London-based Perpetual Paradox have concocted a vicious groove-laden technical metalcore sound that fuses powerful riffs, intense vocals and brutal rhythms, which they describe as "fast, riffy and melodic."
Introducing: Another Now
Eindhoven band Another Now have honed a thrilling metalcore sound that's laced with violent guitars and unrelenting rhythms, alongside tech metal influences, electronic noises and plenty of intense shredding. And they're yet another band to add to the list of exciting new Dutch metal bands.
New Music Friday Round-Up: 7 December
Check out our veritable feast of the finest new music from a host of great new bands.
Introducing: Voices From The Fuselage
Northamptonshire rockers Voices From The Fuselage have honed a fascinating sound that blurs the boundaries of tech metal, progressive rock and post-rock in a delicious manner - leading some to laud them as Britain's answer to Coheed & Cambria. It's high praise indeed, and one that frontman Ashe O'Hara admits he doesn't quite see but... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: The Mechanist
An element of intrigue and mystery should always surround any good tech metal, and that's certainly the case with Leeds five-piece The Mechanist. The band describe their music as "Metalcore skeleton, evolving skin," which offers a sumptuous summary of the fusion of intense, complex technical metal with moments of delicious melody, covering topics as diverse... Continue Reading →
New Music Friday Round-Up: 28 September
We're keeping it 100% British in this week's New Music Friday. And have we got some great new music for you. This week we're featuring a new single from one of our favourite new metal bands, an astonishingly good album from one of Britain's hottest new punk-metal bands, a hot new punk-rock EP and a great... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Heptaedium
Combining elements of djent and metal with electro, Parisian one-man band Heptaedium has created an eclectic sound that he has interestingly termed "Baguettecore." The tech-metal project is the brainchild of Florent Lambert, who tells us the idea for the unique music fusion came to him way back in 2011: "I was listening to Motionless Battle... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Dividium
Hull tech metal quartet Dividium are quite the metal melting pot, fusing huge mathy guitars and delicious solos with a kaleidoscope of vocal offerings, from classic metal vocals through to intense screams. Dividium began life as a project between vocalist Neil Bailey and guitarist Peter Delaney, who later added drummer James Coggin and bassist Joel... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Core Of iO
One of the genres I've really enjoyed exploring over the last year or so is technical metal aka Tech-Metal, and south coast rockers Core Of iO are an intriguing example of this emerging genre. The quartet met at a music college a few years ago and formed out of a desire to create interesting and... Continue Reading →