New Band of the Week: Falling Below
Nottingham band Falling Below have honed an engaging and atmospheric alternative metal sound that blends big riffs and raw honesty, and they describe as “melodic, heavy and emotive.”
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Introducing: The JEALS
German band The JEALS fuse pop punk and hardcore elements with an activist mindset, standing up against racism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia and environmental pollution in a sound they describe as “alternative, political and unconventional.”
Introducing: HEADMIND
Step into the dark and tormented world of metaphorical protagonist Scott in the hypnotically oppressive grunge, rock, doom and heavy metal-tinged sound of French newcomers HEADMIND.
Introducing: Last Shot At Redemption
Minneapolis band Last Shot At Redemption fuse fast, heavy riffing with socio-political lyrics in an engaging metal meets emo sound that they describe as “intense, urgent and hopeful.”
Introducing: Enemynside
Italian band Enemynside offer up a thrilling thrash sound born out of a love for classic and technical thrash and they describe as “energetic, melodic and intense.”
Introducing: Lost In The City
Kansas City band Lost In The City offer up a fun and lively pop punk sound that they describe as “energetic, honest and nostalgic.”
New Band of the Week: Æl-Fierlen
English newcomers Æl-Fierlen have crafted a beautifully haunting and intense black metal meets blackgaze sound that they describe as “ethereal, atmospheric and dark.”
Introducing: Veion
German band Veion are on an intriguing mission to fuse raw emotion and melodic beauty with rushing heaviness in a diverse metal sound they describe as “heavy, melodic and deep.”
Introducing: Pick Up Goliath
Spain-based project Pick Up Goliath aims to push the boundaries of heavy, cinematic music with an engaging metal symphony sound that they describe as “epic, unpredictable, and narrative.”
On The Radar: Carences, Cober Mouth, Cure For The Ghost, Jerusem, Matted, OCEANDVST and PROTOGONOS
Our latest episode of new music from bands we’ve previously interviewed on the site 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, Greece, Mexico and the UK.
Introducing: Ravenswood
Stoner rockers Ravenswood are true OGs of the grunge scene, given that guitarist Chad was lucky enough to have seen Nirvana play live in Seattle before their debut album Bleach dropped. And the band have crafted a dank and moody, seriously low-tuned (B-standard) stoner rock sound that’s deliciously more-ish and they describe as “Lovecraftian post-Sludge.”
Introducing: Paradise Sins
British hard rockers Paradise Sins harness the raw energy of classic rock’n’roll and melodic metal in an engaging sound that they describe as “huge, harmonious and heartfelt.”
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