New Band of the Week: Code: Marla
Kent and Essex-based band Code: Marla started out as a dubstep project but they’re increasingly heading down a path towards nu-metal with a thrilling sound they describe as “high energy vibes.”
Tag: Metal
Introducing: Joe La Truite
Creeping out of the dungeons somewhere near Marseille we discover the intriguing psychedelic punk-metal sound of Joe La Truite, who introduce us to the concept of Zguen.
New Band of the Week: Falling Empires
Cornwall newcomers Falling Empires drop a nostalgia bomb of powerful post-hardcore, stoner rock and grungey goodness in a thrilling sound they describe as “raw, moody and BEEF.”
Introducing: Moments
We usually don’t write follow-up articles on bands, but the growth of Belgian band Moments encouraged us to bend this rule. Moments fuse big riffs and clean and vicious vocals in an engaging but powerful sound that they describe as “courageous, aggressive and melodic.”
Introducing: Eric Dalton
Metal solo artist Eric Dalton has crafted an engaging but hard-hitting sound that he describes as “energy, powerful and deep.”
Introducing: Faith In Failure
Ohio’s Faith In Failure aren’t afraid to mix things up, to the extent that they’re as likely to drop a hard-hitting metalcore banger as they are a punky ballad
Introducing: IMPVRE
We were hooked from the first moment we heard the intense sound of German band IMPVRE, who fuse vicious screamed vocals and brutal instrumentals with engaging choruses in a sound they describe as “versatile modern metal.”
Introducing: Halfway Down
Minnesota trio Halfway Down offer up a lively and diverse punk meets metal sound that they describe as “huge, dynamic and sad.”
Introducing: Bells And Ravens
German solo artist Bells and Ravens fuses big riffs and anthemic choruses in a metal sound that leans on classical influences and they describe as “powerful, melodic and unapologetic.”
Introducing: Emanuel Arzumanyan
Belgian solo artist Emanuel Arzumanyan has crafted a thrilling metal sound that harnesses progressive, symphonic and cinematic elements and he describes as “epic, intricate and cinematic.”
Introducing: HoneyBombs
Italian hard rock band HoneyBombs formed through a shared desire to recreate a modern version of 80s melodic heavy metal with ironical lyrics. However, the band is very much in a transitionary period towards an approach they describe as “melodic speed heavy metal.”
New Band of the Week: Cober Mouth
Bristol-based trio Cober Mouth harnesses the aggression of hardcore, the bounce of nu-metal and the weight of metalcore in a vicious nu-metalcore sound they intriguingly describe as “Groovy. Slam. Jackhammer.”
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