Introducing: Ophelia’s Eye

Swiss band Ophelia’s Eye offer up a fascinatingly immersive, technical and emotional metal sound that they describe as “energetic, hard-hitting and honest.”

The band started out in 2019 and evolved over the years as band members came and went. Guitarist Corinne Ryter and bassist Suter Sandro remain from the original lineup, joined by vocalist Jan Brasser, guitarist Noah Peier and drummer Noé Beivi, who’ve brought a new creative identity. In the band’s words: “The new members brought fresh energy, new influences, and a shared determination to craft something that felt authentically ‘us.’ That renewal is what ultimately shaped Ophelia’s Eye into the band we are now: heavier, more deliberate, and far more aligned in vision and personality.”

And on the sound they’ve crafted, they told us: “We’d describe our sound as modern metal shaped by technical precision, emotional intensity and strong rhythmic movement. The riffs are sharp, the rhythms are driving and the vocals range from raw aggression to clearer, atmospheric moments. It’s heavy and impactful, but also cinematic and melodic, built with intention rather than excess.

“We care about detail, tension and dynamics just as much as we do sheer weight. It is our collective vision to craft songs and shows that feel immersive and musically intense, emotionally resonant, and lyrically honest.”

Our latest taste of this is Severance, which was released earlier this month. It opens up with dramatic guitars over driving drums that drop into intense vocals and a cool darting guitar. That flows into a catchy chorus led by clean vocals, before another intense verse driven forward by powerful vocals, before call-and-response vocals flow into another big chorus. A winding guitar lick takes over alongside screamed vocals, dropping into chugging low-tuned guitars and vicious vocals setting up a final blast of the chorus.

On the track, the band told us: “The reception has been incredibly positive, not only from people who have followed us for a long time, but also from listeners discovering us for the first time. A lot of feedback has highlighted how much the sound has evolved, especially from those who knew earlier releases of the band. Many have commented on how the new direction feels tighter, heavier and more focused, which has been really encouraging for all of us.

“For anyone who hasn’t heard it yet: expect groove-driven modern metal with strong rhythmic foundations, emotional depth and dynamics that keep each track moving. It’s direct, heavy and carries real experiences at its core with just enough melody to give the heaviness space to breathe.”

Severance is the latest of four singles released this year, following on from the band’s debut EP Catharsis last year. Recent singles include the deliciously dark and powerful Worship Decay and the crushing Enter The Arena. And those tracks build up to the band’s upcoming second EP, also named Severance, which will be released next month.

On the EP, the band said: “We’re genuinely excited for people to hear the full EP, because Severance captures the conceptual and emotional range of what we’ve been building. The songs form a kind of narrative with five chapters moving through collapse, disillusion, confrontation and the small, stubborn spark of defiance that survives underneath.

“Each track explores a different angle of that descent: from the societal spectacle and avoidance in Enter the Arena, the self-inflicted downfall of Disconnected, to the generational exhaustion in Worship Decay. The title track marks the breaking point: A moment of confrontation rather than redemption and Letters closes everything with a quiet, almost fragile human note.

“Musically, the EP is heavier, sharper and more focused than anything we’ve released before. It blends technical precision with emotional intensity, and it feels like a clear step forward in both identity and ambition. Listeners can expect a cohesive, modern metal record that hits hard but also tells a story.”

And on the song they’re most excited for people to hear, it’s very much the pre-discussed Severance. As the band explain: “It captures the core of what this release represents: sharp, driving riffs, strong emotional weight and a sense of momentum that carries through both the recording and the live version. It’s also the track we chose for our first official music video, which gave it an additional dimension and made the whole story around it feel even more complete.”

The Ophelia’s Eye sound draws on a wide range of musical interests and all different corners of the modern metal spectrum. But the sound is largely shaped by their primary songwriters, Jan and Noah. Vocally, Jan draws inspiration from bands like Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Bring Me the Horizon and Future Palace, who combine aggression, dynamic expression and a strong sense of atmosphere. While Noah’s writing is shaped by modern metalcore acts such as Currents, Bury Tomorrow and Polaris’ approach to riff-writing, structure and emotional weight. Noah especially calls out the late Ryan Siew (Polaris) for influencing how he thinks about composition and dynamics.

And on what inspires them to write music, the band explained: “Musically, we’re driven by energy, tension, rhythm and the desire to build something that feels both powerful and meaningful. Lyrically, our music is heavily shaped by the world around us and the fractures we see within it. Many of our themes sit at the intersection of personal struggle and societal decay, and the way both influence each other.

“Across our songs, we explore a spectrum of darker topics: the spectacle-driven nature of society, taking responsibility for our own failures, generational exhaustion and inherited collapse, betrayal and disillusionment and the search for identity and meaning when everything feels like it’s falling apart.

“Some songs lean more toward internal battles such as powerlessness, shame, regret or the urge to change but not knowing how. Whereas others zoom out and confront the bigger picture: systems that are breaking down, humanity repeating its mistakes and the uncomfortable truth that we often contribute to the very problems we suffer from.”

Ophelia’s Eye’s second EP Severance will be released on Friday, 12 December. The band is focused on expanding their live presence and production to bring their new music to as many stages as possible, with a view to playing more outside of Switzerland. And they’re also getting stuck into writing music for their next EP.

And they added: “We appreciate every single person who takes the time to listen, support or share our music. We put a lot of intention into what we do, from the songwriting to the live energy to the visual identity and it means a lot when that effort resonates with people. If our songs connect with you, you’re already part of this story, so thank you!”

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