Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Our final round-up of new music from bands we’ve previously interviewed of 2025 brings you a tasty little collection of new rock and metal. This month, we’ve got new tracks by four bands from Portugal, Switzerland and the UK.
Canadian band The Velvet Supersloths blend heavy rock and groove metal in a hard-hitting sound that they describe as “heavy, groovy and uplifting.”
Manchester trio PSYCHOSCALLY offer up a soundtrack for the common man with a diverse fusion of rock, metal, rap and punk in an aggressively catchy sound they describe as “unapologetic, defiant and Northern.”
Leicester band Shallowdrown have crafted a diverse sound that fuses elements of heavy rock, indie, grunge and shoegaze and they describe as “loud, jangly and whimsical.”
Leicester band Value of Nothing formed in a pub toilet after a conversation about post-hardcore, and have gone on to craft a “fast and narky” radge post hardcore sound that they describe as “Militant. Raging. Bangers.”
Bristol-based band Dreamwrapon have conjured up a fusion of “chaotic rage jingles” in a loud but captivating rock sound that they describe as “mega, mint and occasionally gentle.”
Australian band Twilight Idols use the power of alternative rock to deliver their deeply philosophical message. They draw on melodic rock and 80s influences with sombre songwriting to craft an alluring gothic sound that they describe as “dark, melodic and overcoming.”
Arizona-based ENGINES OF AGGRESSION are shaking up the industrial rock genre with a gritty, bold post-punk and nu-metal leaning sound that they describe as “heavy, melodic and honest.”
Canadian duo In Stone offer up a deliciously in-your-face and groovy rock and metal sound that they describe as “heavy, catchy and rockin’.”
Berkshire quartet Small Town Saviours fuse gigantic riffs and contagious choruses in a melodic rock sound they describe as “loud, catchy and explosive.”
Belgian band Baby and the Beats deliver songs with meaning in a metal sound that covers themes as varied as romanticism, global warming and war.
New Zealand band Haast Hunter pack a punch with filthy low-tuned guitars, heavy atmospheres and intense vocals in a sound they describe as “fearless, undefined and authentic.”
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