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.
Introducing: Raise Your Fist
Introducing: Vinegar Tom
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.
Introducing: Killed By Sorrow
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."
Introducing: Out Comes The Storm
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."
Introducing: INVISIBLE KIDS
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."
Introducing: Church Tongue
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."
Introducing: VISAVIS
French band VISAVIS take us on a wild groove metal ride that flows through catchy riffs and vocals with unexpected electronic elements along the way, in a sound they describe as "Fresh Heavy Sludge."
New Band of the Week: Glass Heart
The luscious valleys of South Wales are famed for producing standout post-hardcore bands, and Cardiff quartet Glass Heart continue that heritage with a powerful and engaging sound they describe as "dynamic, catchy and energetic."
Introducing: Slow Motion Victory
Toronto newcomers Slow Motion Victory have cracked the perfect formula for metal success with crushing riffs, engaging vocals and vicious breakdowns in a sound they describe as "explosive, melodic and dynamic."
Introducing: Full Nothing
International band Full Nothing offers up an alluring dark rock and alternative metal sound that fuses progressive, melodic and symphonic elements.
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