Introducing: Xystenz
French band Xystenz offers up a fascinating metal meets punk sound that fuses pure metal intensity with more melodic moments.
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French band Xystenz offers up a fascinating metal meets punk sound that fuses pure metal intensity with more melodic moments.
If you’ve read any of our recent articles, you’ll have seen us reference discovering new bands through Groover, a music submission and discovery platform. With that in mind, we wanted to drill down into what Groover is and summarise a few of the most recent submissions we’ve received.
German band Rivers Collide draw on the energy of 2000s metal, hardcore and progressive elements to hone a thrilling sound that will most certainly appeal to people of a certain age.
American guitarist, songwriter, producer and all-around music enthusiast Jared Hara offers up an engaging but intense metal sound that he aims to make relatable to all music lovers.
West Virginia solo project Endtime Friendtime fuses diverse musical styles from heavy metal, rock and punk to indie and acoustic elements and somehow makes it work in a sound they describe as “unorthodox, elusive and undeterred.”
Portsmouth newcomers The Suicide Room make a strong first impression with a thrilling, slightly creepy, and boisterous punk meets metal sound.
Colorado band Less Than Perfect combine chunky riffs, searing solos and engaging vocals in a high-energy rock meets metal sound that they describe as “inspiring, passionate and memorable.”
French hardcore newcomers The Dislockers pack a bone-crushingly heavy punch with an intoxicating sound that fuses metal, hardcore and hip-hop.
Mysterious American newcomers Inside The Trojan Horse have honed a thrilling, atmospheric hard rock and punk metal-tinged sound that they describe as a “pure, reflective release.”
Prepare yourself for a “a dark and disturbing musical journey” with Swiss extreme ambient metal solo artist àn chu, who fuses metal elements with the use of traditional Chinese musical instruments. The result is a fascinating sound that he describes as “dark, disturbing and oppressive.”
Italian band Jumpscare have concocted an epic groove metal sound that they describe as “powerful, melodic and deep.” Indeed, the name Jumpscare was chosen as it draws inspiration from a cinematic technique to evoke strong emotions and psychological elements that play on anticipation, fear and curiosity.
Italian rock solo project ENKOH uses delicious melodic guitars to create vivid sonic soundscapes with an engaging sound that they describe as “melodic, eclectic, romantic and powerful.”