Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Italian duo R.O.T. (Revolution of Two) admit their music isn't perfect, but encourage anyone "looking for something weird and different" to give it a go. The duo offers up a diverse modern metal sound that experiments with a variety of styles and elements, which they describe as "heterogeneous, contaminated and modern."
Surrey duo Dethrüt have crafted a vicious nu-metalcore sound with elements of deathcore, which they describe as "chaotic, pissed, and (mostly) tongue-in-cheek."
The vicious sound of Colorado's Under Society was born out of a drive to create something emotional, aggressive and real, which comes to life in an intense metalcore meets deathcore hybrid.
Australian hardhitters FALSEFRONT 45. offer up a powerful sound that aims to be as diverse as possible, honing metallic hardcore with elements of nu-metal, deathcore and beatdown.
Swiss death metal band Arcaine pack an almighty punch, blending brutal guitars, ferocious rhythms and vicious vocals with immersive harmonies in a sound that they describe as "hard, technical and melodic."
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.
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."
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."
Leeds band Surya deliver a thrilling metal meets deathcore experience that fuses crushing riffs, vicious vocals and thundering rhythms with melodic soundscapes in a sound they describe as "brutal, groovy and ambient."
Dutch band Unnerve offer up a vicious concoction of metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and grunge as aggressive vocals and relentlessly heavy riffs form a sound they describe as "groovy, chaotic and cathartic."
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