Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Ukrainian trio Death Pill have delivered a kick-ass album of feisty hardcore punk that harnesses the stance and attitude of the Riot Grrrl movement. And of course, the album's release is more pertinent in light of being completed just before the atrocity of the Russian invasion last year.
London alternative metal band Elyn is on a mission to help people struggling with their mental health with a focus on a stoic philosophy and a captivating sound that they describe as "motivating, powerful and deep."
Bruising Birmingham band Atarka have honed a powerful and commanding groove-tinged melodic death metal sound that they describe as "imposing, merciless and melodic."
Bristol band In Fear have cooked up a ferocious metal sound that fuses violent riffs, bonecrushing rhythms and intense vocals with dreamy, atmospheric melodies that they describe as "dreamlike, ominous and dark."
Finnish band Without Warning explore the dark and the light in an intriguing sound that fuses modern metal with electronic elements and they describe as "modern, interesting and catchy."
Having started life with a catchy pop-punk vibe, Peterborough band Keep This Up! have reinvented themselves with a significantly heavier emo meets post-hardcore approach.
French band Gate Of Mind have honed a deliciously intense but oddly catchy old-school groovy thrash hardcore sound that they unusually describe as "cuddles, kisses, love."
"You want to have fun? This ain't gonna happen." That's a promise from Austrian deathcore meets progressive metal collective Nightmare Constellation, who've concocted a brutal, dark and ominous sound that they describe as "ruminative, gloomy and unusual."
BITTER KISSES offer up an infectious sound that fuses rock with elements of electro and pop, which they describe as "heavy, infectious and pazazzful?"
Bristol band IOTA have honed an infectious alternative rock sound that fuses engaging vocals and punchy guitars with dreamy harmonies and driving rhythms.
