New Band of the Week: abide
Emerging alternative meets nu-metal project abide combines heavy riffs with unsettling atmospheres and confessional lyrics in a sound they describe as “nostalgic, energetic and angsty.”
Tag: Nu-metal
Introducing: NOXATRA
Canadian duo NOXATRA have crafted an engaging and diverse nu-metal sound that fuses impressive vocals with powerful metal elements and they describe as “emotional, unpredictable and catchy.”
Introducing: Skin To Bone
Georgia-based band Skin To Bone fuse powerful guitars and raw emotion in an engaging sound that blends nu-metal and alternative metal and they describe as “unsettled, raw and heavy.”
New Music Round-Up: Bastion’s Wake, Dead Villains, floodlit, GAMBO HEMP, Mortez, Ray of Light, Saint City Orchestra, Tamagotchi Bay & Tiny Ships
Our latest batch of new music from bands using music discovery platform Groover sees us kick off 2026 with tracks from eight new bands. We begin the new year with a fusion of rock, metal, nu-metal, punk and rap metal by bands from Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the US.
Introducing: Above the Ocean
Portuguese band Above the Ocean fuse elements of metalcore, groove metal and nu-metal in a modern metal sound that’s equal parts aggressive and melodic, and they describe as “heavy, catchy, and cathartic.”
Introducing: Bloodstained Halo
Finnish band Bloodstained Halo blend the ferocity of metalcore, the melody of melodeath and the rawness of nu-metal in a powerful sound they describe as “aggressive, melodic and groovy.”
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: Fatal Switch
Upon opening up my laptop this morning, the first YouTube suggestion was a VICE video on the story of Papa Roach’s Last Resort. So, once I’d got myself fired up by giving that a listen, it felt like fate to get the day started with some gritty nu-metal that screams of the 2000s from Canadian band Fatal Switch, who describe their hooky sound as “explosive, emotional and unapologetic.”
Introducing: Polarskies
French trio Polarskies combine alternative metal, dark pop and cinematic synths in an intriguingly contrasting sound that they describe as “heavy, emotional and atmospheric.”
On The Radar: Crooked Royals, Le Rox, Mostly Under 3, Oceans On Orion, ODC, Profiler, Re:O & S.Y.G.M.A.
Our latest edition of On The Radar brings you brand new music from new rock and metal bands we’ve interviewed from around the world. This month, our collection of new releases brings you new tracks and a new EP by bands hailing from France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
Introducing: Cure For The Ghost
If ghosts were real, it’s more than feasible that the secret to bringing the spirits back to life would be a catchy yet feisty modern metal sound like that cooked up by exciting French band Cure For The Ghost.
Introducing: FiveSidedDice
If there’s a single country we could pick out as intriguing based on not discovering any artists from the nation and lacking any understanding of their rock/metal scene, it would be South Africa. But we’re putting that right today with multi-genre music project FiveSidedDice, who describe their rock meets nu-metal sound as “colourful, enigmatic and transformative.”
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