Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Atlanta duo Breakthrough Even may have been unlikely candidates to become a hard-hitting metal band. Twins Josh and Zach Turner freely admit to being "massive nerds playing video games all the time" as kids, but the discovery of Linkin Park's debut album changed all of that.
Liverpool five-piece Oceanis have honed an experimental metal sound that's equally crushingly heavy as it is intense and melodic.
Swiss death metal band Mnemocide describe the experience of listening to their music as "being hit by a tank" due to its heavy groove and pounding intensity.
Finnish metal six-piece Archares have honed a fascinating sound that's "very Nordic" with big catchy melodies and engaging vocals supported by a cello, synths and orchestral elements.
Belgium is one of the most exciting new hotbeds of metal that we've only recently discovered, and we've found another great new band to add to it in hard-hitting metal quintet Moments.
Canadian trio TEETH offer up a seething cacophony of "unapologetically pissed off noise," which provides perfect catharsis for the absurd times we currently find ourselves enduring.
Arkansas' Census are a metal band that falls outside the scope of what you might typically expect from a metal band. They've honed an intriguing sound that fuses metal elements with delicious yet powerful vocals, modern metalcore instrumentals, synth fusions, and emotionally-driven lyrics.
What better way to kick off your weekend than some deliciously brooding and exciting instrumental post-mathcore. Salt Lake City band BLACKSHAPE describe their latest track as a "barrage of riffs, shifting time signatures, and carefully constructured textures" our interest was well and truly piqued.
Every now and again we come across a band that's doing something completely different to anything else we've heard before. Florida's Steps of Odessa are one such example, fusing intensely heavy deathcore with scintillating synths and classical and jazz inspirations in their "progressive metalcore" sound. The Orlando six-piece is formed from an alternative rock and... Continue Reading →
If you've been pining after a bit of angsty, hard-hitting British metal then Essex newcomers When Nothing Works well and truly have you covered. They've honed a heavy, yet engaging metalcore sound that fuses powerful vocals and lyrics with big riffs and pounding rhythms.
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