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MISERERE LUMINIS - SIDERA - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn encourages you to embrace the mellifluous black magic of Miserere Luminis) I have no problem at all acknowledging that one thing I’m not great at is making predictions… or, at least, a cert...

Somewhere between the cathartic complexity of Schammasch, the breathtaking beauty of Alcest, and the gloomy glamour of Ulver, 'Sidera' delivers waves of shimmering atmosphere and keening melody, rich, commanding riffage and dynamic, complex drum work.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/05/m...

MISERERE LUMINIS - SIDERA - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn encourages you to embrace the mellifluous black magic of Miserere Luminis) I have no problem at all acknowledging that one thing I’m not great at is making predictions… or, at least, a cert...

Somewhere between the cathartic complexity of Schammasch, the breathtaking beauty of Alcest, and the gloomy glamour of Ulver, 'Sidera' delivers waves of shimmering atmosphere and keening melody, rich, commanding riffage and dynamic, complex drum work.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/05/m...

AN NCS PREMIERE: FOETOREM - "REBIRTH IN MORBID DISGUST" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) In mid-January we premiered a song from Foetorem’s debut album Incongruous Forms Of Evergrowing Rot, preceded by some thoughts about human beings’ everlasting fear of inescapable...

"Once again, FOETOREM demonstrate a striking proficiency in producing horrors of many shapes, and moods of many forms... an experience that’s hideous, harrowing, and heart-breaking." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/04/a...

THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED (BUT SHOULDN'T) - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn tries his best to catch you up with some of what you may have missed last month) Today’s edition of “Things You May Have Missed” is going to be another bumper one – six albums, instead of t...

Andy Synn felt pretty overwhelmed by all the new releases last month... which means some of you probably did too, so here he's collected 6 killer albums you may have missed from:

DEVOUR THE SUN
THE RECREANT
SLAGMAUR
SOUL OF ANUBIS
THROUGH VOID
UNVERKALT
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/03/t...

THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED (BUT SHOULDN'T) - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn tries his best to catch you up with some of what you may have missed last month) Today’s edition of “Things You May Have Missed” is going to be another bumper one – six albums, instead of t...

Andy Synn felt pretty overwhelmed by all the new releases last month... which means some of you probably did too, so here he's collected 6 killer albums you may have missed from:

DEVOUR THE SUN
THE RECREANT
SLAGMAUR
SOUL OF ANUBIS
THROUGH VOID
UNVERKALT
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/03/t...

THE SYNN REPORT (PART 192): JUODVARNIS - NO CLEAN SINGING Recommended for fans of: Vintersorg, Enslaved, (early) Sólstafir When one talks about “Progressive Black Metal” there are certain names that tend to get mentioned the most (some of which I’ve noted ab...

Recommended for fans of Vintersorg, Enslaved, and (early) Sólstafir... this month's SYNN REPORT is all about the atmospheric, progressive, blackened metallic magic of Lithuania's JUODVARNIS!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/03/02/t...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: WOLFBASTARD - "F.O.T.D" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) Any year that brings us a new Wolfbastard record isn’t a complete failure, even a year like this one which is already turning into an abysmal beast — with 10 months left to go! I...

"Any year that brings us a new WOLFBASTARD record isn’t a complete failure, even a year like this one which is already turning into an abysmal beast!" www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/27/a...

AN NCS PREMIERE: MOROS - "CONSUMED BY AGONY" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) We’ve been avidly following the Philadelphia-based extreme metal band Moros since the days of their first EP in 2016, and now we reconnect with them because in March they will re...

“[We’ve been] honing our sound beyond simply a sludge band with some death/black metal elements, forging a much more fierce and focused approach... and this is the ultimate culmination of that process and truly feels like a brand new statement from us."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/26/a...

TRESPASSER - יְהִי אוֹר - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn prepares to burn it all down again with the new album from Black Metal anarchists Trespasser) Despite what you might think, I don’t necessarily have to agree with a band’s beliefs in order ...

"Imagine a version of Marduk less interested in building Panzer tanks and calling in air strikes and more into burning down banks and organising labour strikes instead.... and you'll be part way to understanding the work of anarcho-philosophers TRESPASSER."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/25/t...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: WINCE AND FRISSON - "KÄRRHÄXAN" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) We would like to introduce you to the “dissoblack and death metal” band Wince and Frisson. They are a duo, one in North Carolina and one in New Jersey. Their names are not “Wince...

