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."
Introducing: heavy on the heart.
Introducing: The Hushdown
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."
Introducing: Valkyrie
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."
Introducing: Cataclysmic
Promising newcomers Cataclysmic fully embody their violent name with an angsty, chunky riff-laden, moshpit-instigating nu-metalcore sound that they describe as "heavy and pissed off" and "in your face."
Introducing: Deflecting Ghosts
Kansas band Deflecting Ghosts have made somewhat of a family affair of their modern yet nostalgic rock sound inspired by personal pain and tragedy, which they describe as "real, passionate, and honest."
Introducing: Morningstar
Wisconsin band Morningstar offers up a cinematic hard rock and melodic metal sound that fuses heavy riffs with symphonic elements and theatrical storytelling.
Introducing: Mama No Likey
Los Angeles-based newcomers Mama No Likey offer up a feisty and energetic rock sound that they describe with the phrase "touchin' some sin."
June New Music Round-Up: Augmented Hearts, ADORE, A.D.A.M. Music Project, Big Band Of Boom, Foot, Gender Crisis, Local Hero, motionyear. & Sophia Mengrosso
In recent months, we've been using music discovery platform Groovr to find new rock and metal bands from all around the world. However, sometimes the bands don't respond to our requests, so we put together a quick review of those that go unanswered.
Introducing: Rise Above Instinct
Metal solo project Rise Above Instinct draws on symphonic metal inspiration and seamlessly merges orchestra and metal to craft a powerful sound that they describe as "epic, insightful and uplifting."
Introducing: TABOO ZERO
Hawaiian dark pop solo artist TABOO ZERO blends elements of rock, metal and electronica to form an alluring sound that she describes as "emotional, rebellious and ethereal."
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