Caskets: The Only Heaven You’ll Know
Yorkshire melodic metalcore band Caskets return with their third studio album, The Only Heaven You’ll Know, out November 7 via SharpTone Records. Frontman Matt Flood describes the record as “the sound of me falling apart in real time”. Its a confessionary descent through grief, identity and survival. Where previous records explored loss and self-reflection from a distance, this one plants the listener right in the wreckage, with Flood admitting, “This isn’t about salvation — it’s about surviving the wreckage when it never comes”. It’s a record built on endurance rather than redemption, about trying to make peace with what’s left when the light doesn’t show up.
Musically, The Only Heaven You’ll Know continues Caskets’ evolution from their breakout debut Lost Souls and the introspective Reflections. Their trademark blend of soaring melody and atmospheric heaviness remains intact, but here it feels more personal and more desperate. The title track, released alongside the album announcement, captures this balance perfectly. It’s a sweeping anthem anchored by Flood’s wounded honesty. He calls it “a raw and relentless look at my own identity… that constant push and pull of wanting to be and desperately wanting to hide”. It’s a song not about mourning someone else, but about grieving the pieces of yourself that got buried just to survive.
The forth song on the album, ‘Closure’, finds Flood reaching the point where he realises peace won’t come from others, but from acceptance. The guitars burn with restrained fury while the vocals feel like they’re clawing their way toward the surface. ‘Our Remedy’, featuring Make Them Suffer, injects a fresh dynamic into the album, blending haunting ambience with explosive breakdowns. Tracks like ‘Lost in the Violence’ and ‘Broken Path’ showcase the band’s capabilities to merge melody with aggression without losing emotional weight. Across its eleven songs, the album threads together grief, endurance and self-forgiveness into something that feels truly personal.
While The Only Heaven You’ll Know doesn’t completely reinvent Caskets’ sound, it marks a clear step forward in confidence and craftsmanship. The production is sleek and cinematic, allowing each instrument to breathe and every emotion to land with precision. That polish enhances rather than hides the band’s intensity, every breakdown feels cleaner, every chorus more expansive. Matt Flood’s vocals sit at the centre of it all, weaving vulnerability and defiance together with effortless control. There’s a newfound sense of restraint in how the band structures their songs, favouring texture and atmosphere over sheer volume. The result is a record that feels more considered and cohesive.
Where the first half of the album showcases their technical refinement, the heart of The Only Heaven You’ll Know lies in its emotional weight. This is an album that stares down personal wreckage and still reaches for light. Flood’s lyrics are brutally introspective — reflections on identity, loss and survival — but they’re delivered with a sense of hope that softens the edges. It’s the sound of a band no longer running from pain but learning to live with it. With over 350 million streams and appearances at festivals like Download and Slam Dunk, Caskets have earned their place in the scene, yet this record proves they’re still evolving. The Only Heaven You’ll Know isn’t about reinvention, but about resilience. At its best, it’s devastatingly human — an album about falling apart, rebuilding and discovering that what remains is still worth holding onto.