A review by Gioia-

Karnivrous’ “We Let Them In” is a heavy, ambitious EP that blends deathcore brutality with groove, dissonance, and flashes of progressive and djent style precision.

The first track, Kaiju, sets the record straight immediately, starting with a mystic intro before kicking off with a tight drum lead and a catchy, fast riff that throws you straight into the opening impact. The vocals come in raspy and horror soaked, locking the tone down from the start with a driving pace that makes you bang your head from the get go. There are a few clean vocal touches here but they do not land as strongly yet and feel like an area to refine.

From there, Beyond the Horizon (Here Be Dragons) goes into the prog and djent side of their sound, opening with a chunky riff where the bass sits forward in the low mids, adding punch and definition while the guitar stays sharp and present. Vocally, it shifts at times into a more spoken delivery rather than full singing, which makes the lines feel punchier and, in my opinion, works better. “Lost In the Mist” then pushes further into that progressive, tech and groove lane, building nicely toward a faster ending.

“Harakiri” is where everything clicks. The intro is epic and cinematic, and when it drops, it pushes boundaries while still feeling natural. The vocals here explode into a guttural, horror death growl, and it works incredibly well for the atmosphere. The track has that melodic death metal greatness in its sense of drama and forward movement, with sharp, rhythmically locked riffing and an epic sweep that feels worthy of much bigger stages. The ending is a standout, building horror intensity as the growls hit harder and the pace shifts with purpose. It slows down and then surges back into speed in a way that feels story driven and perfectly blended, finishing with pure circle pit energy.

That same level of impact carries into “And the Cycle Shall Returneth…”, where the drumming becomes a real highlight, fast and tight, pushing the track forward and making the transitions hit clean. The riffing leans djenty and digital, but stays groovy and heavy, keeping the momentum high without losing warmth or punch.

The EP closes on As the Seas Boils, which has a slightly rougher start sonically, but the ideas are still there and it ties the release together well.

Overall, there is room for improvement, especially in consistency and in how some clean vocal moments are integrated, but the foundation is absolutely there. Harakiri and And the Cycle Shall Returneth.. are genuine 10/10 tracks for me, and they show exactly how high Karnivrous can reach when everything aligns. The rest of the EP is solid, and with a bit more refinement it could hit that same level more often. The artwork deserves its own mention too, it is epic and fits the cosmic horror mood perfectly, setting the scene before you even press play.

we’re giving “WE LET THEM IN” 8 bleeding fragments of sanity out of 10