Berkshire quartet Small Town Saviours fuse gigantic riffs and contagious choruses in a melodic rock sound they describe as "loud, catchy and explosive."
Introducing: Small Town Saviours
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.
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."
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: 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."
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."
New Band of the Week: Viatorem
London band Viatorem pair intense, groovy and unrelenting metalcore and hardcore influences with outspoken political messages in a sound that they describe as "ungovernable , unfiltered and unwavering."
