Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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."
Dutch thrashers Ancestral Sin first formed back in the 1980s influenced by the contemporary underground British and American hardcore and grindcore scenes. But over 30 years later, the Leeuwarden collective are back - and heavier than ever.
London trio Foreign Shapes have honed an engaging indie-rock sound that offers a nod to 90s Britrock and 2000s alternative rock, and they describe as "nostalgic, atmospheric, and introspective."
Colorado band Less Than Perfect combine chunky riffs, searing solos and engaging vocals in a high-energy rock meets metal sound that they describe as "inspiring, passionate and memorable."
French hardcore newcomers The Dislockers pack a bone-crushingly heavy punch with an intoxicating sound that fuses metal, hardcore and hip-hop.
Brazilian band Baraka Palmer have crafted a deliciously engaging old-school rock sound that they summarise as "peated single malt."
French band Make It Shine fuse rock and metal influences with touches of electronica to craft a fun, catchy but heavy-riffing sound that they describe as "energetic, melodic and bouncy."
Mysterious American newcomers Inside The Trojan Horse have honed a thrilling, atmospheric hard rock and punk metal-tinged sound that they describe as a "pure, reflective release."
American band Die Tired derived their name from the old Marines adage, "You can run, but you’ll just die tired," and adapted it into a punk rock "carpe diem" methodology.
Hard rock band KuF is on a mission to restore old-school rock vibes having recently relaunched more than 20 years since their first emergence.
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