Introducing: Oïkoumen
French band Oïkoumen have honed a fascinating sound that marries metal with progressive, orchestral and symphonic elements, which they describe as “powerful, breathless and moving.”
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French band Oïkoumen have honed a fascinating sound that marries metal with progressive, orchestral and symphonic elements, which they describe as “powerful, breathless and moving.”
French rockers ADORE offer up a dramatic, diverse sound that fuses alternative rock with electronic elements and they describe as “energy, power and electric.”
If you have the urge to feel crushed by a filthy, violent yet strangely beautiful world, then the deathcore sound of French/Swiss band Sielkanker will be just the place for you.
From deep within the Savoie region in the heart of the French Alps comes a dark fusion of drum’n’bass and nu-metal that the exciting duo KEVA describe as “violent, tormented, and hybrid.”
French band Karvane have crafted an alternative metal sound that fuses filthy riffs and heavy bass with rapped vocals, which they describe as “groovy, massive, and sharp.”
Creeping out of the dungeons somewhere near Marseille we discover the intriguing psychedelic punk-metal sound of Joe La Truite, who introduce us to the concept of Zguen.
We recently began discovering new rock and metal bands through music discovery platform Groover. Some bands don’t respond to our requests for interviews, so we’ll likely be doing semi-regular round-ups of new artists we’ve discovered through the site.
French band VISAVIS take us on a wild groove metal ride that flows through catchy riffs and vocals with unexpected electronic elements along the way, in a sound they describe as “Fresh Heavy Sludge.”
French band Xystenz offers up a fascinating metal meets punk sound that fuses pure metal intensity with more melodic moments.
If you’ve read any of our recent articles, you’ll have seen us reference discovering new bands through Groover, a music submission and discovery platform. With that in mind, we wanted to drill down into what Groover is and summarise a few of the most recent submissions we’ve received.
French hardcore newcomers The Dislockers pack a bone-crushingly heavy punch with an intoxicating sound that fuses metal, hardcore and hip-hop.
French band Make It Shine fuse rock and metal influences with touches of electronica to craft a fun, catchy but heavy-riffing sound that they describe as “energetic, melodic and bouncy.”