Alternative rockers Hana Piranha have crafted an intriguing sound that fuses heavy guitars, orchestral arrangements and dark lyrical content and they describe as "dark, genuine and intense."
Introducing: Future Static
Exciting new Australian band Future Static intriguingly describe themselves as "the Beef Wellington of metalcore" thanks to a deliciously hard-hitting, groovy, melodic and riff-laden sound that they summarise as "heavy, catchy and tasty."
Introducing: Blight Town
Nottingham band Blight Town fuse elements of progressive post-hardcore, math-rock and pop in a thrilling sound that they describe as "eclectic, bouncy and catchy" and "spicy, tech and chaos."
Introducing: Illusionary
Brisbane band Illusionary fuse progressive elements and, in their words, "angry, heavy vocals" in an aggressive but captivating metalcore meets deathcore sound that they describe as "integrity, truth, and pulling no punch."
Introducing: Lies We Sold
French band Lies We Sold have crafted a diverse metalcore sound that packs a punch yet also delivers engaging melodies, and which they describe as "powerful, melodic, and melancholic."
Introducing: Bloody Falls
Finnish band Bloody Falls have crafted a powerful and engaging "one of a kind" black metal sound that fuses old school with the contemporary and they describe as "dynamic, melodic and groovy."
Introducing: Wildchains
Underground rock band Wildchains is on a mission to deliver change in the Portuguese music scene with a boundary-free sound that embodies the classic rock'n'roll spirit and they describe as "raw, genuine and energetic."
Introducing: Blue Stragglers
Blue straggler stars are known lovingly in the astronomy community as "the weird grandparents of the galaxy." And there's an argument that the deliciously fuzz-laden "fuzz pop bangers" of West Sussex trio Blue Stragglers share some common ground with their astronomical counterparts.
Introducing: To Octavia
Strap yourself in for the stunning sound of Australian band To Octavia, who fuse gripping and energetic alternative metal with emo hooks and catchy synths that they describe as "emotional, emotional, emotional."
Introducing: Gone Feral
Italian band Gone Feral have honed a fascinating metalcore sound that fuses crushing breakdowns and intense vocals with more melodic sections and aggressive and dreamy synths.