X’s For Eyes is the one-man-band project by Melbourne tech metal band Five Star Prison Cell’s drummer Marc Whitworth, incorporating elements of scathing metal, noise electronics, brutal sludge, and technical dexterity.
Riding at the peak of the Australian metal wave until their dissolution in 2011, Five Star Prison Cell unleashed three highly acclaimed albums between 2005 and 2010, with Whitworth and the group taking out MusicOz’s 2006 award for Best Metal /Hardcore Artist alongside an imposing national and international touring support rap sheet with the likes of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Danzig, Arch Enemy, Cephalic Carnage, The Black Dahlia Murder, Karnivool, Spiderbait and countless others.
X’s For Eyes’ new album No Stars Tonight is scheduled for release on July 2, 2025 (on Bandcamp – all other streaming services a couple of weeks later). It is a concept album that repurposes the raw, unfiltered outrage of public online reviews of random products and services into rage-filled lyrics. Channelling fury from complaints about allergy medications to air fryers, No Stars Tonight vomits a visceral blend of noise, sludge, grind, electronic metal, and distortion. Featuring a range of guest artists, this 10-track album is a tribute to the first-world problems of the frustrated, the cheated, and the infuriated. Brace yourself for a cathartic journey through the furious and oftentimes hilarious chaos of consumer discontent.
