Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Parisian band ODC have honed a diverse rock sound that draws on modern metal and alternative metal influences. Led by the superb vocals of frontwoman Celia Do, the band complements them with booming riffs, powerful drums and an almost industrial instrumental sound.
Belgium is one of the most exciting new hotbeds of metal that we've only recently discovered, and we've found another great new band to add to it in hard-hitting metal quintet Moments.
Canadian trio TEETH offer up a seething cacophony of "unapologetically pissed off noise," which provides perfect catharsis for the absurd times we currently find ourselves enduring.
German rockers Future Palace have honed an exciting alternative rock sound with electronic, post-hardcore, pop and soul influences, led by the delicious vocals of frontwoman Maria.
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.
You often here people who aren't fans of metal lazily denigrate the genre as "the Devil's music." Well, in this case, they'd be absolutely correct. The main source of inspiration for Russian band KVLTMOR is the Diabolica Quimbanda, a sinister Occult black magic tradition that dates back to the forgotten bowels of human history.
Until now, we've only ever covered one band from Brazil and no metal bands from the country. However, Ponta Grossa newcomers Hemmera have well and truly put the nation's scene on our map with their intoxicating fusion of metal, electronica, trance and orchestral elements, plus the contrast of screamed vocals and melodic choruses.
As we've mentioned several times in previous blogs, the various music discovery tools available through the likes of Spotify are great for finding new bands. And that's exactly how we discovered exciting new Norwegian rockers Fixation.
New York band Brookline are going out with a band with an excellent, diverse EP that blends post-hardcore and alternative rock elements along with emo and punk influences.
We love nothing more than finding new bands from new countries, so when the savage sound of Kazakh death metal meets thrash band Zarraza popped into our inbox we were keen to find out more.
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