10 Up & Coming Metal Bands You Need To Hear
From a huge global scene, here are ten of the very best rising metal bands.
For many metalheads and critics, 13th February 1970 marked the birthdate of metal, when Black Sabbath released their debut album. Since its conception, metal music has hosted and been dominated by a plethora of bands and spawned a mass of sub-genres. The genre-defining, colossal names of metal have also inspired a catalogue of people to take up arms and take to the stage in the name of metal, which leaves us with a thriving underground scene.
The importance of the underground scene can never be overstated. It is a haven for promising, potential abundant bands and allows them to build a formidable reputation before they make a push for unrivalled stardom. Today's underground names could be tomorrow's metal superstars, in the same way current genre leaders such as Parkway Drive, Whitechapel and Amon Amarth had to spend their time grafting in the underground.
Even though there are countless great talents scattered around the globe in metal's underground scene, this article will focus on ten of the genres most promising rising stars. Narrowing this list down to just ten names was extremely difficult, so leave your Honourable Mentions in the comments section!
10. Bloodywood
Hailing from New Delhi India, Bloodywood are part of a new generation of hard-hitting bands emerging from the huge Asian nation. Alongside other growing names, Bloodywood have shot up the ranks of the underground metal scene in the past 12 months.
With their use of Indian folk instruments and thumping song delivery, it is no surprise to see Bloodywood embarking on such a rapid rise to fame. Bloodywood's unique and distinct sound is founded on the use of these rarely utilised instruments in metal, while also merging traditional metal sounds with other genres such as rap and alternative rock.
They have released a number of exceptional singles, earning themselves spots on the Alcatraz Festival line-up in Belgium, Bloodstock Festival in England and Reload Festival in Germany this coming summer. Singles such as 'Jee Veerey', 'Ari Ari' and the stomping yet fluent sound of 'Endurant' are all perfect representation of what this talented group are capable of.