Surrey-based Maya Lakhani was inspired to go it alone as a solo rock artist when the pandemic hit and made it impossible to start up a new band.
Introducing: Maya Lakhani
Introducing: Felicity
Florida band Felicity have honed a fun but hard-hitting sound that fuses the catchiness of pop-punk with rock and full-on metal elements, which they describe as "energetic, diverse and balanced."
Introducing: Dig The Grave
Like many new music projects, West Coast band Dig The Grave is the product of necessity formed during the pandemic.
New Band of the Week: NO:IR
The resurgence of nu-metal is very much alive and kicking with the menacingly atmospheric sound of Bristol band NO:IR.
Introducing: Synaxaria
With a sound rooted in folk and classical music, Belarussian band Synaxaria offer up a deep, atmospheric and dreamy rock meets metal offering that they describe as "romantic melodic metal."
Introducing: Wolf Rd
Chicago band Wolf Rd have honed an intriguingly diverse sound that ranges from heavy riffs and brutal breakdowns to anthemic tracks and 'sadboi' poppy music.
Introducing: The Modern Times
Part-time Norwegian indie-punks as they are known, The Modern Times hosts a hybrid of original and jagged post-punk with a garage-band aura.
Introducing: Cardijum
Emerging Minneapolis band Cardijum offer up a crushing deathcore meets death metal sound that's packed with powerful riffs, intense rhythms and savage vocals.
Introducing: Alchemia
Brazilian horror metal collective Alchemia have honed a fascinatingly dark sound that fuses heavy black and death metal influences with dramatic symphonic elements, classical orchestration and gothic synths.
New Band of the Week: Dead Romantic
Dead Romantic offer up an intriguing combination of hooky, loud, energetic yet aggressive music that'll have you singing along one moment and kick you in the face the next.
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