional and sonic universe with a record that combines their trademark melancholy with a renewed sense of identity and purpose. »Homesick« represents the band at their most mature, featuring ten songs where every composition carries its own unique character, supported by refined arrangements, streamlined structures and a wealth of subtle details waiting to reveal themselves over repeated listens.
The album features the best production in the history of Shores Of Null, giving the band’s music an unprecedented level of depth and impact. The clarity and power of the sound enhance the contrast at the core of their style: music that can be deeply melancholic and decadent, yet capable of delivering moments of energy, intensity and emotional elevation. »Homesick« is a testament to a band that has fully consolidated its position within the melodic death doom scene while continuing to evolve.
Frontman Davide Straccione comments: “Those who have followed Shores Of Null from the very beginning know that our influences touch many genres, but I think those who loved »The Loss Of Beauty« won’t be disappointed. I think »Homesick« brings something fresh to the band, without compromising our sound. So I truly hope it will be well received by those who already love Shores Of Null and by potentially new fans.”
Conceived as a complete listening experience rather than a simple collection of individual songs, »Homesick« moves through a wide range of emotional states: longing, loss, anger, vulnerability and the search for a place to belong. Each track offers its own identity and emotional weight, but the full picture only emerges when the album is experienced from beginning to end.
“I think »Homesick« is meant to be experienced as a whole rather than as a collection of separate songs. It is a record that moves through different emotional states and explores feelings that are deeply personal but also universal,” explains Straccione. “We wanted it to feel immersive, with songs that can hit hard in the moment but also reveal more of themselves over repeated listens.”
The album’s lyrical themes revolve around nostalgia, absence and the many meanings attached to the concept of “home”. For Straccione, home is not simply a physical place, but something far more complex: a memory, a person, a wound, or even a version of ourselves that no longer exists.
“I’m fascinated by themes such as nostalgia, loss, belonging, and the ways in which the past continues to shape who we are. Sometimes inspiration simply comes from observing the world around me. Other times it starts with a question I can’t answer, and writing becomes a way to explore it. With »Homesick«, I found myself reflecting on the idea of ‘home’ as something much deeper than a place. Many of the lyrics revolve around that tension between longing and pain, between the desire to return and the fear of what might still be waiting for us there.”
The ten songs featured on »Homesick« were selected from a wider pool of ideas developed during the writing process. Shores Of Null allowed the material to evolve naturally, reshaping and reworking songs whenever necessary in order to create the strongest and most cohesive album possible. Producer Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono played a crucial role in pushing the band’s vision further, guiding the pre-production process and helping refine every detail.
“For both this album and our previous split, »Latitudes Of Sorrow«, we made a conscious decision to devote more time to pre-production with Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono. Having someone involved who knows our sound so deeply gave us a valuable outside perspective and led to ideas, details and solutions we might not have reached on our own.”
Recorded at Bloom Recording Studios after an extensive pre-production phase, »Homesick« also features two special guest appearances: Natalie Koskinen of Shape Of Despair on »The Numbing Void«, and Shaun MacGowan of My Dying Bride, whose violin can be heard on »Dreaming Of A Scar« and »The Numbing Void«
The vinyl edition will include a short intro created specifically for the format, designed to enhance the Side A / Side B listening experience without altering the essence of the album.
With »Homesick«, Shores Of Null deliver one of the strongest statements of their career: a deeply emotional, carefully crafted and immersive record that confirms their place among the leading forces of melodic death doom.
Upcoming Shores Of Null live shows:
16/10/2026 @ Temple, Athens (GR)
21/10/2026 @ Quantic, Bucharest (RO) w/ Swallow The Sun
21/11/2026 @ Live Club, Trezzo Sull’Adda, MI (IT) w/ Messa
26/11/2026 @ Pitcher, Dusseldorf (DE) w/ Decembre Noir
27/11/2026 @ Elfer, Frankfurt (DE) w/ Decembre Noir
28/11/2026 @ From Hell, Erfurt (DE) – Birth Of Death Festival w/Decembre Noir
05/12/2026 @ The Garage, Malta – The Conjuring Fest w/ Weeping Silence, Ponte Del Diavolo
25/03/2027 @ Rockefeller/John Dee, Oslo (NO) – Inferno Metal Fest w/ Kampfar, Mgła and more
Shores Of Null is:
Davide Straccione – Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari – Guitars
Raffaele Colace – Guitars
Matteo Capozucca – Bass
Emiliano Cantiano – Drums
FFO: Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Swallow The Sun, Katatonia, Borknagar
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well