Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Scottish trio Blackwater draw on their metalcore roots to craft a captivating fusion of crushing riffs, cinematic atmospheres and engaging vocals. Built around their love of video games, the band aims to blur the line between fantasy and reality in a sound they describe as “cinematic, crushing and evoking.”
British band Novaghost have crafted a diverse “future metal” sound, fusing heavy riffs, dreamy synths and soaring vocals in a metalcore approach they describe as “aggression, atmosphere and purpose.”
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.”
Glastonbury quartet Austin Road draw on a wide range of metal influences to craft a powerful but engaging sound that they describe as “diverse, emotional and, of course, heavy.”
British melodic metalcore band Recall The Remains serve up a groovy, engaging and powerful metal sound that they describe as “melodic, heartfelt and brutal.”
Bristol band Calvaria offer up a tribute to 2000s metalcore and nu-metal with elements of progressive metal in a thrilling sound they describe as “melodic, loud and riffy.”
British newcomers DETH ATLAS aim to offer a homage to classic metalcore in a hard-hitting sound that they describe as “catchy, heavy and energetic.”
London-based Perpetual Paradox have concocted a vicious groove-laden technical metalcore sound that fuses powerful riffs, intense vocals and brutal rhythms, which they describe as “fast, riffy and melodic.”
Bristol-based trio Cober Mouth harnesses the aggression of hardcore, the bounce of nu-metal and the weight of metalcore in a vicious nu-metalcore sound they intriguingly describe as “Groovy. Slam. Jackhammer.”
Manchester band Asleep At The Helm is all about contrasts. The quartet aims to push boundaries with its brutally powerful yet melodic new age metalcore sound that they describe as “aggressive, chaotic and energetic.”
These Northern Irish newcomers may go by the name Quiet Neighbours, but we suspect you’d be issuing your fair share of noise complaints if you had them living next door to you.
Prepare to be slapped around the face with a slab of metal savagery from Fates Messenger, who’ve harnessed their metal and hardcore experience to craft a sound they describe as “thrashy groove fusion.”
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