Middlesbrough band SWEARS offer up a dark and brooding rock sound fused with elements of grunge, doom and pop, which they describe as "hot n' heavy."
Introducing: SWEARS
New Band of the Week: ANTEES
If you like your rock music fused with elements of 80s post-punk, goth and electronica, then north-western England band ANTEES tick all the boxes with a sound they describe as "energetic, gritty and loud."
Introducing: Peroxide Blonde
New York band Peroxide Blonde offer up an intriguing concoction of 90s indie, 80s post-punk and early 2000s revival.
Introducing: getbent.
If you're craving a little 2000s-esque intense emo nostalgia in your life, then Wyoming post-emo meets post-hardcore quintet getbent. may be just the band for you.
New Band of the Week: PARKAS
Bristol-based garage rock band PARKAS - which allegedly stands for Please, Answer, Road, Kill, Alan - offer up an infectious groove and distortion-heavy fusion of deliciously dirty rock meets indie.
Introducing: Godsticks
South Wales rockers Godsticks offer up a heavy, high energy progressive rock meets guitar-orientated metal sound that's gradually increased in heaviness as the band evolves.
Introducing: One Eye Closed
Tokyo band One Eye Closed not only blend a range of musical genres but also fuse Japanese elements with more Western influences. The result is a captivating combination of rock and djent with hip-hop, R'n'B and electronic elements that they describe as "diverse, emotional and unique."
New Band of the Week: Icarus
Hertfordshire newcomers Icarus have honed an infectious sound that fuses engaging vocals and heavy riffing in a rock meets metal meets hip-hop concoction that they describe as "dirty, raw and massive."
Introducing: The Phoenix Within
New York-based rockers The Phoenix Within have honed an engaging rock sound that they describe as "raw, honest and poignant music."
Introducing: RIVALS
Los Angeles dark-pop rockers RIVALS offer up a little bit of something for everyone with their infectious fusion of heavy rock, electronic and pop elements, which they summarise as "heavy emotional pop."
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