"Against the Machine" EP Out Now

London-based artist Ray Noir returns this autumn with their most personal and unapologetic project to date — Against The Machine, a darkly romantic and politically charged EP exploring love, loss, and defiance from the perspective of a queer person fighting to be seen.

Produced by Jon Cass (Lake Malice, As Everything Unfolds, DeijuVHS), the EP fuses industrial rock, goth, and electro-metal into a fever dream of raw emotion and grit. A standout moment comes in the form of a blistering guest appearance from Grammy-winning guitar legend Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Top Gun Anthem), cementing the release as a daring and cinematic statement.

“This EP is about trying to find love when you’ve always been told you don’t deserve it,” says Noir. “As a queer person, especially coming from the black metal scene in Norway, it sometimes feels like you’re just screaming into the void. This project is that scream — romantic, violent, tender, and angry all at once.”

Against The Machine marks a powerful evolution for Ray Noir — an artist known for merging the aggression of metal with the pulse of electronic music, while fearlessly pushing the boundaries of identity and sound.