If you haven’t heard the name HANABIE. by now, you need your ears checked. The Japanese metal four-piece have been making quite the name for themselves - so much so that they’ve pioneered their way into an entirely new genre, something they call “harajuku-core”. They’re a cute-but-deadly storm of high-speed metal, bubbly idol pop and frenzied hardcore, and their new EP 「HOT TOPIC」 is the perfect showcase for the unique energy they bring. ICONIC brings us in with the ring of

Coming out of India's most populous city Mumbai comes the post-hardcore quintet PACIFIST . Proudly having no music on Spotify as a stand against AI music and Spotify's profits going to warfare, the act are no strangers to political messages and it shows within their music. With one previous EP, Greyscale Dreams , available online, as well as two previously released singles, five will mark a leap further for this exciting act as they make their way towards playing Lollapalooz

NOWHERE2RUN ’s surprise release, BLOODRAVE , feels like an invitation down a staircase most people don’t notice until the bass leaking through the concrete gives it away. JAMI MORGAN and ERIC “SHADE” BALDEROSE have built something that sits several floors beneath the neon polish of mainstream techno music. The EP conjures the atmosphere of a sleazy, sweaty, underground industrial club, the kind where the air tastes metallic and the lights never settle long enough for you to

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