Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
British band Cartoons Can't Die fuse everything from groove, death metal and metalcore to industrial, prog and electronic elements in a fascinatingly diverse and experimental sound that they summarise as "Shiftcore."
Arizona-based ENGINES OF AGGRESSION are shaking up the industrial rock genre with a gritty, bold post-punk and nu-metal leaning sound that they describe as "heavy, melodic and honest."
This August music round-up features bands from France, Germany, a brand new country for us in Madagascar, Poland, Switzerland and the United States. So get your weekend started early with a batch of everything from pop-punk and rock to extreme metal from these seven exciting new bands.
German duo Nebelhaus explore the grotesque, the shocking and the unusual with a sense of humour in an industrial metal sound that they describe as "authentic, uncensored and bittersweet."
Australian band A Somerset Parade offer up an onslaught of heavy guitars, powerful breakdowns and hooky choruses in an intriguing industrial meets synth-wave sound they describe as "dark, visceral and emotional."
Prepare yourself for industrial metal "unlike any other band out there" from Essex-based newcomers Parrilla.
London duo CRASHFACE slap you round the face with their vicious riffs then deliver a couple of knockout punches with intense industrial elements and wild vocals.
The ongoing pandemic has resulted in many of us having more time on our hands to start new hobbies and work on new projects. That was the case for Oxfordshire-based music programmer Tez, who used the 11 weeks he had off work to launch solo hard rock project Evil Cathedral.
London quartet Khaidian was born out of a vision to meld fury with technology and create something special that would push the boundaries of both metal and electronica to bring the world something different.
One of my strongest memories in my early days of getting into rock and metal back in the early 2000s was being glued to Scuzz watching the awesome videos that accompanied Rammstein's unique brand of industrial metal. And those memories of the weird mine location and lady in the blue dress in Sonne and bank... Continue Reading →
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