Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Listening to Belgian band Second Opinion made us feel like we'd been transported back a couple of decades to the classic pop-punk era. The quartet offer up a delicious fast-paced sound that they describe as "energetic, catchy, meaningful."
The engaging sound of New York hard rock solo artist Alyxx is the perfect release for the hard times we find ourselves in. You'll want to turn it up loud and sing along with her powerful vocals at the top of your voice.
Brilliantly named Minneapolis band Hot Pink Hangover fuse a wide range of genres from punk and hard rock through to alternative and country, which lead singer Mercy Danger describes as "comical, energetic, and loud."
Belgian band King's Rage offer up a hard rock sound with plenty of healthy metal riffing all while retaining a catchy, melodic edge.
Wind your musical clock back a few decades and gear yourself up for a fast, high energy 90s rock throwback with Kansas City quartet All From Nothing.
Washington singer BrandiWyne has honed a catchy bluesy pop-rock sound with which she strives to tell a story while being "melodic and evolving."
Get your fix of blues-infused rock while saving the planet and going carbon neutral with Spanish-born, London-based solo artist ALBA. Alba, who describes her music as "classic yet fresh," started writing music in her homeland of Spain aged 14 and has been an independent, DIY artist ever since. As she explains: "My parents encouraged my... Continue Reading →
Expect a progressive yet heavy metal sound from Phoenix, Arizona band Echoes In Ashes, who describe their sound as "complex, intense and imaginative."
When a band describes their music as "transcendent, hybrid and elevational" our interest is immediately piqued. And that was only fuelled by the intriguingly named The iBand telling us they are also aiming to become "the first all-internet super-group."
A fusion of thrash metal with metalcore and deathcore means you're right to expect something beautifully heavy and wild from Pennsylvania quintet Traverse The Abyss.
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