Falling Below

New Band of the Week: Falling Below

Nottingham band Falling Below have honed an engaging and atmospheric alternative metal sound that blends big riffs and raw honesty, and they describe as “melodic, heavy and emotive.”

British blackgaze band Æl-Fierlen

New Band of the Week: Æl-Fierlen

English newcomers Æl-Fierlen have crafted a beautifully haunting and intense black metal meets blackgaze sound that they describe as “ethereal, atmospheric and dark.”

Viatorem

New Band of the Week: Viatorem

London band Viatorem pair intense, groovy and unrelenting metalcore and hardcore influences with outspoken political messages in a sound that they describe as “ungovernable , unfiltered and unwavering.”

Surya

New Band of the Week: Surya

Leeds band Surya deliver a thrilling metal meets deathcore experience that fuses crushing riffs, vicious vocals and thundering rhythms with melodic soundscapes in a sound they describe as “brutal, groovy and ambient.”

Modern Neutrals

New Band of the Week: Modern Neutrals

South Wales quintet Modern Neutrals offer up an exciting fusion of noise rock, indie and punk in a boisterous sound that they describe as “loud, emotional and distinctive.”

New Band of the Week: Eld Varg

Scottish trio Eld Varg offer up a deliciously powerful riff-laden, groove-heavy and melodically rich heavy metal sound that’s steeped in Norse mythology, epic battles and triumph.