Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Formed by a quarter of heavy metal lovers, KILJIN have forged a sound that blends old-school metal with modern aggression and bucketloads of attitude, which they describe as "heavy, loud and uncompromising." The Alma, Michigan, band started out in 2020, formed by the Aumagher family trio of brothers Trevor (lead vocals and lead guitar) and... Continue Reading →
Canadian duo NOXATRA have crafted an engaging and diverse nu-metal sound that fuses impressive vocals with powerful metal elements and they describe as "emotional, unpredictable and catchy."
Georgia-based band Skin To Bone fuse powerful guitars and raw emotion in an engaging sound that blends nu-metal and alternative metal and they describe as “unsettled, raw and heavy."
South Florida band Chasing Stars have crafted an intriguingly diverse rock and metal sound that they describe as "emotional, revealing and introspective."
The ongoing events in Iran highlight the daily struggles that now-Istanbul-based Cats Season know all too well, having escaped their country following a horrifying raid. It fuelled the band's mission to craft a powerful "cultural deathcore" sound.
Step into the intriguing world of Nox Sinister, who position themselves with the 'soft lore' of being a medieval court that decided to conquer the world through music. The American collective offer up a dramatic metal sound that they describe as "Violent Musical Theatre."
Italian band Reel will hook you in with a compelling, heavily story-led hard rock meets heavy metal sound that they describe as "cinematic, immersive and intense."
Our final round-up of new music from bands we've previously interviewed of 2025 brings you a tasty little collection of new rock and metal. This month, we've got new tracks by four bands from Portugal, Switzerland and the UK.
German band Norsegod blend melodic death metal with pagan and black metal influences and Viking-related themes in an epic sound they describe as "melodic, unbounded and charismatic."
Nestled in the foothills of the Alps mountain range, we encounter a female-led Pagan Army delivering powerful German-language battle cries with Austria's Nordblut.
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