Birmingham’s Nameless Unleash New Single ‘Obliterate’, The First Taste of Forthcoming Sophomore Album Floor Noise

Fusing the raw aggression of nu-metal and hardcore with the atmospheric weight of shoegaze, Nameless have built a sound where chaos and beauty collide. ‘Obliterate’ pushes that formula into darker territory, exploring emotional manipulation, destructive relationships and the gradual erosion of identity.

Written originally shortly after the completion of the band’s self-titled EP in 2022, ‘Obliterate’ spent years sitting untouched on the band’s hard drive before resurfacing during the writing and track-selection process for Floor Noise. What began as an experimental synth idea would ultimately become the song the band knew had to open the new album.

“I’d been playing around with more synths and stumbled onto the introduction sound by accident, and the rest of the song developed from there,” the band explained. “Jordan put some demo vocals over it and that was it. It was sitting on the demo hard drive, collecting dust for years until we were deciding on the track list for this album. That’s when I presented it to the guys and we instantly agreed that it had to open the album.”

“‘Obliterate’ was, in many ways, one of the easiest songs for me to write because, at the time, I was genuinely living in the headspace I was trying to convey through the lyrics,” says Ebanks. “Everything was still incredibly fresh, and putting those thoughts into words and seeing them in black and white was an incredibly cathartic experience.”

The lyrics draw from two separate relationships, one romantic and one familial which, despite being fundamentally different, left Ebanks with remarkably similar experiences of manipulation and control.

“The narrative is about feeling as though these people had gradually infiltrated my mind, influenced my decisions and taken away my freedom of choice,” Ebanks explains. “The relationships are portrayed almost like an addiction or a form of possession, knowing that something is hurting you, but not fully understanding how to break away from it, either physically or mentally.”

At its core, ‘Obliterate’ is a song about the destruction of identity: the point where prolonged emotional manipulation leaves a person questioning who they have become and how much of themselves they have lost.

“Ultimately, ‘Obliterate’ is about the destruction of identity,” says Ebanks. “It explores the point at which you can no longer recognise yourself and begin to feel like nothing more than a shell of the person you once were.”

The track’s accompanying music video takes those themes and throws them into an entirely different environment: a claustrophobic, sweat-soaked rave.

Inspired visually by cult films including The Matrix and Blade, the video surrounds Nameless with bright lights, strobes, haze and a tightly packed crowd, creating an intense visual representation of the track’s frenetic energy.

“The thought process behind the video for ‘Obliterate’ was fairly straightforward: rave,” the band say. “We wanted bright lights and strobes, people crammed together having a good time, sweaty and cramped.”

The band enlisted family and friends to form the crowd, while fellow creatives Keiran Marc and Jake Bennett played key roles behind the camera. Marc handled directing, filming and editing, with Bennett responsible for lighting programming and playback.

“Keiran and Jake are both good friends of ours and amazing fellow creatives. They were a huge part of bringing the video to life,” says the band. “The entire day was sweaty, haze-filled and long, but ultimately very fun and rewarding after seeing the final result.”

‘Obliterate’ marks the beginning of a new chapter for Nameless. Formed by lifelong friends in Birmingham, the band have spent the last several years establishing themselves as one of the UK underground’s most uncompromising emerging acts, combining nu-metal, shoegaze and hardcore into a sound that refuses to sit neatly within a single genre.

Their self-titled debut EP introduced that genre-defying approach, while their relentless live performances have earned them a growing reputation for intensity and unpredictability.

In 2023, Nameless won Birmingham’s Metal to the Masses competition, earning themselves a coveted performance at Bloodstock Open Air, where they shared the stage with some of the biggest names in heavy music. Now, with Floor Noise on the horizon, Nameless are ready to push that sound further.

‘Obliterate’ is not simply the first single from the album, it is the track that sets its tone.

“If anyone listening to this song has experienced a narcissistic or emotionally manipulative relationship, whether romantic, familial or platonic, I hope they can recognise something of their own experience within it,” says Ebanks. “At its core, the song is about that feeling of being slowly consumed by another person while struggling to understand how much of yourself you have lost along the way.”

All music has been written by NAMELESS and recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band’s guitarist, Lewis James. Drums were recorded at Capsarx Studios. Photography by Pulse Media Visuals. The music video was filmed and edited by Keiran Marc. Lighting by Jake Bennet (Only the Righteous).

‘Obliterate’ is released Friday 25th September 2026.

Nameless’ sophomore album, Floor Noise, is due for release in early 2027.