Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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."
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."
British band Premier Jester promise you won't be able to sit still while listening to their catchy fusion of deathcore and European electronicore. The band aims to bring a bundle of fun, energy and laughter to the metal scene in a sound they describe as "energetic, fun and crazy."
Leicester band Shallowdrown have crafted a diverse sound that fuses elements of heavy rock, indie, grunge and shoegaze and they describe as "loud, jangly and whimsical."
Leicester band Value of Nothing formed in a pub toilet after a conversation about post-hardcore, and have gone on to craft a "fast and narky" radge post hardcore sound that they describe as "Militant. Raging. Bangers."
British band Cartoons Can't Die fuse everything from groove, death metal and metalcore to industrial, prog and electronic elements in a fascinatingly diverse and experimental sound that they summarise as "Shiftcore."
Bristol-based band Dreamwrapon have conjured up a fusion of "chaotic rage jingles" in a loud but captivating rock sound that they describe as "mega, mint and occasionally gentle."
Stoke-based The Thirteenth Turn fuse elements of punk, rock, hardcore and metal in a feisty sound that they describe as "hard, loud and unapologetic."
Welsh band Edit The Tide blend powerful riffs and soaring vocals in a gritty but melodic metal sound that they describe as "powerful, emotional and dynamic."
British newcomers Alfonso Conspiracy offer up an abrasive fusion of 90s industrial metal, dark gothic and horror culture and modern metal riffs in a captivating sound they describe as "unapologetic, ugly and naked."
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