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Bands and new music for fans of tool

  • post-metal, post-rock, instrumental

Beyond This Black Horizon

by Mountain Caller

Our new EP "Chronicle: Prologue", a prequel to our album story, will be released 9th July 2021 on New Heavy Sounds. Beyond This Black Horizon is the first single!

For fans of
  • Pyschedelic Rock

Space Loop

by Burrowing

We are Burrowing and this track is taken from our new album, 'Weight'. It's about losing connection with reality.

For fans of
  • Gothic Progressive, Epic Melancholy, Metaphysical Rock.

Inhumite

by King Venus

King Venus is a solo project, originally rooted in hermetic magick. 'Inhumite' is the first scene from 'Correspondences', a concept oratorio. Thank you —Fr. M∴M∴ (Mute)

For fans of
  • Melodic Rock

Far From My Home

by Wasted History

Hey guys this is Ben from Wasted History. This is our new track called 'Far From My Home'. Its got a killswitchy vibe so please be responsible and enjoy loudly.

For fans of
  • Modern Prog rock

Rotten

by The Tragic Company

We are an Alt Rock / Post grunge / prog rock band from Spain. We have just released our new single, ROTTEN. A track that we have produced ourselves during the Covid-19 quarantine here in Spain.

For fans of
  • Progressive Alt-Rock

Howl

by The Animal State

I am The Animal State. 'Howl, is the first single from my debut album 'Genus'. If you like Mastodon, Tool, Elder and the like, go and have a listen. Thanks.

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
  • post punk, grunge, psych rock

Bubble

by Arabnormal

Hey, this slays. We're from Belgium. We're ARABNORMAL. Peace

For fans of
  • Melodic Rock / Metal

Confusion

by Wasted History

Hey everyone, we are Wasted History. We have just released our first song called 'confusion' and are putting the final touches on our debut album. We are a melodic rock / metal band based in Melbourne, AUS. We hope you enjoy what you hear \m/.

For fans of
  • Prog Metal

Maziac

MAZIAC step up with the release of their stunning track, Escapism - https://youtu.be/OyPwbHIrGR4 , taken from their explosive forthcoming new album, Forged, which lands on Friday 5th July.

For fans of
  • Hard Rock/Punk Rock

Hot Ham & Cheese

Hey all...we are Hot Ham & Cheese from Cleveland, OH. This is the new single from our latest album The Onions Have Eyes. It's also the sequel to our 2006 track "Cocaine Billy". Pretty much straight-forward, old school punk at its core. We hope you dig it!

For fans of
  • Prog-Rock, Art-Rock. Prog-Metal

Frontal Cortex

The band’s debut album titled "Passage" was released on the October 26, 2018. The musical genre is difficult to define. While emotional and progressive rock prevails there, fans of stronger sounds will also find a lot of heavy, even metal riffs.

For fans of
  • Post Metal

A Storm Of Light

A Storm of Light share a new track entitled "Prime Time" taken from their fifth full length Anthroscene, to be released via Consouling Sounds (EU and UK) 5th October. EU tour dates with Mono start 1st Oct, full info here: http://ymlp.com/zhlyiq

For fans of
  • Stoner Grunge

Broncos

Broncos is a brazen 90s rock band from Brooklyn for the modern era. The single Human is a heavy-hitting demand for inclusivity, railing against exclusion, xenophobia, and ultimately self-destruction, from their upcoming album Revenge.

For fans of
  • Alternative Rock

Trope

We are Trope, a proggy yet groovy and melodic female fronted rock band from Vancouver, BC. We blend polyrhythms and spend a lot of time crafting music. Mike Fraser (AC/DC) engineered and David Bottrill (Tool) mixed our album 'Eleutheromania', which means a manic zeal for freedom.

For fans of