Swiss death metal band Arcaine pack an almighty punch, blending brutal guitars, ferocious rhythms and vicious vocals with immersive harmonies in a sound that they describe as "hard, technical and melodic."
On The Radar: Dreamweapon, IOTA, PUSH! & WINDSHELTER
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.
Introducing: Ophelia’s Eye
Swiss band Ophelia's Eye offer up a fascinatingly immersive, technical and emotional metal sound that they describe as "energetic, hard-hitting and honest."
August New Music Round-Up: CF98, DoorShan, LAFAYETTE, LohArano, Nordstahl, True Devil & Zatokrev
This August music round-up features bands from France, Germany, a brand new country for us in Madagascar, Poland, Switzerland and the United States. So get your weekend started early with a batch of everything from pop-punk and rock to extreme metal from these seven exciting new bands.
Introducing: Rebel Rose
Swiss rockers Rebel Rose fuse powerful vocals and delicious classic hard rock meets heavy metal goodness in a thrilling sound they describe as "passionate, classic and modern."
Introducing: Sielkanker
If you have the urge to feel crushed by a filthy, violent yet strangely beautiful world, then the deathcore sound of French/Swiss band Sielkanker will be just the place for you.
Introducing: Cave Wolves
Swiss band Cave Wolves have fused hard rock, post-grunge, punk and metal influences into a roaring and snarling sound that they describe as "high energy rock’n'roll."
Introducing: Windshelter
Swiss band Windshelter have honed an intoxicating sound that fuses the intensity of post-hardcore with more melodic, almost emo elements that they describe as "deep, energetic and mindful."
Discover This: Mnemocide
Swiss death metal band Mnemocide describe the experience of listening to their music as "being hit by a tank" due to its heavy groove and pounding intensity.
Discover This: Snakedeath
If you like your rock old school and riff heavy then Swiss band Snakedeath are going to be just the ticket with a sound dripping in filthy guitar goodness. The quintet of Daniel Schlunegger (guitar, vocals), Eric Stauffer (vocals), Jan Gribi (Bass) and Mauro Stotzer (drums) describe their sound as "natural organic heavy metal straight... Continue Reading →