Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Arkansas' Census are a metal band that falls outside the scope of what you might typically expect from a metal band. They've honed an intriguing sound that fuses metal elements with delicious yet powerful vocals, modern metalcore instrumentals, synth fusions, and emotionally-driven lyrics.
Brand new Brighton band Amongst Liars have mastered that special art of blockbusting riffs, powerful vocals and engaging, melodic choruses that have you instantly hooked.
Florida quartet The ProblemAddictsfl offer up the perfect fix of infectious skater pop punk meets punk rock. The band, who come from Deltona but are now based in Orlando, fuse engaging, fast-paced vocals with lively punky guitars and driving drums.
What better way to kick off your weekend than some deliciously brooding and exciting instrumental post-mathcore. Salt Lake City band BLACKSHAPE describe their latest track as a "barrage of riffs, shifting time signatures, and carefully constructured textures" our interest was well and truly piqued.
Exciting Norwegian newcomers King Romeo have honed an infectious brand of anthemic, big riffing rock that we're immediately hooked on.
Canadian band SuckerTrap offer up an exciting heavy rock'n'roll sound laced with punky energy that will "sink its teeth into you and won't let go."
Thump Whistle might seem like a bit of a random name for a band and... well... it is. That's because the Pleasanton, California, quartet came up with the name using the Random Bandname Generator.
Every now and again we come across a band that's doing something completely different to anything else we've heard before. Florida's Steps of Odessa are one such example, fusing intensely heavy deathcore with scintillating synths and classical and jazz inspirations in their "progressive metalcore" sound. The Orlando six-piece is formed from an alternative rock and... Continue Reading →
Swedish rock and metal always has a special appeal for me, so I was thrilled to discover exciting new Gothenburg band Orochen. The band have honed a dark, atmospheric sound that has a real 2000s post-rock feel alongside folky elements with a post-metal and sludgy edge. Or, as they put it, "apocalyptic post-industrial neofolk."
If, like us, you never grew out of your emo phase then you're very much in luck with exciting Yorkshire band Realms. The quintet have honed a sound that transports us to the good old post-hardcore and emo days of the early 2000s or, as they put it, "music for people who never grew out of their emo phase."
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