New post-hardcore band Modernwelfare fuse elements of metal and alternative rock with electronic and pop influences in a sound they describe as "fun, fast and hopefully thought-provoking."
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Mark Hamilton turned to his first love of making music to manage his mental health when he discovered that he certainly wasn't alone in being affected by the pandemic.
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Southern England newcomers Dead Jackals have built an engaging sound around the fundamental characteristics of good rock music.
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Hail, a Southampton-based, Swindon-born solo artist, offers up a gothic rock sound she describes as "emotional, dramatic and dark."
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London-based Meantime is formed of a Slovakian and a South African, neither of which are your traditional punk rock powerhouses. The duo of Stefan Klein and Adam Stanley have defied backgrounds that, in their words, deprived them of access to first-world media to craft an intriguing sound that they describe to us as "a little bit prog, a bit melodic grunge and a lot heavy."
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Atlanta duo Breakthrough Even may have been unlikely candidates to become a hard-hitting metal band. Twins Josh and Zach Turner freely admit to being "massive nerds playing video games all the time" as kids, but the discovery of Linkin Park's debut album changed all of that.
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Florida quartet The ProblemAddictsfl offer up the perfect fix of infectious skater pop punk meets punk rock. The band, who come from Deltona but are now based in Orlando, fuse engaging, fast-paced vocals with lively punky guitars and driving drums.
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What better way to kick off your weekend than some deliciously brooding and exciting instrumental post-mathcore. Salt Lake City band BLACKSHAPE describe their latest track as a "barrage of riffs, shifting time signatures, and carefully constructured textures" our interest was well and truly piqued.
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Exciting Norwegian newcomers King Romeo have honed an infectious brand of anthemic, big riffing rock that we're immediately hooked on.
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Norwegian band Once Alive describe their intoxicating metal sound as "fast, groovy and brutal," which sounds awesome but doesn't even come close to doing justice to how good this band is.
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