5 Trendy Metallic Bands You Want To Catch At Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk begins Saturday. That’s roughly 40 hours away. However, who’s counting?

Summertime brings out the very best within the music business – the very best releases, the very best performances, and arguably, the very best time time of the yr. With festivals practically each week, tucked in several elements of the world, rock festivals have gotten increasingly standard.

With Sonic Temple and Welcome To Rockville kicking off the pageant season within the US, Slam Dunk is main the best way inside the UK and Europe. And so they have a fairly killer lineup that spans pop-punk, fashionable rock, and – clearly – metallic. A illustration of the choice scene and all of its blazing glory, listed below are 5 fashionable metallic bands we predict you must catch at this yr’s Slam Dunk pageant.

1. ELECTRIC CALLBOY

Nervous about lacking a rave whereas attending Slam Dunk? Do not hassle – simply hop on over to Electrical Callboy‘s set. Combining this fusion of metallic and techno, the band bounce via influences as in the event that they’re carrying Moon Footwear, all whereas sustaining some deadly breakdowns and melodies to hum alongside to. The band are greatest described as avant-garde – on the market, and undoubtedly not palatable to everybody. For followers of Enter Shikari, the band faucets into that freeform considering of devices and strategies folks have come to adore about Enter Shikari, however as a substitute of utilizing such a punk base, swaps it for metallic. Searching for one thing on the market? Discover your strategy to Electrical Callboy‘s set.

2. LANDMVRKS

LANDMVRKS need to be greater than they’re. Their latest launch, The Darkest Place I’ve Ever been has been out lower than a month in the past and it noticed nothing lower than a 8/10 from publications that reviewed it. For essentially the most half, it scored a stable 9. It is an intense file, bouncing between a nu-metal, thrash, and French rap sounds, channelling the raunchiest facets of metallic alongside uncooked grief, emphasised by the sharpness of the French language. The bilingual band present their capabilities of being showstoppers on the newest launch, inflicting for moments of sheer shock, or downright shock. The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been is unpredictable, nevertheless it’s simple to foretell to LANDMVRKS might be a band to catch at Slam Dunk.

3. SCOWL

Scowl went a bit shoegaze-y with their most up-to-date file, Are We All Angels, however that hardcore construction the band was constructed on nonetheless stands robust. Lead vocalist Kat Moss manages to each sing like an angel and scream like a demon. Her DIY-roots have not led her astray as her band realized the ropes alongside her. A cohesive act that is damaged into the mainstream as properly – regardless of their very apparent hardcore sound – that led to a efficiency on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, Scowl is an act that is to not be missed.

4. DEFECTS

Defects‘ first file is heavy – it is genuinely to be listened to with a sound thoughts as lead vocalist Tony Maue recounts his childhood by which he was rehomed at a younger age and compelled to assimilate to new homes, to other ways of life. It is a file filled with trauma – therefore, a music title like “Damaged Bloodlines” – however by god, does it completely blast via audio system. Defects balances melody, exact riff constructions, and guitar solos in a method that’s actually consultant of contemporary metallic and the wave of bands which have been influenced by the bands that got here earlier than them. Certain to be an emotional set to catch, it will be price it ultimately.

5. IMMINENCE

Cinematic, orchestrated – Imminence‘s latest launch, The Return of the Black, is a somewhat stunning tackle fashionable metallic music. For many who just like the drama of a refrain of strings or get goosebumps when the vastly completely different devices harmonise, Imminence is a hell of a band to only come upon. Intricate guitar plucking is tucked into corners of melodies and thudding drums whereas clear vocals steadiness with soiled vocals. And but, regardless of the usage of orchestral devices, the band would not maintain again shit throughout their breakdowns, really utilizing the strings to accent the raunchy riffs. It is a hell of a file – it will be attention-grabbing to see how Imminence interprets to a stay setting.