Introducing: Bloodstained Halo
Finnish band Bloodstained Halo blend the ferocity of metalcore, the melody of melodeath and the rawness of nu-metal in a powerful sound they describe as “aggressive, melodic and groovy.”
Tag: Modern Metal
Introducing: Velev Ki
Velev Ki are on a mission to put Turkish metal on the map. The quintet live up to their claim of being “Turkey’s first modern metal band” with an intense metalcore sound that blends heavy and melodic guitars with powerful vocals and groovy elements, which they describe as “sorrow, aggression and expansive.”
Introducing: Ophelia’s Eye
Swiss band Ophelia’s Eye offer up a fascinatingly immersive, technical and emotional metal sound that they describe as “energetic, hard-hitting and honest.”
Introducing: Cure For The Ghost
If ghosts were real, it’s more than feasible that the secret to bringing the spirits back to life would be a catchy yet feisty modern metal sound like that cooked up by exciting French band Cure For The Ghost.
Introducing: Fighting Chance
German band Fighting Chance have honed a powerful metalcore sound oozing in energy and aggression with a melodic edge that they describe as “raw, melodic and relentless.”
New Band of the Week: House Of Hosts
Welsh band House Of Hosts have honed a deliciously intense, emotionally charged and anthemic modern metal sound that they describe as “Bangin'” and “thicc, sexy and dirty.”
Introducing: Cult Of Aurora
Italian band Cult Of Aurora aim to bring a touch of 2000s nostalgia with a distinctive brand of alternative rock meets modern metal that they describe as “introspective, energetic and mystic.”
Introducing: Carmilla
Swedish band Carmilla offer up a fun and frenetic melodic metal sound with a strong death metal DNA that they describe as “energetic, melodic and modern.”
Introducing: Light Drawn In
Canadian band Light Drawn In offer up an intriguing, diverse sound that toes the line between hard rock, modern metal and nu-metal with electronic elements, and they describe as “unique, energetic and organic.”
Introducing: Pale Alison
Estonian band Pale Alison are on a mission to show the diversity of metal and dispel conceptions that the genre has to be aggressive with a spellbinding sound that they describe as “dark and melancholic.”
Introducing: Faith In Failure
Ohio’s Faith In Failure aren’t afraid to mix things up, to the extent that they’re as likely to drop a hard-hitting metalcore banger as they are a punky ballad
Introducing: IMPVRE
We were hooked from the first moment we heard the intense sound of German band IMPVRE, who fuse vicious screamed vocals and brutal instrumentals with engaging choruses in a sound they describe as “versatile modern metal.”
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