Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
he Poconos region in Pennsylvania is better known for heart-shaped tubs at honeymoon resorts, relaxing vacations and skiing than producing raucous punk bands. But pop-punk quartet Don't Panic are addressing the balance with a catchy power pop punk sound.
Finnish band Heroes Don't Ask Why have honed an engaging rock meets metal sound that merges various influences into a self-created genre of Divorce Rock, which they describe as "original, emotional and melodic."
When you think of Saudi Arabia, we're fairly sure that crushing metal music probably isn't one of the first things that comes to mind. But melodic death metal act Wasted Land are hoping to change all of that.
French metal band Dukkha offer up a diverse combination of brutal heavy-polyrhythmic and djent guitars with melodic ambiences, which they describe as "raw, powerful and meaningful." The Lyon band was formed in 2016 by Julien Sartorius (vocals) and Maxim Payot (guitar). They were swiftly joined by Fabien Belissard (guitar) before the band composed its first... Continue Reading →
Experimental London band TAYNE initially started out as a satire on contemporary pop music that aimed to test the limits of the genre's ideologies.
Tuck into a feast of Dutch punk rock as we introduce you to not one but two new bands. That's because Nijmegen punk bands Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye are taking the unusual step of releasing a split EP, so we thought we'd write a split article.
New Jersey trio latewaves have honed a somewhat schizophrenic but highly engaging sound that fuses late 90s rock and pop-punk, 2000s emo, hair metal choruses and modern songwriting, which they describe as "fun, energetic and introspective."
Australian duo Beleth have crafted a concoction of absolutely filthy riffs, guttural vocals and powerful rythyms in an intense death meets groove metal sound they describe as "dark, catchy and brutal."
Chicago's Sixty Lumens fuse anthemic rock and elements of pop punk and metal with splashes of synth in an intoxicating sound that they describe as "theatrical, engaging and catchy."
South Wales band Finding Aurora offer up a grungy, engaging garage rock sound that began as a bedroom project and has retained its raw but powerful edge by keeping things simple.
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