Introducing: In Stone
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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New Band of the Week: Edit The Tide
Welsh band Edit The Tide blend powerful riffs and soaring vocals in a gritty but melodic metal sound that they describe as “powerful, emotional and dynamic.”
Introducing: Alfonso Conspiracy
British newcomers Alfonso Conspiracy offer up an abrasive fusion of 90s industrial metal, dark gothic and horror culture and modern metal riffs in a captivating sound they describe as “unapologetic, ugly and naked.”
Introducing: Small Town Saviours
Berkshire quartet Small Town Saviours fuse gigantic riffs and contagious choruses in a melodic rock sound they describe as “loud, catchy and explosive.”
Introducing: Baby and the Beats
Belgian band Baby and the Beats deliver songs with meaning in a metal sound that covers themes as varied as romanticism, global warming and war.
Introducing: Haast Hunter
New Zealand band Haast Hunter pack a punch with filthy low-tuned guitars, heavy atmospheres and intense vocals in a sound they describe as “fearless, undefined and authentic.”
Introducing: Strayers
British quartet Strayers offer up a nostalgic infatuation of alternative 90s and 2000s sounds and aesthetics that aims to be equal parts tongue-in-cheek fun and emotionally wrought. The band have crafted a deliciously feisty and grungey sound that they describe as “raw, catchy and loud.”
New Band of the Week: Blackwater
Scottish trio Blackwater draw on their metalcore roots to craft a captivating fusion of crushing riffs, cinematic atmospheres and engaging vocals. Built around their love of video games, the band aims to blur the line between fantasy and reality in a sound they describe as “cinematic, crushing and evoking.”
New Band of the Week: Novaghost
British band Novaghost have crafted a diverse “future metal” sound, fusing heavy riffs, dreamy synths and soaring vocals in a metalcore approach they describe as “aggression, atmosphere and purpose.”
New Music Round-Up: Betrayed, Cevret, Duplexity, Hallucinophonics, Heroes For Ghosts, The Journey Back, Los Angers, Nothing But Real & Wave Station
This month, we’ve got an intriguing mix of rock, metal, pop-punk and visionary psychedelic music by nine bands from France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.
Introducing: Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore
Parisian collective Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore fuse grindcore, rap, metal and industrial music “in an incoherent fashion” in a sound they summarise as “Grindcore, Rap, GRAPE!”
Introducing: The Dawn Razor
The engaging black and death metal sound of French band The Dawn Razor is intertwined with intriguing themes inspired by the romantic era, and they describe it as “violence, brightness and contrast.”
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