For some awesome Metal with a bit of Hardcore check out Like Moths to Flames from Columbus, Ohio. They are on the following websites:

https://www.facebook.com/likemoths
http://www.twitter.com/lmtf

Photo by Sam Link

For fist pumping, pulse racing Metal tunes check out Red Enemy form Dublin, Ireland. They are on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/RedEnemy
http://redenemy.bigcartel.com

Check out Widow The Sea from the Gold Coast of Australia for a modern take on the Swedish death metal sound. They are on the following websites:

https://www.facebook.com/widowthesea
http://www.myspace.com/widowthesea

Spotted an article about The Sorrow from Bregenz, Austria on blabbermouth.net and took some time to check them out and it turns out that this is a really awesome band. They are on the following websites:

http://www.thesorrow.net
http://www.facebook.com/thesorrowofficial
http://www.youtube.com/thesorrowofficial
http://www.myspace.com/thesorrowmetal

For as raw and in your face Death Metal as you are going to get check out Landmine Marathon from Phoenix, Arizona. They are on the following websites:

http://www.myspace.com/landminemarathon
http://landminemarathon.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/landmine.marathon

Photo by Jeremiah Cooper

The Storm Picturesque from Newcastle has a super heavy sound that will shake your eardrums to their core and have you screaming for more. You can check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/thestormpicturesque
http://www.myspace.com/thestormpicturesque

Stray From The Path is one of my favourite Hardcore bands to listen to. Their intense and energy filled songs will have you moshing around in no time. You can check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/Strayfromthepath
http://www.myspace.com/strayfromthepath
http://www.twitter.com/strayfromdapath

I came across a melodic hardcore band called Another Hero Dies while searching around on Facebook. This band has some really solid tunes and you can check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/anotherherodies
http://twitter.com/#!/AnotherHeroDies
http://www.last.fm/music/Another+Hero+Dies
http://www.purevolume.com/AnotherHeroDies01
http://www.myspace.com/anotherherodies

If you haven’t taken the time to listen to the instrumental wizardry of Animals as Leaders then you are seriously missing out. I highly recommend you check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/animalsasleaders
http://www.myspace.com/animalsasleaders

One of my favourite bands to listen to at the moment is “Arsonists get all the girls” from Santa Cruz, California. Their latest album “Motherland” is a whirlwind of experimental hardcore metal awesomeness. You can check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/AGATG
http://www.myspace.com/agatg
http://twitter.com/AGATG

Looking for a band that will throw everything at you? Then I present a band that has the two vocalists, the heavy guitars, keyboards and even turntables. Check out Here Comes The Kraken from Mexico City at:

http://www.facebook.com/staykraken
http://herecomesthekraken.com/

Band photo by: Nacho Navarro

Since Myspace has seen a major downfall in popularity almost every band is on Facebook these days which has made it a lot easier to find great bands online. One of them is Glasgow metallers Bleed From Within, you can check them out at:

www.facebook.com/bleedfromwithinband
www.bleedfromwithin.com

Band photo by: Tom Barnes

Ex-Members of Riverside, California’s Oblige and Impending Doom have joined forces to create the grimy, groove metal band “The Devastated”. You can check them out on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/TheDevastated

Betraying The Martyrs from Paris, France delivers a crushing fusion of various heavy music styles. You can check them out on the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/WeAreBetrayingTheMartyrs
http://twitter.com/MartyrsTweets
http://www.youtube.com/user/Betrayingthemartyrs
http://btm-on-tour.tumblr.com
http://betrayingthemartyrs.bigcartel.com

While surfing through Facebook I came across Make Them Suffer, a Symphonic Death Metal band from Perth, Australia. They have some real solid and powerful tunes and I strongly suggest you check them out on the following websites:

http://www.myspace.com/makethemsufferau
http://www.facebook.com/makethemsufferau
http://makethemsuffer.bigcartel.com
http://twitter.com/makethemsuffer1