The Headless - Cast Into The Firmament (Single Review)

Release Date: August 11th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

Cast into the Firmament - Tracklist

Cast Into The Firmament

Members

Andy Lenox — vocals, guitar, keys, production, visuals

Gary Behling — guitar, vocals, keys

Phil Danne — bass

Jay Gauthier — drums, photography, video

Review

Cast Into The Firmament is the latest single from Alt-Metal/Shoegaze Metallers The Headless who make music similar to the likes of HUM, SOM, Failure and Superheaven. However, there’s a lot more depth to The Headless as they channel sounds inspired by Faith No More and Baroness. The music is quite euphoric with a gloomy Grunge and Space Rock aspect emerging when you least expect it.

Joining The Headless on this cosmic journey is Madison McConnell of War on the Horizon fame who provides excellent low-key and emotionally engaging vocals. The Headless have said there’s a hidden easter egg hidden within their music the band are leaving for the listeners to fully decode. Well, I can’t say what the Easter Egg is and that’s perhaps a mystery unsolved by myself though I’m happy to be told what this is. As this gives the song quite a clever and mysterious quality which you don’t really come across.

The Headless transform into Post-Doom explorers on the later stages of the track which feels like HUM jamming with THE CURE. The song is mostly melodic with it’s ethereal Post-Rock sound but when The Headless move over into their aggressive Alt-Metal identity then some heavy grooves are played out of nowhere which has a slight Sludge Rock menace to them.

Cast Into The Firmament is a great track bursting with real progressive ability which fans of the Grunge, Doomgaze and Alt Metal communities will absolutely adore. I’m not sure if The Headless have an EP or full length album being prepped for future release but I’m highly intrigued and slightly a little bit excited on where they go from here.

Words by Steve Howe

Links

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The Headless - Another Cloth (Single Review)

Release Date: July 07th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

Another Cloth - Tracklist

Another Cloth

Members

Andy Lenox - Lyrics, Guitar, Bass

Justin Ford - Lyrics

Gary Behling - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Jay Gauthier - Drums

Review

The Headless are a Grunge/Alt-Metal/Space Rock collective who provide some small areas of Sludge Rock and Shoegaze into their music. Their debut single Another Cloth has a brooding Nineties Alt-Rock attitude which allows the music to join up with heavier rock/metal forces. The song can be described with a classic commercial rock energy but The Headless inject some BARONESS Sludge Rock melodies into their music. 

The lyrics flirt between Grunge, Psych and Shoegaze dynamics with echoes of FAILURE, SOUNDGARDEN and HUM which is the main creative crux for The Headless to impress listeners with. The unexpected surprise appears at the end of the song with The Headless delving into FAITH NO MORE musical progression especially some of the vocals and musical surroundings whilst keeping that classic Alt-Rock dynamic that should keep you highly intrigued until the very end.

Another Cloth is aggressively melodic and sometimes upbeat but it’s that trippy style of dark based grooves that allows The Headless to fully stand out on their own creative merits. This is a great introduction from The Headless and I’m excited to hear the other songs they currently have planned to be released later this year. Production values are excellent for their debut single as there’s a rich and powerful sound emitting from everyone involved, especially those epic guitars that generate the most outstanding sounds on the single.

The Headless are most definitely worth your time. Check them out when you can.

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

Official | BandCamp | Instagram