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."
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."
French band Warside offer up blinding riffs. breakneck rhythms and vicious vocals in a death metal sound that they describe as "sincere, wild and direct."
French metalcore band Neova offer up a powerful sound that fuses precise production with melodic intensity and striking contrasts, and they describe as "intense, dark and emotional."
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."
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 Between The Lakes have crafted a beautifully atmospheric but powerful metalcore sound that they describe as "melodic, fierce and modern."
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