Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We don't receive too much in the way of progressive metal, instrumental metal or, indeed, instrumental music generally. But when we do, it tends to be pretty epic listening. And that is exactly the case with Spanish duo HALOGRAM. Formed of a guitarist and a bassist (more on them in the interview below), the duo... Continue Reading →
Our first introduction to Swiss black metal act Blackwall was a combination of their huge sound and their description of the band as "five average guys with an above-average hatred of today's world."
We don't know what sheep did wrong to wreak the wrath of this new Canadian metal band but what we do know is that we love the name of The Sheep Destroyer Crew.
Emerging from the Ruhr area in the south of Germany is brand new sextet All Miles Gone, who combine heavy male vocals and clean female vocals alongside a backdrop of brutal guitars and atmospheric melodies.
The intense sound of Austrian band Demonicera is as terrifying as the band's name suggests it ought to be. And it's the realisation of the band's attempts to hone their own unique death metal sound over the last few years.
We're unashamedly aware of the fact that we always bang on about how great the British metal scene is at the moment. But we only do so because there are so many great new metal bands out there to fuel it. The latest reminder of this is Manchester metalcore newcomers Clashmute.
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