Introducing: Safe In The Dark

Dallas Fort Worth newcomers Safe In The Dark aim to celebrate the weirdness that exists in all of us, with a theatrical flair engaging emo-punk sound that they describe as “silly, sexy and spooky.”

Introducing: Holy Wars

Los Angeles-based Holy Wars have crafted a diverse sound that fuses elements of punk, metal, rock and hip-hop with pop melodies, which they describe as “genre blurring, high energy and packed with a ton of emotion.”

Introducing: A Shadow Within

Denver band A Shadow Within seek to meet, investigate and embrace the “collective shadow sides” that they’ve been told to repress and ignore. The result sees the band take full control of their darker selves in a diverse metalcore sound they describe as “cathartic, energetic and powerful.”

Introducing: Sicksense

Arizona-based Sicksense combine call-and-response male and female vocals, rapped verses, engaging choruses and intense screams in a fascinating, nimble and punishing nu-metal sound they describe as “authentic, energetic and innovative.”

Introducing: Preacher

Channel your inner 2010s emo self for the intoxicating metalcore meets post-hardcore sound of Nevada band Preacher. The band take pride in hailing from the “biggest little city in the world” Reno, where they’ve honed a nostalgic sound they describe as “energetic, unique and captivating.”

Introducing: Bloodbather

With a name like Bloodbather, you’d be right to expect something pretty intense. And the Broward County, Florida, collective do not disappoint, with a savage concoction of chugging riffs and vicious vocals in a metallic hardcore meets deathcore sound they describe as “visceral, angry and powerful.”