COGNIZANCE – Return With In Light, No Shape on Willowtip in May! ~ Video for “Witness Marks” Single Out Now!
Leeds (UK) – Following 2024’s critically acclaimed LP Phantazein, COGNIZANCE return with In Light, No Shape on May 1st, via Willowtip Records!
The official video for the album’s first single, “Witness Marks,” is available at:
The song is also available on the usual streaming platforms, including Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Four LPs deep and a slew of EPs behind them, COGNIZANCE show no signs of restraining the pace of unrelenting inventive riffs and razor-sharp grooves. In Light, No Shape is a masterful Progressive Death Metal opus, rich in texture and atmospheric detail, delivering everything long-time listeners crave while channeling the mid-90s technical extremity of Death, Extol, and Meshuggah. This time, the band deliberately fractures the conventions of modern extreme production, opting instead for a more organic and visceral mix that sharpens the defining traits of their work.
In Light, No Shape marks the first lineup shift in a decade, as the band sharpen from a quintet to a quartet with founding guitarist Alex Baillie stepping forward as vocalist while retaining guitar duties, following the 2023 departure of founding vocalist Henry “Big Mac” Pryce.
Line-up:
Alex Baillie – Guitar/Vocals
Apostolis Karydis – Guitar
Chris Binns – Bass
David Diepold – Drums
“This record is a defining milestone for us. Taking on vocals has pushed us to re-engineer how we experiment with the blend of elements in our sound, unlocking new creative pathways to compliment the core identity of the band. What you will hear are four dudes all adding their flavours to the melting pot to create a body of work that felt completely natural to us.”
– Alex Baillie (Vocals/Guitar)
Pre-order:
https://bit.ly/inlightnoshape-willowtip
cognizance.bandcamp.com/album/in-light-no-shape
Track Listing:
1. Transient Fixations
2. Inflection Chants
3. A Game of Proliferation
4. Chasm
5. Vertical Illusion
6. A Reconfiguration
7. Witness Marks
8. Subterranean Incantation
9. Induced Contortions
10. The Zone
Credits:
Mix and Master by Ronnie Björnström (AEON, BLOOD RED THRONE).
Artwork by Jef Whitehead (NAILS, LEVIATHAN).
Produced by Alex Baillie and Apostolis Karydis.
Photography by Nadine Geuter.
Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog 
March 5, 2026 at 4:22 pm
They sound good. BTW I have written the Love Bites post you suggested.
March 5, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Nice! I’ll check it out!! You Rock! 👊🏻😮