Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Join us in the magical land of Atlandia, where we'll tred a fascinating path into the world of symphonic metal opera with French band Avaland. The band, whose name is the capital city of the realm, welcomes wanderers into its lands with engaging vocals and dramatic instrumentals in an enthralling style that they describe as "theatrical, genuine and many-sided."
French band Eleven Ounces have crafted a compellingly feisty alternative rock sound that sounds like it stepped straight out of the 2000s, and they summarise as "catchy, energetic and sincere."
Built on years of friendship and including some familiar faces, France's DECIDER offer up powerful riffs and synth soundscapes in a delicious metalcore sound that they describe as "sincerity, conviction, and connection."
The sound of French band Perpetual Escape has evolved through various phases, leading them to an edgy melodic rock and metal sound that they describe as "riffs, melody and energy."
Our latest edition of new music from bands we've previously interviewed brings you new rock, metal and punk tracks to get your weekend started. This month, we've got new music by seven bands from Canada, France, Spain and the UK.
Parisian collective Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore fuse grindcore, rap, metal and industrial music "in an incoherent fashion" in a sound they summarise as "Grindcore, Rap, GRAPE!"
The engaging black and death metal sound of French band The Dawn Razor is intertwined with intriguing themes inspired by the romantic era, and they describe it as "violence, brightness and contrast."
Step into the dark and tormented world of metaphorical protagonist Scott in the hypnotically oppressive grunge, rock, doom and heavy metal-tinged sound of French newcomers HEADMIND.
French band PROTOGONOS are on a mission to deliver an immersive metal experience with a fascinating, powerful and slightly sinister metalcore sound that they describe as "introspective, energetic and hard-hitting."
French band Mess Out have crafted a bold and uncompromising sound that fuses the catchiness of punk rock with the raw power of old-school punk and the relentless aggression of metal, which they summarise as "intense, unapologetic and explosive."
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