Tampa band Fear The Spider offer up high-energy rock influenced by the fairly eclectic combination of old-school punk and early glam rock - we kid you not.
Introducing: Fear The Spider
Discover This: Repenter
When a brand new band is working with the colossus of metal production that is Ross Robinson, you have to expect they have something about them. And that's exactly the case with intriguing Los Angeles-based newcomers Repenter.
Introducing: Indigo Storm
Strap in tight for a "wonderful demented ride" with Kentucky trio Indigo Storm, who have honed a sound that they describe to us as "progressive, primal and heavy."
Introducing: Defy The Tyrant
Expect a real melting pot of sounds from Tallahassee, Florida, metal machine Defy The Tyrant. The band fuse high-octane heavy rock with soaring screams and rapped vocals to, in their words, "redefine what 'alternative metal' means." The band's original lineup formed around five years ago, but the current members came together just under two years ago.... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Salt Hill
Having eased people into their alternative-rock meets metal sound with their debut EP, Merseyside/Chesire rockers Salt Hill have ripped the lid off their experimental edge with their superb new single Summit.
Discover This: Mary and the Highwalkers
The term blackened sludge alone told us to expect something dark and dirty from Polish band Mary and the Highwalkers. But what we encountered was something beyond our wildest dreams.
Introducing: After The Calm
Expect the unexpected with Arizona band After The Calm, whose fusion of pop-punk, rock and post-hardcore conjures up something different from track to track.
Discover This: Childrain
Prepare yourself for a Spanish juggernaut of seriously heavy yet strangely catchy metal in the form of Childrain - who just so happen to be the first band we've spoken to from the Basque region.
Discover This: Furlong
When we spoke to angsty Australian rockers Furlong they gave us a bit of insight into feedback they'd had from other - clearly inferior - blogs about their sound. Those blogs are wrong/
Discover This: Northern Remains
All-out, full-on melodic hardcore at its finest is tinged with sadness and reflection upon the release of the debut EP of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, band Northern Remains.
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