Introducing: Silent Hearts
Creating music that’s not only heavy but also relatable and engaging can be a pretty tough task, but it’s one that Ohio’s Silent Hearts are well and truly nailing.
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Creating music that’s not only heavy but also relatable and engaging can be a pretty tough task, but it’s one that Ohio’s Silent Hearts are well and truly nailing.
Edgy is a word that we tend to use a lot in articles about rock and metal bands, and it’s a word that intriguing Raleigh, North Carolina, rockers Nikol fully embrace.
Fancy some infectious, angsty, edgy and powerful pop-rock? Of course you do, so let us introduce you to the fresh sound of Chicago singer/songwriter Mel Senese.
Having met at 10,000-feet high in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado band Dirty Snowman Society are ready to take your musical enjoyment to new heights and believe they’re part of a major resurgence in rock music.
Get a healthy dose of good old blues-fuelled rock’n’roll and a good fix of delicious noodling guitars with Huntsville, Alabama, quartet Black Market Salesmen.
Strap in tight for a “wonderful demented ride” with Kentucky trio Indigo Storm, who have honed a sound that they describe to us as “progressive, primal and heavy.”
Having eased people into their alternative-rock meets metal sound with their debut EP, Merseyside/Chesire rockers Salt Hill have ripped the lid off their experimental edge with their superb new single Summit.
Expect the unexpected with Arizona band After The Calm, whose fusion of pop-punk, rock and post-hardcore conjures up something different from track to track.
Gallivant have conjured up the kind of face-melting riff-led rock that’s so good it should carry a warning to strap in tight before embarking on the musical journey.
On Friday, I attended my first ever protest march, joining a #FridaysForFuture protest through Santiago that was attended by thousands of Chileans demanding action on climate change. And it just so happens that the issues raised by this movement – and several others like it – are providing answers to the issues that inspired Austria-based band Charlywood’s latest single.
Expect powerful, engaging good old rock’n’roll in the form of Wisconsin band Scarlet.
Brace yourself for some fast-paced, raucous, screechy, fun-packed post-hardcore goodness from Madison, Wisconsin quarter Meat Jelly.