Canadian duo NOXATRA have crafted an engaging and diverse nu-metal sound that fuses impressive vocals with powerful metal elements and they describe as "emotional, unpredictable and catchy."
Introducing: NOXATRA
Introducing: Eden On Fire
Pennsylvania band Eden On Fire packs a punch with a powerful symphonic metal and hard rock sound that they describe as "melodic, heavy and emotional."
Introducing: Skin To Bone
Georgia-based band Skin To Bone fuse powerful guitars and raw emotion in an engaging sound that blends nu-metal and alternative metal and they describe as “unsettled, raw and heavy."
Introducing: Chasing Stars
South Florida band Chasing Stars have crafted an intriguingly diverse rock and metal sound that they describe as "emotional, revealing and introspective."
Introducing: Cats Season
The ongoing events in Iran highlight the daily struggles that now-Istanbul-based Cats Season know all too well, having escaped their country following a horrifying raid. It fuelled the band's mission to craft a powerful "cultural deathcore" sound.
New Band of the Week: The Anchors
Strap on your eyepatch, crack open the rum and sharpen that sword for a swashbuckling adventure with pirate metal newcomers The Anchors, who describe their lively thrash metal meets ska punk sound as "catchy, fast and crab."
Introducing: Nox Sinister
Step into the intriguing world of Nox Sinister, who position themselves with the 'soft lore' of being a medieval court that decided to conquer the world through music. The American collective offer up a dramatic metal sound that they describe as "Violent Musical Theatre."
Introducing: Reel
Italian band Reel will hook you in with a compelling, heavily story-led hard rock meets heavy metal sound that they describe as "cinematic, immersive and intense."
New Band of the Week: Outside Voices
London band Outside Voice offer up a diverse, dramatic and engaging alternative rock meets punk rock sound that they describe as "distinctive, energetic and empowering."
New Music Round-Up: Bastion’s Wake, Dead Villains, floodlit, GAMBO HEMP, Mortez, Ray of Light, Saint City Orchestra, Tamagotchi Bay & Tiny Ships
Our latest batch of new music from bands using music discovery platform Groover sees us kick off 2026 with tracks from eight new bands. We begin the new year with a fusion of rock, metal, nu-metal, punk and rap metal by bands from Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the US.
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