Celtic punk inspired by rock'n'roll and a love for metal with Irish jigs and a cheeky bit of accordion thrown in for good measure. There's a lot to love about the sound of Johnstown, Pennsylvania band Lucky Lad Green.
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Discover This: Sharone
Denver solo artist Sharone has honed a powerful and melodramatic rock meets metal sound that's dripping with brooding darkness and intensity. It fuses her engaging vocals with heavy piano riffs and booming guitars.
New Band of the Week: Chasing Ghosts
Don't expect the cliché rock songs about drugs, love and girls from exciting British dark rockers Chasing Ghosts. The band explore the human condition with emotive lyrics delivered through haunting vocals against a backdrop of engaging, atmospheric instrumentals in a sound they describe as "dynamic, emotive and cathartic."
Discover This: Titans
Belgian band Titans have honed a heavy yet melodic hardcore sound that aims to bring positive reflections on some of the darker aspects of life.
Introducing: Zarraza
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.
Introducing: ScreenAge
If you're after a band that will help you lighten the mood and offers up a fresh new sound, then New Jersey band ScreenAge are the one for you. The quartet offer up an intriguing sound that fuses elements of alt-rock with neo-soul, jazz and indie.
Discover This: Tiny Tree
Calm, melodic ambience meets dark, aggressive progressive rock with the intriguing, intoxicating sound of Michigan duo Tiny Tree.
New Band of the Week: Dark Matter
The foundations of Nottingham band Dark Matter were established when frontman Jack and guitarist Ed impressed each other while jamming Metallica's Master of Puppets. So it should come as no surprise that the band have honed a thrilling sound that offers up delicious riffs, huge solos and powerful vocals.
Discover This: Elessar
Gloucestershire trio Elessar formed as an emo/alternative band a few years back and are, in their words, "dropping the sad vibes of the past" to evolve to more of a rock/pop sound.
Discover This: The 5:55
A lack of local venues turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as The 5:55 made their name playing fraternity house gigs at college.
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