Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We’ve been unearthing new rock and metal bands from around the world via music discovery platform Groover for around a year now. But, if and when bands don’t respond to our interview requests, we wrap them into a new music round-up to introduce these new artists to you.
Arizona band Vipera aim to thrill and give your neck the ultimate workout with a bouncy crossover thrash metal sound that they describe as ” fast, heavy, and angry.”
California duo FireBug have crafted a captivating old-school rock sound that blends modern rock with folk and blues influences, and they describe as “emotive desert noir and psychedelic.”
Pennsylvania band A Thousand Reasons started out with the intention of translating universal tragedies and connecting with people who feel the same way.
Colorado duo Safety In Sleep offer up levels of emotional rock goodness that will have you channelling your inner 2000s emo and post-hardcore self in a sound they describe as “emotional, dynamic and relatable.”
Detroit hard rockers True Devil offer up a hellraising sound that combines visceral vocals, dueling guitar slayers and fierce rhythms.
Our latest edition of On The Radar brings you brand new music from new rock and metal bands we’ve interviewed from around the world. This month, our collection of new releases brings you new tracks and a new EP by bands hailing from France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
California band Kittenhead have crafted a playful, pop-tinged rebellious and inclusive punk sound they describe as “authentic, thought-provoking, FUN!”
New York band Before We Sink take us on a nostalgic trip back to the good old days of late 1990s and early 2000s punk with a catchy melodic punk sound they describe as “To. The. Point.”
Long Island band heavy on the heart. offer up a deliciously edgy but catchy alternative rock sound that they describe as “raw, emotional and heartfelt” and “for the beautifully broken.”
Baltimore-based band The Hushdown offer up a captivating rock sound that touches on everything from prog rock and metal to folk and blues and they fittingly describe as “eclectic art rock.”
Texan band Valkyrie embrace their roots of old school 1980s thrash combined with modern metal elements in a fast and frenetic sound they describe as “heavy, aggressive and technical.”
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