Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
San Francisco's gloomy june tell us "you probably have to be a little emo" to enjoy the sound of their hooky indie meets synthpop meets pop rock sound that they describe as "sad, gay, friends." Luckily for them, we're all at least a little bit emo.
Belgian band Raise Your Fist are reviving the sound, approach and values of old-school metal, so expect vicious hardcore vocals, heavy riffing and the occasional moment of melody.
Australian band Vinegar Tom took the dive metal scene by storm through the 1990s and early 2000s, and have reappeared kicking and screaming just as suddenly as they departed 20 years ago.
Montreal newcomers Steve Creep and the Wildcards compare enjoying their engaging rock sound to the experience of appreciating the look and sound of a vintage car, summarising it as "catchy, retro and melodic."
Killed By Sorrow, who hail from Granby, on the south shore of Montreal, combine catchy, intense vocals with powerful guitars in a delicious sound that they summarise as "gritty, raw and heavy."
From the first moment you listen to the chugging riffs of Dutch metalcore band Out Comes The Storm, you can't help but be gripped on an engaging sound that they describe as "heavy, melodic and energetic."
Synth rock trio Neon Black Dreams take us on a journey through time with a nostalgic sound that fuses the sounds of the 80s and synthwave with melodic metal and cinematic storytelling.
Making music in the Ukraine, with the ongoing conflict started by Russia, is one of the most severe challenges we can imagine. But Ukrainian solo artist INVISIBLE KIDS is delivering great new music while providing critical support to the Ukrainian armed forces. In doing so, he offers up a raw and grungey metal sound that's big on experimentation, and he describes as "atmosphere, concept, and groove."
New York band The Nude began with vocalist Luke Bergstedt addressing an existential crisis that left him asking himself "are you a musician or not?" during the pandemic. But the thrilling modern rock'n'roll sound the band has honed since, by combining elements of metal, funk, punk and the blues, ensures question marks are no longer required.
Indianapolis hard-hitters Church Tongue conjure up a vicious concoction of complex, breakneck, uncompromising and utterly brilliant metalcore that they describe as "dark, melodic, and fast."
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