This week’s rock picks lean into big guitars, emotional storytelling and high-energy performances. From post-rock textures and melodic alt-rock to raw modern metal, these releases showcase the many shades of contemporary rock. Here are five tracks turning up the volume this week.
The Real Anthem – Heaven Come Down
The Real Anthem serve up memorable, sweeping alternative rock track with compelling urgency
Heaven Come Down builds around expansive guitar layers and atmospheric production, gradually rising into the powerful alternative rock chorus we all need this March.
The Real Anthem are a collaborative band project from Arizona, blending alternative rock, post-rock and shoegaze influences. Led by members Shawn Helton, Andy Mitchell and Matt King, the group’s sound focuses on dense textures and melodic vocal lines.
Recorded across multiple locations in the United States, the track reflects the band’s collective approach to songwriting and production. It’s a definite banger, and we love it.
Ten Ton Devil – Tooth And Tongue
Ten Ton Devil unleash a relentless modern rock track driven by brilliantly crushing riffs and uncompromising intensity
Tooth And Tongue hits with punishing guitar riffs and heavy rhythmic drive, combining raw energy with tight, breakdown-heavy structure.
Ten Ton Devil are a rock band from Wilmington, North Carolina, drawing inspiration from heavy acts such as Meshuggah and Black Sabbath. Their sound blends groove-heavy metal influences with sharp songwriting and underground rock intensity.
Recorded at Born Wrong Studios, the track pushes their sound further into modern heavy rock territory. It’s definitely not for the feint-hearted this one, and we love absolutely love it.
RISE – Always
RISE deliver the best kind of high-energy rock track built for your next road trip
Always moves forward with punchy guitar work and bright melodic lines, balancing high-tempo rock momentum with strong vocal hooks. It’s a great production, and a tune that’ll genuinely stick with you.
RISE are a four-piece band from Liverpool, England, known for energetic performances and a distinctive blend of guitars and synth textures. Their music draws from melodic rock while incorporating occasional progressive influences.
The band’s tight arrangement and dynamic performance style give the track a strong live-band feel. Check it out below, you won’t regret it.
Last Good Chad – Ash and Tears
Last Good Chad channels raw emotion into an impressive, gritty alternative rock debut
Ash and Tears combines punchy pop-punk energy with darker alternative rock tones, anchored by sharp guitar hooks and a really great, emotionally charged vocals.
Last Good Chad is a Los Angeles-based artist whose music blends melodic punk influence with reflective storytelling. Written after a wildfire destroyed his home, the track explores themes of loss, survival and support.
The accompanying video was filmed in the rubble of the fire’s aftermath, reinforcing the song’s personal weight. It’s a memorable tune, and we’ll be keeping tabs on what Last Good Chad gets up to next.
JCCutter – Vegas Days
JCCutter delivers a brilliant, storytelling-driven rock track that mixes reflective lyrics with bright guitar melodies and classic rock energy
Vegas Days, rides on warm guitar lines and steady rock rhythm, pairing a catchy melodic structure with a narrative-driven lyric.
JCCutter is a songwriter from the Southwest United States whose music draws from lived experience, travel and personal resilience. His work blends rock storytelling with reflective themes shaped by life’s challenges and observations.
The track continues a run of releases centred on narrative songwriting and melodic rock arrangements. Love to hear from this artist.