Complex and chaotic as per the haunting undertones of a relentless piano progression and soaring distorted guitars – Of The Fallen recraft the deathcore identity, with the fearlessly intense Harlots.
Metal
The lightness of indie shoegaze is quickly elevated by passionate and bold vocals, soon evolving into a wholly unexpected hard-rock realm as that passion rises further still – Torch The Hive provide the essential escapism we need right now.
Heavy with the weight of hard-rock yet melodic and contemplative in line with a devoted solo songwriter, Coty Calloway’s COMPROMISED pierces through the noise of the scene with a nostalgic and mighty presence.
Mourning Sun are a band who whole-heartedly commit themselves to the attitude, angst and intensity of metal, yet also weave in that crucial element of musicality and audience-awareness.
“A million eyes stare at me with despise, A million lies swarm about inside my mind…”
Beautifully capturing the vastness of the space, with ideally produced vocals and guitars introducing what proves to be an epic and emotively rooted journey, Bridges Ablaze deliver an intense and immersive new-metal classic.
Name Your Price is stunning, refreshingly original, purposeful, soulful and intense, gritty and gentle – juxtaposition masterfully incorporated.
LA new-metal outfit Hollywood Nightmare deliver the perfect fusion of melody, passion, distortion and pace, with their brilliantly immersive anthem The Rayne. From the outset we’re embraced by this multi-layered soundscape, the band utilising contemporary production as much so a classic metal guitars and live drums. The leading voice drives through an emotive story and … Continued
Latvian artists Skultik and Reinis Liepa bring two worlds together, with creative originality and conceptual depth combined.
Standing tall on the strength of intention and eclecticism combined, alternative rock outfit Lokella promise to engage and energise, with their deeply human and musically powerful album As We Unravel.
“People should start building instead of destroying. Reconnecting instead of disconnecting. Striving towards peace, not war. Because, unless we do so, all that’s left is destruction and a dead world.”
Brilliantly-captured guitars lead with distortion and heavy riff-work, backed by the equally energising crash of live drums, as hard-rock outfit Signal Static craft an original song of both anthemic and emotionally poignant roots.