Introducing: PUSH!
Lisbon five-piece PUSH! deliver a thick slab of heavy and intense metallic hardcore infused with serious amounts of groove in a sound they describe as “heavy, energetic and groovy.”
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Introducing: Re:O
Japanese/British quartet Re:O have honed a fascinating and diverse sound that fuses a wide range of sounds, from dark pop and J-Pop to rock and metal, and they describe as “dark, energetic and intricate.”
Introducing: Empires To Ruins
Irish trio Empires To Ruins have crafted an engaging rock sound that aims to get your fists pumping and your brain thinking, and they describe as “dynamic, nuanced and aggressive.”
New Band of the Week: Drella
Bradford trio Drella combine gritty guitars and acutely politicised lyrics in a catchy punky rock sound that they describe as “powerful, political and energetic.”
Introducing: Distorted Reflection
Doom rules as three titans of the Greek metal world join forces in the new band Distorted Reflection, who summarise their approach as “heavy, doom, epic.”
Introducing: FLOYA
German duo FLOYA offer up music’s version of cheese and chocolate in a gorgeous fusion of rock and EDM that oozes positivity and they describe as “ecstatic, celebratory and conscious.”
New Band of the Week: The New Normal
Our final New Band of the Week of 2023 takes us over to the east coast of Northern Ireland to discover punk rock quartet The New Normal. The band have crafted a lively punk sound that they describe as “loud and angry” and tell us “if you’ve ever played any of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games, we are for you!”
Introducing: Wildchains
Underground rock band Wildchains is on a mission to deliver change in the Portuguese music scene with a boundary-free sound that embodies the classic rock’n’roll spirit and they describe as “raw, genuine and energetic.”
Introducing: Blue Stragglers
Blue straggler stars are known lovingly in the astronomy community as “the weird grandparents of the galaxy.” And there’s an argument that the deliciously fuzz-laden “fuzz pop bangers” of West Sussex trio Blue Stragglers share some common ground with their astronomical counterparts.
Introducing: To Octavia
Strap yourself in for the stunning sound of Australian band To Octavia, who fuse gripping and energetic alternative metal with emo hooks and catchy synths that they describe as “emotional, emotional, emotional.”
Introducing: Gone Feral
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.
Introducing: Quiet Pills
Cheltenham band Quiet Pills offer up an enthralling indie sound with edges of rock and shoegaze that they describe as “angsty Joy Division.”
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