Introducing: Aasar
Rising out of the cold valleys in the mountains of northern Italy comes a force to be reckoned with in the form of extreme blackened metal band Aasar, who describe their music as “dramatic, solemn and aggressive.”
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Rising out of the cold valleys in the mountains of northern Italy comes a force to be reckoned with in the form of extreme blackened metal band Aasar, who describe their music as “dramatic, solemn and aggressive.”
Italian masked collective Hurricane On Saturn combine metal, rap and electronic elements in a sound they describe as “unpredictable, unconventional and solid” and with which they “just want to destroy peoples’ brains.”
Italian band Forgery System have gradually honed a hard-hitting groove metal meets metalcore sound that’s evolved from punk beginnings.
Italian band Where Stars Collide have honed a thrilling sound that they intriguingly summarise as being “chaotic in terms of emotions.”
One of the more surprising hotbeds of great up and coming rock bands we’ve discovered in the last few years is Italy. And we’ve found another exciting new Italian rock band for you with Milanese quintet Break Me Down.
We imagine the first thing that comes to mind when you think about rock music is a guitar. It’s a staple instrument, right? Well, not according to Italian rock duo Eradius, who forego in favour of solely bass, vocals and drums.
We’ve got more great new Italian rock today in the form of Ferrara pop-punk quintet 2Lightyears, who offer up plenty of much-needed positivity in their engaging, upbeat sound.
We went through a spell of discovering a host of great new Italian rock bands a while back but, since then, things seem to have slowed down a bit. So we were delighted when the music of Deaf Autumn popped into our inbox.
Yet another example of the power of Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist is our discovery of a rock band emerging from the holiest place on the planet – the Vatican City. … Continue reading Introducing: AlphaWolves
Italian prog metallers Shading are proof that anyone who puts their mind to it can transform themselves into a rockstar. The band first formed ten years ago, with all five of … Continue reading Introducing: Shading
Italian symphonic death metal quartet Genus Ordinis Dei are a fascinating proposition, having honed an exciting sound that fuses heavy metal with more delicate, often haunting orchestral instrumentals. Furthermore, their … Continue reading Introducing: Genus Ordinis Dei
Despite releasing their debut single just two months ago, Italian quartet Foredawn are already impressing with their powerful vocal-led rock sound. The Milanese quartet is formed of siblings Irene (vocals) and … Continue reading Introducing: Foredawn