Parisian collective Ressentiment Superlibre Masculin Hardcore fuse grindcore, rap, metal and industrial music "in an incoherent fashion" in a sound they summarise as "Grindcore, Rap, GRAPE!"
Introducing: The Dawn Razor
The engaging black and death metal sound of French band The Dawn Razor is intertwined with intriguing themes inspired by the romantic era, and they describe it as "violence, brightness and contrast."
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."
Introducing: Ghost Anthem
French band Ghost Anthem started out with an obsession with Scandinavian metal and has developed into a delicious modern metalcore meets death metal sound that they describe as "melodic, positive and honest."
Introducing: Make It Shine
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."
Introducing: Lies We Sold
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."
Introducing: Hurakan
Prepare to taken on a journey through the murky waters of deathcore brutality with intense French band Hurakan.
Discover This: Somehow
There's a very 80s indie-pop-rock feel to the deliciously soothing yet upbeat sound of French one-man-band Somehow.
New Music Friday Round-Up: 2 November
Another week of exciting new music for you. This time around, we've got some really heavy stuff from some several awesome new British metal bands, some even heavier stuff from Paris, alongside new Watford indie-rockers and punk rock from New York, Manchester and Liverpool. And a special treat to finish this week's new music feast... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Heptaedium
Combining elements of djent and metal with electro, Parisian one-man band Heptaedium has created an eclectic sound that he has interestingly termed "Baguettecore." The tech-metal project is the brainchild of Florent Lambert, who tells us the idea for the unique music fusion came to him way back in 2011: "I was listening to Motionless Battle... Continue Reading →