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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 [...]
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February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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...
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 [...]
www.nocleansinging.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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...
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"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...
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...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"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...
"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...
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...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"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...
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...
And to help call attention to the cause we've picked several brand new songs to highlight.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/10/r...
"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...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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...
And to help call attention to the cause we've picked several brand new songs to highlight.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/10/r...
"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...
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...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"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...
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: 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...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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...
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"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...
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...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"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...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/06/a...
"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...
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...
www.nocleansinging.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"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...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/06/a...
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...
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...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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...
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January was such a busy month for new releases that Andy Synn has decided to split his latest "Things You May Have Missed" piece into 2 separate articles, with the first 4 recommendations coming from BONE WEAPON, BOY HITS CAR, SANCTVS, and TOOTHLESS!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED (BUT SHOULDN'T) - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn selects six albums from last month that may have flow under your radar) January of 2026 was a very busy month… not just in terms of the number of albums being released but on a personal lev...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
January was such a busy month for new releases that Andy Synn has decided to split his latest "Things You May Have Missed" piece into 2 separate articles, with the first 4 recommendations coming from BONE WEAPON, BOY HITS CAR, SANCTVS, and TOOTHLESS!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
January was such a busy month for new releases that Andy Synn has decided to split his latest "Things You May Have Missed" piece into 2 separate articles, with the first 4 recommendations coming from BONE WEAPON, BOY HITS CAR, SANCTVS, and TOOTHLESS!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED (BUT SHOULDN'T) - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn selects six albums from last month that may have flow under your radar) January of 2026 was a very busy month… not just in terms of the number of albums being released but on a personal lev...
www.nocleansinging.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
January was such a busy month for new releases that Andy Synn has decided to split his latest "Things You May Have Missed" piece into 2 separate articles, with the first 4 recommendations coming from BONE WEAPON, BOY HITS CAR, SANCTVS, and TOOTHLESS!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/03/t...
With another month down it's time for another edition of... THE SYNN REPORT!
This time around Andy has turned his attention to the brutal technicality and epic melody of EXIMPERITUS, who are recommended for fans of Nile, Mithras, Decrepit Birth, and more!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/01/t...
This time around Andy has turned his attention to the brutal technicality and epic melody of EXIMPERITUS, who are recommended for fans of Nile, Mithras, Decrepit Birth, and more!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/01/t...
THE SYNN REPORT (PART 191): EXIMPERITUS - NO CLEAN SINGING
Recommended for fans of: Nile, Mithras, Decrepit Birth First off… no, I’m not going to be typing out the band’s full name. For one thing, they’re mostly known by the shortened version, Eximperitus, an...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
With another month down it's time for another edition of... THE SYNN REPORT!
This time around Andy has turned his attention to the brutal technicality and epic melody of EXIMPERITUS, who are recommended for fans of Nile, Mithras, Decrepit Birth, and more!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/01/t...
This time around Andy has turned his attention to the brutal technicality and epic melody of EXIMPERITUS, who are recommended for fans of Nile, Mithras, Decrepit Birth, and more!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/02/01/t...
Just two days into this year I found myself mentally knocked flat by the first song revealed from a debut album by the Italian band DWELLNOUGHT... and what a stroke of good fortune it was to be invited to premiere another song from the album today. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/30/a...
AN NCS PREMIERE: DWELLNOUGHT - "ILL WHISPERS" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) Just two days into this dreadful new year I found myself mentally knocked flat by the first song revealed from a debut album by the Italian band Dwellnought. Not completely struc...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Just two days into this year I found myself mentally knocked flat by the first song revealed from a debut album by the Italian band DWELLNOUGHT... and what a stroke of good fortune it was to be invited to premiere another song from the album today. www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/30/a...
Andy Synn brings us a terrifying triptych of deathly delights in the form of new EPs from GUYOĐ, LOW, and NIGHTMARER!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/28/s...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: GUYOĐ / LOW / NIGHTMARER - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn recommends you carve out some time in your schedule to check out these 3 EPs) Last year, after several years of promising – but, ultimately failing to deliver on those promises – I actually...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Andy Synn brings us a terrifying triptych of deathly delights in the form of new EPs from GUYOĐ, LOW, and NIGHTMARER!
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/28/s...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/28/s...
"Heavy on the Death Metal vibes, but not ashamed to admit to a hefty Hardcore influence (think 100 Demons/Merauder meets Cannibal Corpse/Suffocation), the band’s sound is all low, bowel-scraping guitars and equally low, gut-roiling gutturals..."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/27/t...
TOMBSEEKER - TOMBSEEKER - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn presents some meaty Death Metal from an up-and-coming new band) Well, I think it’s safe to say that 2026 is fully under way now and, while the year – in my opinion at least – has yet to pro...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Heavy on the Death Metal vibes, but not ashamed to admit to a hefty Hardcore influence (think 100 Demons/Merauder meets Cannibal Corpse/Suffocation), the band’s sound is all low, bowel-scraping guitars and equally low, gut-roiling gutturals..."
