Arizona-based ENGINES OF AGGRESSION are shaking up the industrial rock genre with a gritty, bold post-punk and nu-metal leaning sound that they describe as "heavy, melodic and honest."
Introducing: ENGINES OF AGGRESSION
Introducing: In Stone
Canadian duo In Stone offer up a deliciously in-your-face and groovy rock and metal sound that they describe as "heavy, catchy and rockin'."
New Band of the Week: Edit The Tide
Welsh band Edit The Tide blend powerful riffs and soaring vocals in a gritty but melodic metal sound that they describe as "powerful, emotional and dynamic."
Introducing: Alfonso Conspiracy
British newcomers Alfonso Conspiracy offer up an abrasive fusion of 90s industrial metal, dark gothic and horror culture and modern metal riffs in a captivating sound they describe as "unapologetic, ugly and naked."
Introducing: Baby and the Beats
Belgian band Baby and the Beats deliver songs with meaning in a metal sound that covers themes as varied as romanticism, global warming and war.
Introducing: Haast Hunter
New Zealand band Haast Hunter pack a punch with filthy low-tuned guitars, heavy atmospheres and intense vocals in a sound they describe as "fearless, undefined and authentic."
New Band of the Week: Blackwater
Scottish trio Blackwater draw on their metalcore roots to craft a captivating fusion of crushing riffs, cinematic atmospheres and engaging vocals. Built around their love of video games, the band aims to blur the line between fantasy and reality in a sound they describe as "cinematic, crushing and evoking."
New Band of the Week: Novaghost
British band Novaghost have crafted a diverse "future metal" sound, fusing heavy riffs, dreamy synths and soaring vocals in a metalcore approach they describe as "aggression, atmosphere and purpose."
New Music Round-Up: Betrayed, Cevret, Duplexity, Hallucinophonics, Heroes For Ghosts, The Journey Back, Los Angers, Nothing But Real & Wave Station
This month, we've got an intriguing mix of rock, metal, pop-punk and visionary psychedelic music by nine bands from France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.
Introducing: Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore
Parisian collective Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore fuse grindcore, rap, metal and industrial music "in an incoherent fashion" in a sound they summarise as "Grindcore, Rap, GRAPE!"
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