South Wales band Finding Aurora offer up a grungy, engaging garage rock sound that began as a bedroom project and has retained its raw but powerful edge by keeping things simple.
Introducing: Finding Aurora
Introducing: Terminalist
Transport yourself back into the days of 80s thrash and death metal and strap in for an exploration into outer space with Danish/American collective Terminalist.
Introducing: Alex James
Indie rockers Alex James are aiming to inspire other people with disabilities and improve accessibility in the music scene.
Introducing: ARCHON
Exciting Danish metalcore newcomers ARCHON have created a stunningly heavy, atmospheric and experimental sound that they describe as being "brutal, mellow, ambient and graceful."
Introducing: Luna Kills
Finnish trio Luna Kills have honed a heavy but catchy rock sound that's laced with pop influences as well as blues and jazz inspiration, which they describe as "energetic, fierce and iconic."
Introducing: Bloodbeat
German death thrash metal band Bloodbeat bring us thrashing aggression through savage death metal riffs and crushing rhythms in a sound they summarize as "raw, old-school and mosh-friendly."
New Band of the Week: NO:IR
The resurgence of nu-metal is very much alive and kicking with the menacingly atmospheric sound of Bristol band NO:IR.
Introducing: The Modern Times
Part-time Norwegian indie-punks as they are known, The Modern Times hosts a hybrid of original and jagged post-punk with a garage-band aura.
Introducing: Cardijum
Emerging Minneapolis band Cardijum offer up a crushing deathcore meets death metal sound that's packed with powerful riffs, intense rhythms and savage vocals.
Introducing: Alchemia
Brazilian horror metal collective Alchemia have honed a fascinatingly dark sound that fuses heavy black and death metal influences with dramatic symphonic elements, classical orchestration and gothic synths.
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