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"Waiting for the upcoming snow moon, when everything seems to stop in the winter chill, we are pleased to present our latest work, 'Abyss Calls To Abyss', eight tracks of old-school death metal with a punk urgency but esoteric overtones."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): SKULLD - "ABYSS CALLS TO ABYSS" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) Yeah, Skulld dropped the “e” from their name but it still sounds the same and it still accurately portrays how their music may leave you feeling, i.e., skulled, and you won’t nee...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"Waiting for the upcoming snow moon, when everything seems to stop in the winter chill, we are pleased to present our latest work, 'Abyss Calls To Abyss', eight tracks of old-school death metal with a punk urgency but esoteric overtones."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
"Waiting for the upcoming snow moon, when everything seems to stop in the winter chill, we are pleased to present our latest work, 'Abyss Calls To Abyss', eight tracks of old-school death metal with a punk urgency but esoteric overtones."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): SKULLD - "ABYSS CALLS TO ABYSS" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) Yeah, Skulld dropped the “e” from their name but it still sounds the same and it still accurately portrays how their music may leave you feeling, i.e., skulled, and you won’t nee...
www.nocleansinging.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"Waiting for the upcoming snow moon, when everything seems to stop in the winter chill, we are pleased to present our latest work, 'Abyss Calls To Abyss', eight tracks of old-school death metal with a punk urgency but esoteric overtones."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/23/a...
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"While the word “cinematic” is often used to describe Post-Metal, the album's dramatic, wide-screen scope and scale, coupled with an approriately benthic sense of dynamic depth, is a clear testament to the group’s creative, and compositional, ambitions."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
SEVENGILL - PENUMBRA - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn takes a deep dive into the new album from Greece’s Sevengill, out now) They say that you should never judge a book – or an album – by it’s cover. And while I’ve yet to receive a satisfactor...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"While the word “cinematic” is often used to describe Post-Metal, the album's dramatic, wide-screen scope and scale, coupled with an approriately benthic sense of dynamic depth, is a clear testament to the group’s creative, and compositional, ambitions."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
"While the word “cinematic” is often used to describe Post-Metal, the album's dramatic, wide-screen scope and scale, coupled with an approriately benthic sense of dynamic depth, is a clear testament to the group’s creative, and compositional, ambitions."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
SEVENGILL - PENUMBRA - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn takes a deep dive into the new album from Greece’s Sevengill, out now) They say that you should never judge a book – or an album – by it’s cover. And while I’ve yet to receive a satisfactor...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"While the word “cinematic” is often used to describe Post-Metal, the album's dramatic, wide-screen scope and scale, coupled with an approriately benthic sense of dynamic depth, is a clear testament to the group’s creative, and compositional, ambitions."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/22/s...
It's time to go from HEAVY... TO HEAVINESS... with a new EP from MATRIPHAGY.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/21/a...
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AN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): MATRIPHAGY - "FROM NOTHING TO NOTHINGNESS" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) On January 23rd, just a couple days from now, Iron Fortress Records will release a new EP by the Massachusetts brutal death metal trio Matriphagy, digitally and in a CD edition t...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It's time to go from HEAVY... TO HEAVINESS... with a new EP from MATRIPHAGY.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/21/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/21/a...
"Whether they’re channelling their inner Incantation, Immolation, or some other inspiration entirely it’s the plethora of nasty riffs, gnarly grooves, and irresistibly catchy hooks which makes this album so much filthy fun to listen to."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/19/e...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/19/e...
ECTOVOID - IN UNREALITY'S COFFIN - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn gets his Death Metal on with the new album from Ectovoid, out now on Everlasting Spew) Playing “Extreme Metal” – whatever your chosen flavour may be – is, as we all know, serious business. ...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"Whether they’re channelling their inner Incantation, Immolation, or some other inspiration entirely it’s the plethora of nasty riffs, gnarly grooves, and irresistibly catchy hooks which makes this album so much filthy fun to listen to."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/19/e...
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Our exclusive premiere of a new track from EXIMPERITUS (new album out 30 Jan on Willowtip) will leave you bound in... “Golden Chains for the Construction of Individual Greatness“.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/07/a...
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AN NCS PREMIERE: EXIMPERITUS - "GOLDEN CHAINS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL GREATNESS" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) We haven’t forgotten that the full name of Eximperitus is Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum. How could we forget? And it’s obvious from their logo up there, isn...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Our exclusive premiere of a new track from EXIMPERITUS (new album out 30 Jan on Willowtip) will leave you bound in... “Golden Chains for the Construction of Individual Greatness“.
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/07/a...
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"Grit-coated riffing, heavy harmonized bass lines and enormous booming beats that will rock your head."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/16/a...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/16/a...
AN NCS PREMIERE: CIRCULAR RUIN - "PERISHER" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(written by Islander) “Circular Ruin is the ever-recurring end of everything once great, the endless cycle of temporary prosperity followed by death and devastation, and the inevitable demise of humanity by its own hand.” Yes indeed, anyone with even a passing interest in human history could agree with that depiction of our past and our [...]
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January 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"Grit-coated riffing, heavy harmonized bass lines and enormous booming beats that will rock your head."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/16/a...
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"Combining muscular metallic riffage with hooky Hardcore rhythms, balancing punchy, proto-thrash intensity with toe-tapping, two-step-friendly tempo shifts and crowd-killing cadences... 'Plowing Ahead' is guaranteed to go down an absolute storm live."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/14/p...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/14/p...
PUSH! - PLOWING AHEAD - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Andy Synn is plowing ahead with reviews in 2026, aided and abetted by the new one from Push!) There’s a line in the song “Movie Night” by Aesop Rock that answers the question “What kind of dog is tha...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"Combining muscular metallic riffage with hooky Hardcore rhythms, balancing punchy, proto-thrash intensity with toe-tapping, two-step-friendly tempo shifts and crowd-killing cadences... 'Plowing Ahead' is guaranteed to go down an absolute storm live."
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/14/p...
www.nocleansinging.com/2026/01/14/p...