Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
British band Cartoons Can’t Die fuse everything from groove, death metal and metalcore to industrial, prog and electronic elements in a fascinatingly diverse and experimental sound that they summarise as “Shiftcore.”
You could be forgiven for assuming Austria’s Veins of Suffering hailed from the northern lands of Scandinavia, given their aggressive and haunting death metal sound.
Gather round our virtual campfire and let German band Bestiarium scare the bejeesus out of you by delving deep into the realms of mythology, tales of monsters and eerie beings of the night.
California-based metalcore force Alex Sandra offers up a rally cry for self-worth and resilience, fusing raw lyrics with an aggressive but catchy sound that she describes as “power, resilience and rage.”
Velev Ki are on a mission to put Turkish metal on the map. The quintet live up to their claim of being “Turkey’s first modern metal band” with an intense metalcore sound that blends heavy and melodic guitars with powerful vocals and groovy elements, which they describe as “sorrow, aggression and expansive.”
Bristol-based band Dreamwrapon have conjured up a fusion of “chaotic rage jingles” in a loud but captivating rock sound that they describe as “mega, mint and occasionally gentle.”
Our latest edition of new music from bands we’ve previously interviewed brings you new rock, metal and punk tracks to get your weekend started. This month, we’ve got new music by seven bands from Canada, France, Spain and the UK.
Stoke-based The Thirteenth Turn fuse elements of punk, rock, hardcore and metal in a feisty sound that they describe as “hard, loud and unapologetic.”
Swiss band Ophelia’s Eye offer up a fascinatingly immersive, technical and emotional metal sound that they describe as “energetic, hard-hitting and honest.”
Australian band Twilight Idols use the power of alternative rock to deliver their deeply philosophical message. They draw on melodic rock and 80s influences with sombre songwriting to craft an alluring gothic sound that they describe as “dark, melodic and overcoming.”
Arizona-based ENGINES OF AGGRESSION are shaking up the industrial rock genre with a gritty, bold post-punk and nu-metal leaning sound that they describe as “heavy, melodic and honest.”
Canadian duo In Stone offer up a deliciously in-your-face and groovy rock and metal sound that they describe as “heavy, catchy and rockin’.”
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