Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
If you’re hankering after the good old heavy metal days of the 1980s and 90s, then you’re going to love the thrilling, powerful sound of Brazil-based global project Nine Red Moons, who describe their music as “heavy, strong and melodic.”
London-based Dream Delay blend elements of rock, grunge, indie and pop in an engaging sound that they describe as “enigmatic, contrasting and dreamy.”
The sound of French band Perpetual Escape has evolved through various phases, leading them to an edgy melodic rock and metal sound that they describe as “riffs, melody and energy.”
Irish quartet Gather The Lost have crafted a diverse and captivating rock sound that’s as haunting as it is powerful, and they describe as “raw, gritty and atmospheric.”
Scottish band The Tempilstiks offer up a fusion of rock, metal and punk energy in a “genre-fluid” sound that they describe as “dynamic, energetic and raw.”
Formed by a quarter of heavy metal lovers, KILJIN have forged a sound that blends old-school metal with modern aggression and bucketloads of attitude, which they describe as “heavy, loud … Continue reading Introducing: KILJIN
Canadian duo NOXATRA have crafted an engaging and diverse nu-metal sound that fuses impressive vocals with powerful metal elements and they describe as “emotional, unpredictable and catchy.”
Pennsylvania band Eden On Fire packs a punch with a powerful symphonic metal and hard rock sound that they describe as “melodic, heavy and emotional.”
Georgia-based band Skin To Bone fuse powerful guitars and raw emotion in an engaging sound that blends nu-metal and alternative metal and they describe as “unsettled, raw and heavy.”
South Florida band Chasing Stars have crafted an intriguingly diverse rock and metal sound that they describe as “emotional, revealing and introspective.”
The ongoing events in Iran highlight the daily struggles that now-Istanbul-based Cats Season know all too well, having escaped their country following a horrifying raid. It fuelled the band’s mission to craft a powerful “cultural deathcore” sound.
Strap on your eyepatch, crack open the rum and sharpen that sword for a swashbuckling adventure with pirate metal newcomers The Anchors, who describe their lively thrash metal meets ska punk sound as “catchy, fast and crab.”
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