Since the last decade of the 20th century, Amorphis from Finland have been the standard bearers of Nordic metal. They were formerly thought of as a death metal group, but as soon as they released Tales From The Thousand Lakes in 1994, they started fusing progressive metal, folk and Viking influences into their music. Further, Am Universum, a band heavy on... read full bio
Since taking the hard rock world by storm, Lansdowne has made a name for itself the old-fashioned way: on the road. The band has played numerous shows all over the world, including one for the troops that went through Kuwait, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. They have also shared stages with other rock legends like Pop Evil, Theory of a Deadman, Puddle of... read full bio
Black Noise, Billy Allen + The Pollies' debut album, is a beast of a Southern engine. Over the course of its eleven songs, it deftly veers between grunge, funk, gospel, and soul while chugging along a classic rock chassis. Black Noise is a genre-defying haymaker that hits, from the thunderous opening tune—a liberated anthem of self-worth called "All of Me"—to... read full bio
Roxx Revolt & the Velvets was founded in Naples, Florida. The four-piece band has become one of the most sought-after groups in the Florida music scene due to to their glitzily varied brand of power-driven rock 'n' roll. RRTV is renowned for its intense onstage presence, which permeates the crowd and incorporates them into the performance through singing, dancing and enthusiastic... read full bio
As a young child, Robin Taylor Zander cherished traveling the country with his father's band, Cheap Trick. He would spend his nights curled up on the tour bus with lead singer Robin Wayne Zander, his father, and watch every show from the side of the stage as they performed. Daxx Nielsen, the band's new drummer who took Carlos' place, had... read full bio
Gunshine, a Florida panhandle native, brings a new perspective to the rock scene. Gunshine was a musical love child born during the pandemic, the brainchild of Daytona Beach local and New Years Day ax man Austin Ingerman, who found himself abruptly off the road due to the world closing down and ready to realize his goal of forming a new,... read full bio
Orlando, Florida-based pop punk/alternative rock group Magnolia Park is composed of five members. The group combines pop punk, emo and hip hop components to produce an enthralling sound and eerie look. Legendary alternative rock/pop punk producer Andrew Wade of The Audio Compound, who has collaborated with numerous bands like A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Wage War, Real Friends and others, is... read full bio
Grace Bowers uses raw riff-craft and flowing fretwork to convey emotion. For the guitarist and band leader, chords and leads convey feelings rather than just words. That explains why she has subtly become known as a mysterious musical presence in addition to being a phenomenon on her preferred instrument. Because of this, she has attracted the attention of many people, including Rolling... read full bio
Orchid always possessed a mixture of unresolvable tension between proto-electroclash and staunch/arch integrity, a reluctance to settle for extreme striving, and drive to surpass whatever one got. The other half of Orchid was a tribute to anarchy, endlessly propulsive. The notches on a person's library card likely determine whether they prefer one side over the other. However, the band as... read full bio
Norwich's FLORAL IMAGE have presented and exposed psychedelic rock with a heliolatric, even hedonistic sense of festivity since their inception. Blending the throbbing acid house tracks from the mid-1990s with the sputtering intensity of early 1970s psychedelic heavyweights Hawkwind, together with a nostalgic burst of brightness from contemporary Neo-psych bands such as King Gizzard and Babe Rainbow, Floral discover a... read full bio
Horrendous was born in the early months of 2009. Weaving webs of filthy riffs through the air of the rehearsal area, the band emerged from a dismal environment, fascinated and completely obsessed with the old school. During the summer, a demo called Sweet Blasphemies was written and recorded. The band's myspace page offered CD-R copies of the demo for sale. Horrendous joined... read full bio
Before she could even speak, Royale Lynn was singing, so she gave up riding her pony and moved to Nashville with a guitar. Billboard described the country music artist as "a ferocious newcomer with ceiling scraping vocals" and she has amassed millions of views on social media by herself. Additionally, Billboard designated her as one of its "Emerging Artists." Six million... read full bio
Although Thantifaxath has never been easily listened to or approachable, they appear to have taken a step in the direction of both a more intense and clear sound in this instance. They have abandoned many of the noisy inspirations that typified their previous work and are now more focused on their discordant death edge. They resemble Portal, if Portal were... read full bio
Originating from the isolated island of Tasmania, Psycroptic have gradually established themselves in the congested modern metal scene. Psycroptic avoids trends and uses a wide range of musical influences, both extreme and otherwise, to create a sound that is all their own: a perfect fusion of brutality, intensity and rhythm. Psycroptic defies categorization, distinguishing themselves from the mob and bringing something new... read full bio
The musical development of Mental Cruelty since their 2014 debut is just remarkable. These Germans started out playing brutal slam with a deathcore twist, but swiftly shifted into cookie-cutter symphonic deathcore before regaining their footing by putting amazing songwriting first and adding more melodic embellishments. They appear to have undergone yet another evolution, with their core of Lorna Shore and... read full bio
Formerly known as Shaman, Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland. Korpiklaani translates to "Backwoods Clan" from Finnish. "Korpi" signifies "dark old forest" when pronounced. In biology, it describes the appearance of a boreal forest on moist moraine soils, with a thick covering of moss serving as undergrowth and dense spruce growth. Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal,... read full bio
Airshow is a jamband that is destined to take off and become everyone's top priority. Childhood best friends Steve Gallagher (guitar/vocals) and Cody Chelius (mandolin/vocals), who had formed in Reading, Pennsylvania, expanded their wings and moved to Nashville. They started their rapid ascent to the top of Nashville's jamband scene when they met Bill Baker (bass/vocals) and John Rodrigue (drums/vocals), and... read full bio
CHASER is an upbeat punk rock band that was founded in the center of the Southern California punk scene. They are passionate, vivacious and melodious. Their emotionally charged and contagious performances leave you yearning for more. Mike LeDonne on vocals, Jesse Stopnitzky on bass and vocals, Bill Hockmuth on guitar, and Davey Guy on drums make up CHASER, a group of close... read full bio
Renowned for their surreal musical arrangements and electrifying live performances, The Dillinger Escape Plan formally broke up after three incredible farewell gigs at New York City's Terminal 5. The band is set to make a comeback in commemoration of the record that started their remarkable journey, following years of undying fan support, an endless stream of reunion requests, and many reissues.... read full bio
Nurnberg was founded in Belarus's Minsk. The lyrics are mostly influenced by the post-soviet city despair, existentialism, the struggles of modern industrial civilization, exhaustion, and a few basic yet essential human emotions like love.... read full bio
