Best of Budapest & Hungary

British sludge, doom and post-metal band Conjurer will return to Budapest next spring with their recently released new album, Unself, performing at Analog Music Hall on 12 March.

    Conjurer have evolved radically since the release of their debut album, Mire (2018). Its follow-up, Páthos, propelled them into the ranks of the most exciting British metal bands. While nominations and accolades kept coming, the four-piece successfully retained their original mission: to make heavy music and have fun while doing it. They chose to use the spotlight to showcase their technical skill and musicianship, rather than placing political issues or opinions at the centre. The band lived in the moment and seized every opportunity that came their way.

     Amid the emotional turmoil surrounding the band’s renewed identity, Unself, released in 2025, also documents a more intense and personal journey of self-discovery for vocalist/guitarist Dani Nightingale. Diagnosed with autism at the age of 31, their long-held self-image and perception of their place in the world gradually began to unravel. Unself largely captures the process of putting themself back together in the wake of that diagnosis, as well as recognising their non-binary identity.

    These snapshots of processing and self-actualisation unfold against a society hurtling towards a glassy-eyed capitalist dystopia. In such an uncertain world, it is difficult to find firm ground; Conjurer dive headfirst into this suffocating environment to explore these new social parameters.

    Across Unself’s nine tracks, Conjurer deliver the writhing post-metal sound for which they have become known, but no longer strive to fill every moment with sonic destruction. Instead, they make room for silence and breathing space, making the heavy passages feel even more intense.

    Unself offers community, catharsis and connection. Conjurer remain true to their original mission: they are still making interesting, heavy music and enjoying what they do. Yet their music is now imbued with the distinct power that comes from opening up to others - first to one another within the band, and now beyond it.