South Wales trio nineplanfailed have honed a tense, uncomfortable, powerful and fascinating post-punk meets alternative noise sound that they describe as "urgent, hook-driven and communal."
Introducing: R.O.T.
Italian duo R.O.T. (Revolution of Two) admit their music isn't perfect, but encourage anyone "looking for something weird and different" to give it a go. The duo offers up a diverse modern metal sound that experiments with a variety of styles and elements, which they describe as "heterogeneous, contaminated and modern."
New Band of the Week: Dethrüt
Surrey duo Dethrüt have crafted a vicious nu-metalcore sound with elements of deathcore, which they describe as "chaotic, pissed, and (mostly) tongue-in-cheek."
Introducing: Bleach the Sky
Boston band Bleach The Sky take us on a journey back to the late 90s and early 2000s alt-rock with their own twist of modern dynamics in a sound that they describe as "catchy, nostalgic and dynamic."
New Band of the Week: Our Nameless Boy
Bristol band Our Nameless Boy lean on the dynamics of the 90s/2000s alternative and emo scene to craft a captivating alternative rock meets post-hardcore sound that they describe as "melancholic, chaotic, melon."
New Band of the Week: soul nest
Brighton band soul nest blend heavy riffs, massive breakdowns and cyberpunk influences in a modern metalcore sound they describe as "intense, hard, fun."
Introducing: The Stein
Spanish band The Stein aim to make loud, honest rock music that's uncompromising and packed with attitude, in a sound they describe as "raw, powerful and emotional."
New Band of the Week: Night Thieves
London band Night Thieves fuse seismic riffs, hooky vocals and synth soundcapes in a powerful alternative metal sound that they describe as "massive, catchy earworms."
New Music Round-Up: HKSPK, Icing Sands, Illumina A.D., Nocturn, Revelation 23, RivetSkull, Sunset Rebellion, TALNAK & TANGIBLE
This batch of tracks offers up a mix of rock, metal and nu-metal by bands from France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, listed in alphabetical order.
Introducing: Under Society
The vicious sound of Colorado's Under Society was born out of a drive to create something emotional, aggressive and real, which comes to life in an intense metalcore meets deathcore hybrid.