Always a pleasure to hear from Corpsing, denizens of the British underground since forming in 2002, and a surprise new EP release grants us a nice addition to their small but finely-formed discography. Although now missing several members, not least previous vocalist Joe Collins, the band have sidestepped slightly with new frontman Levi "Leviathan" Jackson and bassist James McCormack joining the Cutispoto brothers on guitars. And although in some ways their weakest release, there's much still to recommend about Corpsing in 2025, not least how Be the Pack roars in (after a brief sample about addiction) with a solid dose of the band's typically dense death metal heaviness. The signature progressive aspects are there, the vocals shifting to spoken word atop the blitz of riffing, and guest guitarist Jason Mendonça of Akercocke provides some enjoyably widdly soling, presumably on a break from writing the next album from his main band (pretty please...!) yet the brutality is utmost and it leaves the biggest impact even as it feels a little lengthy at over five minutes long.

The heaviness continues to weigh through the likes of the choppier A Heart Works, A Heart Hurts, dipping into blackened territory with some of the blastbeat-strewn atmospheric riffing and ominous, almost clean vocals before returning to groovier territory. Gorguts' Luc Lemay provides a guest vocal spot on the following Soul Paralysis (again, hopefully while on a break from new album work!) but it's a little forgettable as a track, especially when compared with the following title track. Here the intensity and progressiveness both rise, resulting in a galloping blaster that makes enough riff and tempo changes to keep things interesting along with a step towards Morbid Angel-esque occult angst. A solid enough EP if not quite at the level of past glories like those first two albums.