Glastonbury quartet Austin Road draw on a wide range of metal influences to craft a powerful but engaging sound that they describe as "diverse, emotional and, of course, heavy."
New Band of the Week: Austin Road
Introducing: Pageant Mum
Bolton band Pageant Mum have crafted an intriguingly grungey, punky and catchy post-hardcore sound that aims to offer a voice for people going through the "shit parts of life" and they describe as "angry, dynamic and messy."
Introducing: Between The Lakes
French band Between The Lakes have crafted a beautifully atmospheric but powerful metalcore sound that they describe as "melodic, fierce and modern."
Introducing: Fatal Switch
Upon opening up my laptop this morning, the first YouTube suggestion was a VICE video on the story of Papa Roach's Last Resort. So, once I'd got myself fired up by giving that a listen, it felt like fate to get the day started with some gritty nu-metal that screams of the 2000s from Canadian band Fatal Switch, who describe their hooky sound as "explosive, emotional and unapologetic."
Introducing: We Told You So
Québec band We Told You So delivers raw riffs and rebellious vocals in a high-energy punk rock sound that they describe as "energetic, honest and uplifting."
Introducing: Howling Hawk
London-based band Howling Hawk combine the best of British rock, from 90s Britpop to indie rock and 60s touches, in a sound they describe as a "B-side from 95."
Introducing: Perpetua
Edinburgh band Perpetua fuse ferocious riffs, groovy melodies and vicious vocals in a thrilling cacophony that they describe as "headbang worthy metal."
New Band of the Week: It’s Irrelevant
London quartet It's Irrelevant offer up a fun and catchy alternative punk rock meets pop-punk sound that they describe as "fun, fast, moving."
Introducing: September Mourning
ard rock and metal collective September Mourning see themselves as more than just a band, but a transmedia project that fuses music, comics and performance into a single immersive universe.
On The Radar: A Date With Destiny, Citizen Rat, Connect The Circle, Dark Aries Project, Defences, Die Tired, June Turns Black, Kite Thief, Le Rox, NOAPOLOGY, Odjur, Profiler, Rivers Collide, RODERIK, Set Before Us & Wave Break
Our latest On The Radar article offers up a bumper episode of new music by 16 bands from all over the world. This collection of great new tracks features bands from Australia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Sweden, the UK, Ukraine and the US.
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