Some songs drop like an anvil — heavy, deliberate, inescapable. And some bands know how to swing the hammer with force and feeling alike.
His Kingdom Suffers, the creation of multi-instrumentalist Andrew Harrison, has quietly but fervently carved out a place at the border where faith and anguish tangle. Their latest single, “There’s No Light In This House,” released November 13, 2025, isn’t just another notch in the band’s growing discography; it’s a deeply personal exorcism, sonically raw and poetically exposed.Bandcamp Apple Music
Beyond Walls: The Personal Backstory
Andrew Harrison, the driving engine behind His Kingdom Suffers, has never hidden behind the wall of anonymity that often shields metal musicians. “There’s No Light In This House” is no exception. In the artist’s own words: “[The] song [is] about the home I can’t return to and the father I can’t reach. The Pleiades stands as the boundary between us, between memory and eternity. This track reflects grief, longing, and the silence left behind.”Facebook
It’s easy to read lines like that and assume a sense of melodrama. It’s harder to listen to the track and not feel that weight.
The Sound of Void
“There’s No Light In This House” opens not with a roar, but a shiver — a tremor of sparse guitar, minor chords stretched to the point of snapping. The production is crystal clear, but unembellished. Harrison’s vocals — equal parts pleading and punishing — paint a picture of haunted hallways and empty doorways, a place where even memory can’t flick on the bulb.Spotify
As the song unfurls, subtle shifts in tempo and arrangement echo the push-pull of memory and regret. Drums thunder in, at times almost martial, reminding the listener that much of His Kingdom Suffers’ work sits at the crossroads of deathcore, progressive metal, and doom.
It’s not just noise for its own sake; every crash feels weighted, each silence lingers deliberately. The track pulses between blasts of sound and those long, aching pauses — mirroring the way grief sneaks into the quiet parts of life.
A Body of Work: The Evolution of His Kingdom Suffers
Though many have come to know His Kingdom Suffers for their hard-hitting sonic approach and themes of spiritual warfare, “There’s No Light In This House” signals a deepening. The song follows a string of releases this year, including the intense “Lord Open My Eyes,” and builds on the band’s established reputation for unflinching exploration of darkness alongside flickers of faith Jesus Freak Hideout.
Harrison, who helms vocals, drums, and stringed instruments, is no stranger to mining his spiritual life for songwriting fodder (His Kingdom Suffers' entire body of work could easily be shelved under “existential wrestling”). What marks this release is the clarity of pain: the focus isn’t on heavenly battles or apocalyptic fury, but on the void left by loss here and now.
Faith and the Metal Underground
To outsiders, deathcore and Christian faith might seem like strange bedfellows. But in the underground and among many faith-driven musicians, the genre has emerged as a place for catharsis, questioning, and vulnerability. Harrison openly embraces both his faith and his doubts, infusing his compositions with lyrics that yearn for meaning, even as they punch through walls of despair.
The Charon Collective continues to support acts navigating spiritual and existential themes without shying away from musical aggression. Their Bandcamp supports not only His Kingdom Suffers but a host of other bands bending the genre to their own stories.Bandcamp
A Closer Listen: Lyrical Themes and Symbolism
One of the most compelling elements of “There’s No Light In This House” is its use of deeply personal but universally resonant imagery. The titular house becomes less a physical place and more a symbol for the artist’s psyche — rooms of memory, haunted by absence.
Harrison references the Pleiades, a cluster of stars steeped in myth, as a cosmic distance between himself and his father. The metaphor is vivid, the ache palpable. Lyricism here transcends genre cliches, refusing cheap emotional payoffs in favor of lived, lingering sadness. This is music that doesn’t resolve so much as reverberate.
Reviews and Reception
While granular reviews are still rolling out, early reactions on social platforms and Bandcamp indicate a strong resonance among fans and newcomers alike. One comment reads: “Every His Kingdom Suffers release punches a hole through me, but this one floods the room.” Another listener writes about the sense of “honesty, almost dangerous in how true it feels.”
Apple Music and Spotify both list the single, and it is featured on several new release playlists for November, further expanding its audience beyond the traditional Christian metal demographic.Apple Music
Loneliness, Religion, and Heavy Music
In 2025, deathcore no longer shocks; what sets His Kingdom Suffers apart is not volume but vulnerability. Where some metal bands thrive on shock value or technical prowess, Harrison’s music is unapologetically naked. It questions the purpose of suffering, the nature of faith, and the line between remembering and moving on.
This release stands in the lineage of music that seeks to wrestle with grief without tidy answers—think of Devin Townsend’s “Casualties of Cool” project, or even some of the bleakest work of Swans or Nick Cave. But it is its own beast: relentless, exhausted, and raw, yet unwilling to give up the search for light.
How to Listen, Where to Find It
“There’s No Light In This House” is officially available on all major streaming platforms, and fans can buy it directly through The Charon Collective’s Bandcamp, which supports independent artists more directly than many mainstream services.Bandcamp
The lyric video is available on YouTube, offering a visual overlay to the song’s textual and sonic themes. For anyone interested in physical media, watch The Charon Collective’s channels for updates — the label is known for limited CD runs and other collectibles.
Final Thoughts: In the Shadows, A New Kind of Light
Not every song is meant to be an anthem. Some, like “There’s No Light In This House,” want to sit in the gloom with you for a while. For Andrew Harrison, it’s the soundtrack of personal exile and deep ache — for the rest of us, it’s a rare chance to hear grief, longing, and stubborn hope melded into a soundscape that refuses to be easy or forgettable.
As 2025 rolls toward its close, expect His Kingdom Suffers to keep exploring these dark corridors, and for more listeners to find themselves straining for even the faintest glimmer — maybe, someday, a light in that house.
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FAQ
Who is behind His Kingdom Suffers?
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Harrison writes and records the project, releasing through The Charon Collective.
Where can I stream or buy the single?
Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify — see buttons above.
Will there be physical editions?
The Charon Collective frequently offers limited physical runs. Follow their channels for updates.