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Bands and new music for fans of karnivool

  • Progressive Metalcore/Alternative Rock

Acid

by MAZIAC

We're a London-based 3-piece who enjoy and infuse music from the whole range of the rock/metal spectrum. Check our our new single 'Acid' with a brand new animated music video!

For fans of
  • Progressive/Alternative Metal

Acid

by MAZIAC

This is the first single from our upcoming new album. The track features grunge harmonies, with SOAD-inspired overlapping vocal layers, and crushing tech-metal grooves. We experimented with arrangements & synths to take listeners on a journey that they will keep coming back to.

For fans of
  • Heavy Progressive Rock

Katoomba

by Giant Walker

Hey, we're Giant Walker and this is our brand new single, 'Katoomba' and our final single before our debut album release in May! The song opens with a menacing guitar riff that undulates with an intricate, yet powerful drum groove. FFO Karnivool, Deftones, Soundgarden, Tool.

For fans of
  • Heavy Progressive Rock

Left To Wreck

by Giant Walker

Following on from their ethereal and melancholy last single, Giant Walker’s upcoming release, ‘Left To Wreck’ showcases a more progressive sound - twisting and turning through a multitude of grooves and bouncy riffs, which keep you instinctively moving throughout.

For fans of
  • progressive rock/post-rock

vanguard

by prdr

prdr is a composer and solo artist from Adelaide, Australia producing his own dynamic progressive/post-rock sound. 'vanguard' features Rob Brens (I Built the Sky) on drums and Liam Horgan (Ivanyi) on bass, with mixing and mastering by Simon Grove (Plini, Intervals, Protest the Hero).

For fans of
  • Post rock, post metal

Wordless

by RIVIẼRE

Hey, it's RIVIẼRE from France and this is Wordless, the first single of our second album PASSAGE. Cheers, love

For fans of
  • Alternative metal

Derange

Heavy alternative rock/metal outfit Derange have unleashed a tongue-in-cheek slasher movie style video for their brand new single "Runaway". The track is taken from the band's as-yet-untitled second studio album, due for release in early 2019.

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  • Rock

STATE OF EMBER are here to stamp their mark over the whole of the UK. The Brit hard-hitters release heir stunning sophomore EP, Broken Horizons, on Friday 11th January, 2019. Prior to this, the hard rockers are currently streaming a new track, Fear Of Falling.

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