Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We're unashamedly aware of the fact that we always bang on about how great the British metal scene is at the moment. But we only do so because there are so many great new metal bands out there to fuel it. The latest reminder of this is Manchester metalcore newcomers Clashmute.
Channelling the sounds of classic hard rock and metal bands of decades gone by, Bolton-based Room: IV are a welcome reminder of no-frills, good old rock'n'roll.
Exciting Glasgow hard-hitters Godeater are a technical death metal band with melody at their core and the biggest issues facing modern society at their soul.
When asked how to describe their sound London-based newcomers Addison Lane bluntly retort "this will destroy you." So don't let their claim that their second single is their "slow and heavy" effort fool you into thinking that this is anything other than brilliantly brutal progressive metalcore.
If the Boy Scouts dished out badges for rocking hard then Boulder, Colorado, band Boy Scouts of Destruction would be keeping their mums busing sewing for months. Or, more likely, they'd be too badass to be allowed into the Scouts full-stop.
We're not really sure where to begin when Newcastle, Australia, duo Skitz NPCs regularly refer to themselves as "the Semen Wizards." Do wizards conjure up semen-based spells? Frankly, we think we'd be safer never finding out.
Prepare yourself to be flattened by a freight train of intense metalcore goodness in the form of Albany, New York, quartet Murder In Rue Morgue.
Texas duo Singularity have honed an eclectic mix of violin- and electronica-fuelled metal that they summarise as "intense, merciless, and volatile."
From listening to Dunn, North Carolina, band Strength Betrayed you wouldn't know they are 'faith-based at all,' as they've honed a deliciously heavy, rhythm-focused, melodic metal sound that you can't help but bounce along to.
Creating music that's not only heavy but also relatable and engaging can be a pretty tough task, but it's one that Ohio's Silent Hearts are well and truly nailing.
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