Introducing: Light Drawn In
Canadian band Light Drawn In offer up an intriguing, diverse sound that toes the line between hard rock, modern metal and nu-metal with electronic elements, and they describe as “unique, energetic and organic.”
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Canadian band Light Drawn In offer up an intriguing, diverse sound that toes the line between hard rock, modern metal and nu-metal with electronic elements, and they describe as “unique, energetic and organic.”
Vancouver quartet The Haptics aim to give their listeners the chills with a deliciously dark and engaging grungey post-punk sound that they describe as “noisy and moody.”
Our ongoing discovery of new music through discovery platform Groover leads us to interview bands from all over the world. However, some don’t respond to our requests, so we do regular round-ups of new bands that have submitted tracks to us.
With a name like Holy Hell, it’s only fair for us to expect something dramatic, powerful and vicious. And the Canadian newcomers very much deliver on those expectations in an emo-meets-metalcore sound they describe as “emotional, aggressive and epic.”
Montreal newcomers Steve Creep and the Wildcards compare enjoying their engaging rock sound to the experience of appreciating the look and sound of a vintage car, summarising it as “catchy, retro and melodic.”
Killed By Sorrow, who hail from Granby, on the south shore of Montreal, combine catchy, intense vocals with powerful guitars in a delicious sound that they summarise as “gritty, raw and heavy.”
Toronto newcomers Slow Motion Victory have cracked the perfect formula for metal success with crushing riffs, engaging vocals and vicious breakdowns in a sound they describe as “explosive, melodic and dynamic.”
Canada-based trio The Kyle Jordan Project blends indie rock with modern rock influences in a sound that they describe as “fearless, real and connected” and began as a creative outlet for some devastating, life-changing news.
Canadian band The Purple Helmets first formed back in 1988, becoming a big name across the country with their fetching songcraft and raucous indie power pop. But the band is back and making waves with a cool rock sound we intriguingly saw labelled as “Canadiana.”
Canadian band TeethOut transports us back to the good old days of 90s/2000s punk and skate punk with a catchy and intense punky sound that they describe as “hook, driven and energy.”
Arizona-based Sicksense combine call-and-response male and female vocals, rapped verses, engaging choruses and intense screams in a fascinating, nimble and punishing nu-metal sound they describe as “authentic, energetic and innovative.”
Canadian purveyors of “Dark.Sexy.Loud.” The Fixer offer up a dark, melodramatic and deeply engaging fusion of hard rock and metal with a playful edge.