German band Rivers Collide draw on the energy of 2000s metal, hardcore and progressive elements to hone a thrilling sound that will most certainly appeal to people of a certain age.
Introducing: Rivers Collide
Introducing: Ancestral Sin
Dutch thrashers Ancestral Sin first formed back in the 1980s influenced by the contemporary underground British and American hardcore and grindcore scenes. But over 30 years later, the Leeuwarden collective are back - and heavier than ever.
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."
New Band of the Week: Fates Messenger
Prepare to be slapped around the face with a slab of metal savagery from Fates Messenger, who've harnessed their metal and hardcore experience to craft a sound they describe as "thrashy groove fusion."
Introducing: The Great Lie
The Great Lie offer up an intense, fast-paced and aggressive hardcore punk sound with a metal edge.
Introducing: Gate Of Mind
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."
Introducing: Capra
This may be a bold statement, but we firmly believe Louisiana metallic hardcore band Capra are the most exciting American band we've discovered in five years of running this site.
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