Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Canadian band The Purple Helmets first formed back in 1988, becoming a big name across the country with their fetching songcraft and raucous indie power pop. But the band is back and making waves with a cool rock sound we intriguingly saw labelled as “Canadiana.”
Brazilian band Baraka Palmer have crafted a deliciously engaging old-school rock sound that they summarise as “peated single malt.”
French band Make It Shine fuse rock and metal influences with touches of electronica to craft a fun, catchy but heavy-riffing sound that they describe as “energetic, melodic and bouncy.”
Mysterious American newcomers Inside The Trojan Horse have honed a thrilling, atmospheric hard rock and punk metal-tinged sound that they describe as a “pure, reflective release.”
American band Die Tired derived their name from the old Marines adage, “You can run, but you’ll just die tired,” and adapted it into a punk rock “carpe diem” methodology.
Hard rock band KuF is on a mission to restore old-school rock vibes having recently relaunched more than 20 years since their first emergence.
Something a little different to our norm today as we introduce a legendary Czech rock band Extra Band, who started making music before I was born and describe their sound as “energetic, melodic and liberating.”
Italian rock solo project ENKOH uses delicious melodic guitars to create vivid sonic soundscapes with an engaging sound that they describe as “melodic, eclectic, romantic and powerful.”
Peru-born, Spain-based newcomers Lima Shakes have honed an engaging old-school rock sound that they describe as “fresh, real and relatable.”
Georgia-based solo artist Robbie Rapids offers up an engaging sound that toes the line between rock, folk rock and psychedelic rock and he describes as “honest storytelling.”
Northern Irish power trio Final Thirteen blend elements of metal, rock and indie into their engaging sound. The three-piece are rallying strong support with their powerful vocals and raucous instrumentals, which combine in a sound they describe as “M’indie rock.”
Irish trio Empires To Ruins have crafted an engaging rock sound that aims to get your fists pumping and your brain thinking, and they describe as “dynamic, nuanced and aggressive.”
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