20 Unsigned Metal Bands Everyone Needs To Hear
1. Bloodshot Dawn
What happens when you cross the drumming of Gojira, the rhythm guitar of Meshuggah, the lead shredding of Allegaeon, the growls of Black Crown Initiate and the sheer energy of mid-90s In Flames? You get the orgasmic cocktail that is Bloodshot Dawn, probably the best melodic death metal band since DevilDriver.
Every great melo-death act adds something new to the genre in order to transform it into their own: Dark Tranquillity somehow makes the style beautiful and artistic, Carcass blends it with British grindcore and the previously mentioned DevilDriver tosses in a little Pantera-esque groove metal. Bloodshot Dawn, meanwhile, takes the style and mixes it with extreme yet technical prog, making for an experience that is both exhilarating and mind-bending.
Connoisseurs of the progressive elite will adore this band as they bring an intellectual edge to one of metal's most pulse-pounding sub-styles, while the more casual metalhead will probably just adore the screaming, vitality and absolutely powerhouse riffing and drumming.
No matter how you like your metal, Bloodshot Dawn will always give you your extreme fix and more.
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