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."
Introducing: Bloodstained Halo
Introducing: Cremate
Greek band Cremate take us on a nostalgic trip back to the 1990s with a thrilling thrash meets death metal sound that they describe as "aggressive, melodic and dark."
Introducing: Value of Nothing
Leicester band Value of Nothing formed in a pub toilet after a conversation about post-hardcore, and have gone on to craft a "fast and narky" radge post hardcore sound that they describe as "Militant. Raging. Bangers."
New Band of the Week: Cartoons Can’t Die
British band Cartoons Can't Die fuse everything from groove, death metal and metalcore to industrial, prog and electronic elements in a fascinatingly diverse and experimental sound that they summarise as "Shiftcore."
Introducing: Veins of Suffering
You could be forgiven for assuming Austria's Veins of Suffering hailed from the northern lands of Scandinavia, given their aggressive and haunting death metal sound.
Introducing: Bestiarium
Gather round our virtual campfire and let German band Bestiarium scare the bejeesus out of you by delving deep into the realms of mythology, tales of monsters and eerie beings of the night.
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."
New Band of the Week: Dreamweapon
Bristol-based band Dreamwrapon have conjured up a fusion of "chaotic rage jingles" in a loud but captivating rock sound that they describe as "mega, mint and occasionally gentle."
On The Radar: Carences, Godeater, InRetrospect, Killed By Sorrow, ODC, Pick Up Goliath & Profiler
Our latest edition of new music from bands we've previously interviewed brings you new rock, metal and punk tracks to get your weekend started. This month, we've got new music by seven bands from Canada, France, Spain and the UK.
Introducing: The Thirteenth Turn
Stoke-based The Thirteenth Turn fuse elements of punk, rock, hardcore and metal in a feisty sound that they describe as "hard, loud and unapologetic."
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