"...'Pale Reflection' combines subtly proggy, Allegaeon-esque fretwork and tightly-wound, Gojira-djacent grooves with a sense of melodic, anthemic, Metalcore-influenced songwriting (“The Master”) reminiscent of God Forbid at their best..."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/23/m...
"...'Pale Reflection' combines subtly proggy, Allegaeon-esque fretwork and tightly-wound, Gojira-djacent grooves with a sense of melodic, anthemic, Metalcore-influenced songwriting (“The Master”) reminiscent of God Forbid at their best..."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/23/m...
The album richly rewards the long-suffering patience of the band’s fans with a compendium of songs “that bring together mourning and defiance, mystery and fear, pride and passion.”
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/22/a...
"Ultimately these 5 tracks represent the work of a singular collective mind gazing inwards and experiencing itself in a recursive, ouroborian orgy of self-discovery and self-reflection, one designed to expand the consciousness of whoever hears it…"
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/21/a...
The album richly rewards the long-suffering patience of the band’s fans with a compendium of songs “that bring together mourning and defiance, mystery and fear, pride and passion.”
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/22/a...
Drawing comparisons to the likes of Sulphur Aeon, Ulthar, and Mithras - "albeit with a gloomier, doomier hue" - Andy Synn gazes deep into the abyssal depths of the new album from ORDH... and likes what gazes back.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/20/o...
"It quickly becomes clear that, if this is going to be their last hurrah, the band are going to go out all guns blazing... ensuring, once and for all, that the ghost of At The Gates, and the presence of their formidable frontman, will always be with us."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/13/a...
"Ultimately these 5 tracks represent the work of a singular collective mind gazing inwards and experiencing itself in a recursive, ouroborian orgy of self-discovery and self-reflection, one designed to expand the consciousness of whoever hears it…"
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/21/a...
Drawing comparisons to the likes of Sulphur Aeon, Ulthar, and Mithras - "albeit with a gloomier, doomier hue" - Andy Synn gazes deep into the abyssal depths of the new album from ORDH... and likes what gazes back.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/20/o...
"With a sound that favours raw energy and raging aggression over pristine, polished perfection, you’re not likely to hear many more albums, let alone many more debut albums, that go as hard as this one in 2026."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/14/i...
Andy Synn digs into the UK underground once more and unearths three excellent examples of the "Best of British" courtesy of CHALK HANDS, SUGAR HORSE, and VOID OF LIGHT.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/16/b...
"With a sound that favours raw energy and raging aggression over pristine, polished perfection, you’re not likely to hear many more albums, let alone many more debut albums, that go as hard as this one in 2026."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/14/i...
"The new album is far away from a non-stop thundering waterfall of notes and beats, and you need look no further than “Far From the Flesh” to find convincing proof of that."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/13/a...
"It quickly becomes clear that, if this is going to be their last hurrah, the band are going to go out all guns blazing... ensuring, once and for all, that the ghost of At The Gates, and the presence of their formidable frontman, will always be with us."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/13/a...
Cognizance have never been stingy with their riffs, that's for sure, and “The Zone” is packed with them, the group's spider-fast fingers squirming and darting in one head-spinning sequence after another.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/08/a...
Last week was a busy one for the Black Metal scene... and Andy Synn has picked out four highlights, courtesy of NATURE MORTE, NON EST DEUS, SISYPHEAN, and ULTHA, to dig into today.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/08/b...
"Eight songs of hyper-fast, densely packed tech-death built out of the sort of overstimulation that can send lightning crackling across the grey matter in your skull." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/01/i...
"...'Through the Hourglass' is a noticeably darker and moodier (though still gloriously majestic) album than its predecessor... and while it takes a little time to hit its stride, once it fully locks in it’s all systems go all the way to the end."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/06/w...
Andy Synn promised you another edition of "Things You May Have Missed" due to the mass amount of albums released in March we weren't able to cover... and here it is, highlighting new releases from ABKEHR, CONCEALER, GUTVOID, and MORDEO! www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/02/t...
“Son of the serpent, Son of the whore” leans into blasphemous and symbolic lineage... of knowledge, temptation, and rebellion, corruption and rejection and transformation."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/02/a...
Are you a fan of any of the following?
Nine Inch Nails
Death Grips
Deftones
Godflesh
clipping.
Suprême NTM
Atari Teenage Riot
Well then you might want to check out today's SYNN REPORT on DOODSESKADER, whose new album comes out this Friday!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/04/01/t...
Despite his best efforts, Andy Synn missed a lot of good stuff in March... which is why you're getting TWO editions of "Things You May Have Missed" this week, the first of which features CHAMBER, DYSTOPIA, MAGNITUDO, and VOIDSTAR NOCTURNAL.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/31/t...
"a perfect scene where the sacred and the profane merge into a grotesque spectacle that fully embodies our music."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/30/a...
When it comes to the savage art of Death Metal, Immolation remain one of the best names in the business, and this is another outstanding addition to the legacy of a band who continue to defy time and trends to remain as relevant, and as excellent, as ever.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/30/i...
"A 10-track story about loss, death, retribution, and fury that honors tradition while being unafraid to venture on its own... It’s the album’s title track that we bring you today." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/26/a...
"The band remain true to their moniker, spilling tales of Elizabeth Bathory’s reign of blood-soaked tyranny – obsession, sex, and perversion entwined with madness and hatred for humankind." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/25/a...
"This time around there’s even more of a nostalgic, 90s era sheen to the band's blend of proggy Pop Rock and dreamy Alt Metal – one that draws clear (and clearly intentional) comparisons to the likes of Therapy?, Feeder, Porcupine Tree and Devin Townsend."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/25/l...
“Evil” is indeed the best description for these Manchester marauders, whose wickedness and depravity manifests in many different ways... some of these fiends do indeed come creeping, but others run riot, while weaving seductive carnal spells." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/24/a...
"In an era where it sometimes seems as though it’s getting harder and harder to tell the artificial from the organic, it’s reassuring to encounter a band who aren’t ashamed of showing off the dirt under their nails or the blood in their teeth."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/24/c...
"A big swing at a more “accessible” (by Metal standards) sound, as befits their new, bigger label, that mostly trades in their remaining “Post Black” sensibilities for a more bombastic “Blackened Metalcore” sound reminiscent of mid-00s Bleeding Through."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/23/g...