Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
In sport, it’s common to hear talk of “the next generation of talent” coming through the ranks to continue a club or nation’s success. That kind of chatter isn’t so common in musical circles, but Within Reach are aiming to shape the next generation of heavy music in the UK with an engaging but complex modern metalcore sound they describe as “unhinged, resonant and evolving.”
French band Lies We Sold have crafted a diverse metalcore sound that packs a punch yet also delivers engaging melodies, and which they describe as “powerful, melodic, and melancholic.”
Brighton melodic hardcore act HELL CAN WAIT are leading the revival of UK melodic hardcore, perfecting a powerful and emotive sound that they describe as “sincere, evocative and earnest.” The … Continue reading New Band of the Week: HELL CAN WAIT
Italian band Gone Feral have honed a fascinating metalcore sound that fuses crushing breakdowns and intense vocals with more melodic sections and aggressive and dreamy synths.
Denver band A Shadow Within seek to meet, investigate and embrace the “collective shadow sides” that they’ve been told to repress and ignore. The result sees the band take full control of their darker selves in a diverse metalcore sound they describe as “cathartic, energetic and powerful.”
Australian band Blindsight have crafted a diverse metalcore sound that fuses heavy breakdowns, punchy riffs, synth delights and delicious melodies, and they describe as “chaotic, energetic and emotional.”
Our third French band in a week sees us discover the alternative metal sound of Ice Chemicals. The Parisian collective have honed a style that plays with elements of metalcore, melodeath and neo metal and utilises dual male and female vocals.
French band Ways. offer up an engaging yet hard-hitting sound fusing elements of alternative metal, metalcore and post-hardcore and they summarise as “powerful, dynamic and melodic.”
Czech band Seeing Things fuse metalcore with a wide range of electro influences, from techno and dark house to acid and cyberpunk, in a fascinating sound they describe as “dark, energetic and angry.”
Emerging from the deep south of France is the engaging post-hardcore meets metalcore sound of The Ghost I See, who describe their music as “catchy, open and powerful.”
South Wales band Copehill Down have honed an aggressive and emotionally charged sound that’s pushing the boundaries of metalcore.
New Zealand newcomers Flowers Of Hades are making quite the impression with a crushing djenty metalcore meets deathcore sound packed with crushing seven-string riffs, vicious vocals and booming breakdowns.
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