Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
The last year or so has given us a glimpse into the darker sides of human existence, which London newcomers Human Hell address with their chaotic death metal meets deathcore soundtrack for turmoil, suffering, misery and panic.
French newcomers Paradise Plaza offer up an intriguing fusion of metalcore, pop music and Asian influences in their progressive and technical sound.
German newcomers Defocus are emphatically stamping their mark on the metal scene with a thrilling sound that's both brutal and melancholic.
Would you believe we've only covered two American bands in 2021 and only three since mid-November? Well, we're putting that right with North Carolina duo The Camel City Blackouts, who've honed a traditional, energetic punk rock sound that they describe as "introspective, fun and catchy."
Exciting Lancashire band Cannula offer up a new sound that they hope listeners won't be used to hearing from British metalcore. They fuse elements of hardcore and deathcore with huge riffs and breakdowns, intense vocals and intriguing lyrics in a heavy, emotive sound they summarise as "new-wave metalcore."
Italian band Where Stars Collide have honed a thrilling sound that they intriguingly summarise as being "chaotic in terms of emotions."
New Jersey band The Ones You Forgot are intent on being the ones you well and truly remember with their intoxicating pop-rock meets punk rock sound.
There's something special about symphonic metal that has me instantly hooked and fascinated. And brand new Swedish band Vengeant achieve exactly that with their epic, intensely intriguing brand of cinematic, symphonic metal.
It's often easy to pigeonhole bands into specific genres but Cardiff's Defeatist are example of why we should keep an open mind.
Out of the midst of a national lockdown a mysterious new beast has emerged in the form of Surrey grunge rockers Dude Safari.
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