METAL HAMMER - 5/7

PRIDIAN - Venetian Dark

https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/pridian-venetian-dark/

“The album makes a sonic statement: powerfully produced, technically precise, yet always nuanced and never overloaded. Highlights include the relentlessly driving ‘Out For Blood’, the atmospherically charged ‘Ruin’, and the darkly groovy ‘Endless’. Pridian proves they are a band you should not only keep an eye on, but also, and above all, have blasting in your ears.”

Metal Temple - 9/10

PRIDIAN - Venetian Dark

https://metal-temple.com/review/pridian-venetian-dark/

"Venetian Dark" stands tall as a modern testament to Metalcore's staying power: relentlessly aggressive, rhythmically precise, and shot through with just enough melody to add depth without softening the blow. This isn't melody-forward metalcore. This is power-first metalcore, where melody exists not to soothe, but to sharpen the edges. It's a reminder that the genre doesn't need to compromise its aggression to be dynamic. It just needs to know when to let its claws show and when to let the blood drip."

Out Of Rage - 8/10

PRIDIAN - Venetian Dark

https://www.outofrage.net/post/review-pridian-venetian-dark

“Venetian Dark is a playbook on electro-infused metalcore: gorgeous melodies matched with deep soundscapes that are emblematic of what listeners look for in metalcore, matched with programmed elements that accentuate instead of overpower and add to the sci-fi worldbuilding that Pridian have constructed. No frills, some flare, and a solid listen.”

OVERTONE - The Top Albums of 2025

90 - PRIDIAN - Venetian Dark

https://overtone.site/2025/12/06/the-top-albums-of-2025/

“The first debut album to make it onto our list this year, and it’s an awesome slab of modern metal from the Estonian four-piece. It’s the perfect blend of heavy, chuggy riffing, crushing drums and some awesome screams. Yet, it also still has moments of levity and cleanness throughout, the band clearly hugely talented to be able to put it all together! This thing came out all the way back in May and has spent the rest of the year pretty firmly in my rotation, blowing me away each time. It’s heavy, melodic and also rather menacing and gothic throughout, being an awesome combo! This is somehow one of the albums that we missed the week of its release, but it gets an incredibly deserving 9/10 now, and easily earned its spot on this list!”

PRESS CLIPPINGS VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Cybergnosis: https://centurymediarecords.coveragebook.com/b/87ef38f06aae19f2

Venetian Dark: https://centurymediarecords.coveragebook.com/b/46f672099a908063