As the band say, it’s:

“Anti-filler, to-the-point, blackened rage. No solos, no soundscapes, just unbridled aggression.”
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/24/a...

ROSA FAENSKAP - INGENTING FORBLIR - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn recommends the new album from one of the most vital new voices in the underground) If you’ve been in this game for a while, like I have, chances are you’ll have come across quite a few site...

"Don’t be fooled by the lack of spikes or corpse-paint… this isn’t “Atmospheric”, “Post-“, or even “Spiritual” Black Metal… this is “the spiteful sound of Patricidal Black Metal”… and its knives are sharper than ever."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/24/r...

AN NCS PREMIERE: TERATOMA - "STERTOROUS WHISPER" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) If you’ve ever listened to the music of the German band Teratoma, as first captured in their 2021 debut album Purulent Manifestations, you know their choice of band name wasn’t s...

"Make no mistake... this song is monstrous from moment one."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/23/a...

BEST OF BRITISH: CRYPTIC SHIFT / GOOD TIGER / SIDIOUS - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn serves up three more examples of high-quality British beef for your ears) I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating all the same… the UK Metal scene is as vital and as vibrant and as va...

Andy Synn helps us kick off another new week with another fresh edition of the "Best of British", featuring killer cuts from CRYPTIC SHIFT, GOOD TIGER, and SIDIOUS. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/23/b...

BEST OF BRITISH: CRYPTIC SHIFT / GOOD TIGER / SIDIOUS - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn serves up three more examples of high-quality British beef for your ears) I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating all the same… the UK Metal scene is as vital and as vibrant and as va...

Andy Synn helps us kick off another new week with another fresh edition of the "Best of British", featuring killer cuts from CRYPTIC SHIFT, GOOD TIGER, and SIDIOUS. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/23/b...

AN NCS PREMIERE: SURTURIAN - "BLOOD WITCHERY" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) Are you tired of your face? Have you reached the point when you don’t even want to look in the mirror? Has the task of trying to mask your horror at daily life just become an exe...

"Are you tired of your face? Has the task of trying to mask your horror at daily life just become an exercise in futility? Well, you’ve come to the right place, because we have a song for you today that will rip your face right off."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/20/a...

INGRINA - NÅVÆRENDE LYSS - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn is here to encourage you to lose yourselves in the new album from French Post-Metal collective Ingrina) Here’s a funny story for you. Recently, quite out of the blue, we received an email a...

"These songs weave themselves into your cerebellum via a series of synaesthetic sensory experiences that trick your brain with an array of phantom sensations and ghost-like phenomena which, nevertheless, leave a lasting impression."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/19/i...

KILLING PACE - HCPM - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn burns down genre boundaries with the new album from Killing Pace) Did you know that I did my disseration on the concept of “categorical perception”? In particular I was looking at the ways ...

"For all its unwavering commitment to almost unrelenting shock and awe savagery it’s actually possible to hear this album in a variety of different ways, depending on where you draw the line(s) between Death, Grind, and Hardcore." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/18/k...

SHORT BUT SWEET: GLASSBONE / KANONENFIEBER / MUDTOOTH - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn has three more bite-sized blasts of brutality to share with you today) As we all know, short-form releases (splits, EPs, and the like) tend to get the… ahem… short end of the stick when it comes to coverage (especially amongst the larger and/or more mainstream publications, who tend to prioritise full length albums, for [...]

Andy Synn has three more bite-sized morsels of brutality to share with you today, courtesy of GLASSBONE, KANONENFIEBER, and MUDTOMB! www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/17/s...

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming today to help raise awareness (and some much needed funds) for the awful situation currently afflicting our long time ally Neill Jameson (KRIEG) and his family.

Help 'em out if you can. The Metal scene looks after its own.

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: DEIMLER - "DARKNESS FALLS" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) In 2023 the Spanish death metal band Deimler released a concept album named Immortalized that was based on Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking 1979 movie Alien. Following that up, guitarist/vocalist Pako Deimler decided to pay tribute to a personal favorite series from the ’90s — The X-Files. More specifically, Deimler’s new album, Darkness Falls, [...]

"The video sets the new album’s ghastly artwork in motion, and thereby makes it even more gruesome... and, guess what? The music is also ghastly and gruesome too!" www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/13/a...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: DEIMLER - "DARKNESS FALLS" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) In 2023 the Spanish death metal band Deimler released a concept album named Immortalized that was based on Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking 1979 movie Alien. Following that up, guitarist/vocalist Pako Deimler decided to pay tribute to a personal favorite series from the ’90s — The X-Files. More specifically, Deimler’s new album, Darkness Falls, [...]

