Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Denver band A Shadow Within seek to meet, investigate and embrace the "collective shadow sides" that they've been told to repress and ignore. The result sees the band take full control of their darker selves in a diverse metalcore sound they describe as "cathartic, energetic and powerful."
The Great Lie offer up an intense, fast-paced and aggressive hardcore punk sound with a metal edge.
Essex-based Found Missing? offer up an engaging grungey rock sound led by distinguishably raspy vocals that they describe as "melodic, punchy and varied."
Swedish band Siren have honed an engaging progressive metal sound that they describe as "melodic, atmospheric and powerful."
Exciting Brighton newcomers KNIFE BRIDE have honed a punchy and intense but deeply alluring self-monikered Nu-Gothika sound that they describe as "inky, sensual, and immersive."
Italy-born, UK-based band Slave Steel offer up a thrilling and thought-provoking brand of thrash and death metal that they describe as "obscure, intense and cathartic."
Arizona-based Sicksense combine call-and-response male and female vocals, rapped verses, engaging choruses and intense screams in a fascinating, nimble and punishing nu-metal sound they describe as "authentic, energetic and innovative."
We were introduced to Guildford band Semprus with the adjectives "brutal, savage and ferocious," so we of course had to delve deeper into the diverse technical death metal meets deathcore sound the band describe as "constant evolving chaos."
After a bit of time away, our monthly update of recently released music from new rock and metal bands is back! We've scoured Spotify (largely thanks to the Release Radar playlist) to bring you 30 tracks released in the last month or so by bands from all around the world. This update includes new music... Continue Reading →
Australian band Blindsight have crafted a diverse metalcore sound that fuses heavy breakdowns, punchy riffs, synth delights and delicious melodies, and they describe as "chaotic, energetic and emotional."
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