In The Woods: Otra

SKU / Catalogue Number
Catalogue Number / SKU: PRO391LP
UPC / Barcode: 0884388887572

In the Woods…’ Otra was released on 11 April 2025 through Prophecy Productions, with the vinyl edition carrying the catalogue number PRO391LP. Metal Archives lists this specific LP as a limited edition release on 12” vinyl, with a stated run of 500 copies, while multiple retail listings confirm the same cat number and release date.

As a record, Otra feels like a band ageing with real dignity instead of trying to fake youth or recreate a past they can never fully return to. In the Woods… have always occupied a strange and beautiful space between doom, black metal, progressive metal, and melancholic gothic atmosphere, and Otra leans into that identity with confidence. It is not flashy. It is not trying to overwhelm you with density for the sake of it. It is a mature, emotional album that moves with patience and weight, and that restraint is one of its biggest strengths. Angry Metal Guy’s review called it one of the strongest records of the band’s modern era, praising both the songwriting and the vocal performances.

What makes Otra work is the mood. This is reflective, windswept, almost river-like music, which fits with the album’s concept around the Otra river in southern Norway. Prophecy’s release text describes the album as telling personal stories from the musicians, all tied together by the river that runs through their homeland, and that sense of memory and place really comes through in the music. The songs feel connected by a quiet pull rather than brute force. That gives the album a deeper emotional current than a lot of modern metal records that confuse heaviness with impact.

From a review angle, Otra is strong because it knows exactly what it is. It does not chase extremity, but it does not go soft either. It balances atmosphere and melody with a heavy, introspective undercurrent that suits In the Woods… perfectly. This is the kind of album that opens up over repeated listens. The hooks are there, but they are woven into the texture instead of thrown at you. If you like metal that breathes, reflects, and carries a real sense of place, Otra is one of the more rewarding listens in the band’s later catalogue.