"The video sets the new album’s ghastly artwork in motion, and thereby makes it even more gruesome... and, guess what? The music is also ghastly and gruesome too!" www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/13/a...

BEST OF BRITISH: 1986 / MOLOCH / UNMOTHER - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn compiles three more albums from his “local” scene that he’d like you to check out) As the resident Brit here at NCS, I’ve made it my mission to highlight as many bands from these green and (un)pleasant lands as I possibly can each year (with last year in particular being a big one [...]

For his first "Best of British" column of 2026 our beloved Andy Synn has selected 3 releases - a promising debut, a stellar sophomore release, and a terrifying third album - from some of the UK's best and brightest. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/12/b...

BEST OF BRITISH: 1986 / MOLOCH / UNMOTHER - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn compiles three more albums from his “local” scene that he’d like you to check out) As the resident Brit here at NCS, I’ve made it my mission to highlight as many bands from these green and (un)pleasant lands as I possibly can each year (with last year in particular being a big one [...]

For his first "Best of British" column of 2026 our beloved Andy Synn has selected 3 releases - a promising debut, a stellar sophomore release, and a terrifying third album - from some of the UK's best and brightest. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/12/b...

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO - DE VENOM NATURA - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn crosses the devil’s bridge once more) It was almost exactly two years ago that Italian diabolists Ponte Del Diavolo released their debut album, Fire Blades From the Tomb, and although I did...

"An eccentric, esoteric blending of Black Metal, Doom, and Post-Punk influences that sits somewhere between Ainsoph, The Devil’s Blood, and Sigh at their most acessible." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/11/p...

"RAGE, RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE CHILDREN": FOUR COMPILATIONS IN AID OF THE PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Hungry is a UK-based charitable organization that has been releasing music to raise funds for various causes. On February 6th they released fo...

Last Friday the UK charity RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE HUNGRY released 4 massive compilations of heavy music in support of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

And to help call attention to the cause we've picked several brand new songs to highlight.

www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/10/r...

OMINESS - OMINESS - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn offers up a litany of praise for a brand new band you definitely need to check out) Is there anything better than discovering a new band that you immediately want to start recommending to e...

"Landing somewhere between the shuddering sludgery of Primitive Man and with the shimmering Doom-gaze of Darkher, while also capturing a raw and palpable sense of angst and anguish, OMINESS are unafraid to be as vulnerable as they are visceral." www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/09/o...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: AZIMUT AND OCTOPUS KRAFT - "AGNI PARTHENE APOLEIA" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) In September 2023 the Ukrainian band Azimut independently released their debut album Stuma, which interwove a wide range of influences, including sludge, post-metal, and black me...

Today we're premiering a lyric video for a collaborative piece by two Ukrainian bands -- AZIMUT and OCTOPUS KRAFT - 1st a haunting rendition of the classical Orthodox hymn "Agni Parthene" then a harrowing second part called "Apoleia" (Greek for “Ruin”). www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/09/a...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: GJALLARHORN'S WRATH - "THE ABYSSWALKER" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) Last year the multi-national (but largely Spanish in origin) symphonic blackened death metal band Gjallarhorn’s Wrath released their debut album The Silver Key through Non Servia...

"The video, directed by bandmember Javi Iron, is quite a spectacle, interweaving fast-cutting and rain-drenched footage of these raging heathens throwing themselves headlong into the song’s performance..."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/06/a...

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: GJALLARHORN'S WRATH - "THE ABYSSWALKER" - NO CLEAN SINGING (written by Islander) Last year the multi-national (but largely Spanish in origin) symphonic blackened death metal band Gjallarhorn’s Wrath released their debut album The Silver Key through Non Servia...

"The video, directed by bandmember Javi Iron, is quite a spectacle, interweaving fast-cutting and rain-drenched footage of these raging heathens throwing themselves headlong into the song’s performance..."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/06/a...

THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED (BUT SHOULDN'T) - NO CLEAN SINGING (Andy Synn offers up 4 more albums from last month which you may have overlooked) As I may have mentioned in yesterday’s article, it feels like I missed more than the usual number of albums in January...

Andy Synn presents the 2nd "Things You May Have Missed" article dealing with overlooked albums from January... this time featuring new releases from GORRCH, HIERON, THE HIRSCH EFFEKT, and SHADOWMASS! www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/05/t...