Introducing: Divine Martyr
American band Divine Martyr have crafted a dramatic power metal and symphonic metal sound that’s predominantly faith-based and focuses on issues like mental health, anti-marginalisation and depression.
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American band Divine Martyr have crafted a dramatic power metal and symphonic metal sound that’s predominantly faith-based and focuses on issues like mental health, anti-marginalisation and depression.
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
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.”
South Florida band Chasing Stars have crafted an intriguingly diverse rock and metal sound that they describe as “emotional, revealing and introspective.”
Step into the intriguing world of Nox Sinister, who position themselves with the ‘soft lore’ of being a medieval court that decided to conquer the world through music. The American collective offer up a dramatic metal sound that they describe as “Violent Musical Theatre.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.”
Kansas City band Lost In The City offer up a fun and lively pop punk sound that they describe as “energetic, honest and nostalgic.”
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.”
Texas trio The Infamists describe themselves as a “three-headed rattlesnake” due to the feisty nature of a riff-heavy diverse stoner rock sound they summarise as “heavy, bluesy, and barbequed.”