New Band of the Week: Quiet Neighbours

These Northern Irish newcomers may go by the name Quiet Neighbours, but we suspect you’d be issuing your fair share of noise complaints if you had them living next door to you.

New Band of the Week: Fates Messenger

Prepare to be slapped around the face with a slab of metal savagery from Fates Messenger, who’ve harnessed their metal and hardcore experience to craft a sound they describe as “thrashy groove fusion.”

New Band of the Week: We Are Sovereign

East Midlands metalcore synth band We Are Sovereign bring us a delicious taste of the 2000s alongside a core focus on resilience in a sound they describe as “raw, emotional, hard-hitting, relatable and nostalgic.”

Introducing: Illusionary

Brisbane band Illusionary fuse progressive elements and, in their words, “angry, heavy vocals” in an aggressive but captivating metalcore meets deathcore sound that they describe as “integrity, truth, and pulling no punch.”

New Band of the Week: Within Reach

In sport, it’s common to hear talk of “the next generation of talent” coming through the ranks to continue a club or nation’s success. That kind of chatter isn’t so common in musical circles, but Within Reach are aiming to shape the next generation of heavy music in the UK with an engaging but complex modern metalcore sound they describe as “unhinged, resonant and evolving.”

New Band of the Week: HELL CAN WAIT

Brighton melodic hardcore act HELL CAN WAIT are leading the revival of UK melodic hardcore, perfecting a powerful and emotive sound that they describe as “sincere, evocative and earnest.” The … Continue reading New Band of the Week: HELL CAN WAIT

Introducing: A Shadow Within

Denver band A Shadow Within seek to meet, investigate and embrace the “collective shadow sides” that they’ve been told to repress and ignore. The result sees the band take full control of their darker selves in a diverse metalcore sound they describe as “cathartic, energetic and powerful.”

Introducing: Blindsight

Australian band Blindsight have crafted a diverse metalcore sound that fuses heavy breakdowns, punchy riffs, synth delights and delicious melodies, and they describe as “chaotic, energetic and emotional.”

Introducing: Ice Chemicals

Our third French band in a week sees us discover the alternative metal sound of Ice Chemicals. The Parisian collective have honed a style that plays with elements of metalcore, melodeath and neo metal and utilises dual male and female vocals.