ard rock and metal collective September Mourning see themselves as more than just a band, but a transmedia project that fuses music, comics and performance into a single immersive universe.
On The Radar: A Date With Destiny, Citizen Rat, Connect The Circle, Dark Aries Project, Defences, Die Tired, June Turns Black, Kite Thief, Le Rox, NOAPOLOGY, Odjur, Profiler, Rivers Collide, RODERIK, Set Before Us & Wave Break
Our latest On The Radar article offers up a bumper episode of new music by 16 bands from all over the world. This collection of great new tracks features bands from Australia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Sweden, the UK, Ukraine and the US.
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: SIGILS
Macclesfield band SIGILS offers up a fusion of post-rock and post-metal to create a deliciously intense sound of emotional melodies and sonic vastness that they describe as "immersive, dynamic and cathartic."
Introducing: Dune Reaper
Canadian duo Dune Reaper met on a construction site and are building a grungey outlet for the burned-out and the overworked. They've crafted a gritty and atmospheric rock-meets-metal sound that they describe as "aggressive, dynamic and chaotic."
New Band of the Week: Charlie Tyler
Prolific British pop-rock duo Charlie Tyler have crafted a dramatic and engaging sound that showcases the power of social platform TikTok, and they describe as "cinematic, emotional and anthemic."
September New Music Round-Up: Acid Age, Baby and the Beats, Bury The Liar, Carences, Djyn, Friendship Commanders and SUMMIT XERO
We've been unearthing new rock and metal bands from around the world via music discovery platform Groover for around a year now. But, if and when bands don't respond to our interview requests, we wrap them into a new music round-up to introduce these new artists to you.
Introducing: FireBug
California duo FireBug have crafted a captivating old-school rock sound that blends modern rock with folk and blues influences, and they describe as "emotive desert noir and psychedelic."
Introducing: bNNNy
British band bNNNy offer up an intriguingly chaotic post-hardcore sound that blends elements of jazz, punk and soul and they describe to us as "impossible to perform."
Introducing: Say Or Do
Fully DIY New Zealand quartet Say Or Do have crafted a diverse hard alt-rock sound that blends atmospheric textures with powerful riffs and they describe as "energetic, vibey and powerful."