Introducing: Koyo
Long Island’s Koyo take us back to the good old days of the early 2000s with a thrilling, heart-on-sleeve brand of post-hardcore and emo that they describe as “honest, reminiscent and focused.”
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Long Island’s Koyo take us back to the good old days of the early 2000s with a thrilling, heart-on-sleeve brand of post-hardcore and emo that they describe as “honest, reminiscent and focused.”
If angsty, noisy, sweaty rock is your kind of thing then we presume you’re going to adore the sound of UK-based, Brazilian born two-piece Yur Mum.
Finnish band Velvet Ocean have honed a distinguished modern metal sound fused with symphonic elements and gothic, pop and rock influences, which they describe as “emotional, energetic and empowering.”
Teenage sister duo Alt Blk Era took their R&B, soul, reggae and rap roots and fused them with heavy guitars, orchestral and unnerving sounds to create a diverse sound they describe as “powerful, sincere and creepy” – which had us immediately fascinated.
Dutch hard rock meets nu-metal band The Last Element aim to write songs that are “as aggressive as they are tender and as melodic as they are heavy” and they describe as “heartfelt, melodic and modern.”
Long Island grunge meets melodic metal outfit The Suicide Disease aim to offer solace to people dealing with the pain of loss with a sound they describe as “mournful, meaningful and memorable.”
New Zealand rockers This Silent Divide have honed an engaging sound that traverses the indie, rock and metal landscapes in what they describe as “energetic, melodic, wall-of-sound rock.”
London-based band 4FOXSAKE are on a mission to challenge social barriers with an explosive sound that harnesses elements of punk, hard rock and metal, and they describe as “loud, anthemic and catchy.”
Norwegian band MAKTKAMP offer up a hard-hitting musical entity that aims to fight injustice, idiocy and inhuman behaviour with a sound they describe as “piercing, persistent and playful.”
Canadian purveyors of “Dark.Sexy.Loud.” The Fixer offer up a dark, melodramatic and deeply engaging fusion of hard rock and metal with a playful edge.
Oxfordshire band Dirty Money are on a mission to become “the greatest band you’ve never heard… but you will” with a catchy rock sound that they describe as”bold, brash and ballsy.”
If you’re craving some big catchy alternative rock then Teesside quartet Motherland are going to be just the ticket with their engaging sound that they describe as “anthemic, energetic and heartfelt.”