Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Brighton melodic hardcore act HELL CAN WAIT are leading the revival of UK melodic hardcore, perfecting a powerful and emotive sound that they describe as "sincere, evocative and earnest." The lineup of Luke (vocals), Leon and DJ (guitars), James (bass) and Jordan (drums) all grew up in the same metal and alternative circles and formed... Continue Reading →
Italian band Gone Feral have honed a fascinating metalcore sound that fuses crushing breakdowns and intense vocals with more melodic sections and aggressive and dreamy synths.
Welsh band State Of Deceit have crafted a deliciously powerful yet engaging thrash and groove metalcore sound that they describe as "intense, heavy and mosh-able."
We've gone through new music released in the last month to compile a 40-track playlist update from bands in Australia, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US. And that comprises a mix of everything from rock, post-hardcore and punk to metalcore, symphonic metal, technical death metal and cyberpunk.
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."
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."
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."
French band Banquise offer up a delicious fusion of metalcore energy and emotive melodies packed with thought-provoking lyrics that they describe as "fragility, power and resilience."
Our third French band in a week sees us discover the alternative metal sound of Ice Chemicals. The Parisian collective have honed a style that plays with elements of metalcore, melodeath and neo metal and utilises dual male and female vocals.
French band Ways. offer up an engaging yet hard-hitting sound fusing elements of alternative metal, metalcore and post-hardcore and they summarise as "powerful, dynamic and melodic."
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