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Belgian duo Final Affliction take a wide-open approach to creating music that’s free of genre labels and restrictions. That said, the duo aims to push the boundaries of modern metal with a sound that plays heavily on technical complexity and emotion.
Our On The Radar feature continues by introducing three new tracks from bands we previously interviewed and discovered through music discovery platform Groover. Today, we bring you two new singles from heavy French bands and a more laid-back offering from a Canadian band.
French band Ghost Anthem started out with an obsession with Scandinavian metal and has developed into a delicious modern metalcore meets death metal sound that they describe as “melodic, positive and honest.”
Louisiana collective Led To Ruin have crafted an intense and engaging fusion of metal, 90s grunge, death metal and hard rock in a sound they describe as “honest, heavy and … Continue reading Introducing: Led To Ruin
Swindon band Modern Evils have crafted a raw alternative rock meets post-hardcore sound built on a hip-hop core, which they describe as a “saucy emotional rollercoaster.”
We’re kicking off On The Radar with Northern Irish band Final Thirteen’s fifth single, Wide Eyed Lullabies, which was released yesterday. The power trio of Ax (vocals), James-Darren (J.D., guitar and vocals) and Doobes (drums and vocals) blend elements of metal, rock and indie into an engaging sound they describe as “M’indie rock.”
When a band has two members dedicated to “theatrics” and builds a narrative around a serial killer, you can guarantee we’ll be intrigued. And British shock rockers Ward XVI don’t disappoint with a diverse, dark and moody metal sound that they describe as “mad, eclectic and innovative.”
Our ongoing discovery of new music through discovery platform Groover leads us to interview bands from all over the world. However, some don’t respond to our requests, so we do regular round-ups of new bands that have submitted tracks to us.
With a name like Holy Hell, it’s only fair for us to expect something dramatic, powerful and vicious. And the Canadian newcomers very much deliver on those expectations in an emo-meets-metalcore sound they describe as “emotional, aggressive and epic.”
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.”
German duo Let Me Drown combine aggressive instrumentals with dual clean female and intense male vocals in a catchy but affronting sound they describe as “raw, cathartic, relentless.”
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