Shivered is a gothic doom metal project formed in 2015 in Iran by Mohammad Maki, who serves as vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. After releasing the debut EP Bereaved and Gone Insane in 2016 and full-length Journey to Fade in 2017, the project went on hiatus before returning in 2024 with the self-produced album Existential Mourning—a bleak, introspective work exploring isolation and spiritual decay. Shivered’s upcoming concept album Chains, set for release in November 2025, delves into mass suicide, psychological collapse, and the collision of fiction and apocalyptic reality.
After Existential Mourning (2024), Iranian gothic doom project Shivered returns with a new full-length Concept album titled Chains, set for release in November 2 2025. A concept record built on themes of mass suicide, psychological collapse, and the quiet end of civilization, Chains offers a bleak and immersive exploration of grief, disillusionment, and loss of self.
Eight slow-burning tracks shaped by melancholic riffs, stark melodic lines, and emotionally restrained vocals. The sound draws heavily from the lineage of gothic doom—atmospheric yet grounded, sorrowful yet composed. Written, performed, and produced by Mohammad Maki, the album marks a continued evolution in Shivered’s artistic direction: more focused, more intimate, and more suffocating in its emotional weight.
Recommended for listeners of Katatonia, Swallow the Sun, Paradise Lost, and Warning. Chains is not a reinvention, but a refinement—a precise, deeply personal document of despair at the edge of collapse.
The First Single & Video Ruins Of Memories is premiered today, You can check the video below
01. The Spiral 7:55
02. Ruins of Memories 6:10
03. Savor the Fade 5:46
04. The Last Winter 8:26
05. Human Parasite 4:47
06. Hanging Bloom 6:41
07. Rebirth in Wrath 4:25
08. Chains 7:29
Total Duration : 51:39
Band Social Media Links :
Instagram : @Shiveredofficial
Youtube : https://.youtube.com/@shiveredofficial7891
Bandcamp : https://shivered.bandcamp.com/
Facebook : https://.facebook.com/Shivered/
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WrcVVVGOnFjv79Fwahp33? si=wStBLiE9SD6ATwWRPhbNig
Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shivered/1102329053
