Breaking up sections of dark, doomy stoner-metal with a flute solo is a pretty bold move. But it's one that tells you a lot about brand new Estonian metal band Pharmer.
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Discover This: Eye Said So
Fusing together big heavy riffs with elements of EDM, hip-hop and punk sounds pretty bonkers, and it's these eclectic combinations that have led Austin, Texas band Eye Said So to label their sound as "schizo-pop."
Discover This: Spylights
New Orleans rockers Spylights have honed an exciting sound that harnesses elements of prog and post-rock with metal as well as more melodic influences.
Discover This: Still World
What better way to welcome in the weekend than with a seriously heavy new metal band that aims to bring a bit of good to the world and "break the mold of a digital age where the music industry seems to be becoming increasingly formulaic."
Discover This: UNKNOWN
There's a brilliant British TV comedy called Peep Show in which two of the main characters discuss starting a band called Various Artists "just to fuck over people with iPods." And that kind of sneaky trick is, we assume, what Virginia band UNKNOWN was going for, as it took us bloody ages to find them on Spotify...
Discover This: Avaunt
Tip-toeing along the tightrope between hard rock and metal, Hartford, CT, newcomers Avaunt have made a strong impression with their first two singles.
Discover This: Pray For Sleep
Columbus, OH, band Pray For Sleep is one of the most engaging bands we've discovered in a while. As soon as we fired up Spotify, searched their name and hit play on lead track Ask Us, we were gripped on their intense rock-meets-metal sound.
Discover This: Goofy Cow
Czech Republic rockers Goofy Cow are an intriguing bunch. Not only do they have an awesome band name, they've also pledged to make every song different in song and style - which owes much to their combined punk, metal and pop roots.
Discover This: Agyzerax
Polish one-man-band Agyerax is about as diverse as you can get, jumping between electronica, rock and metal from song to song.
Introducing: Overthrone
Exciting new Birmingham metal act Overthrone offer an intriguing sound of sheer heaviness with a melodic edge. But the first thing that you will notice is that these guys are heavy - seriously heavy.
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