The Saddest Landscape (US – Topshelf Records)
The Saddest Landscape is a long-running post hardcore act from the North Eastern United Sates. With passionate vocals and pummeling musical soundscapes, the band never relents nor wavers as they drag you through a maelstrom of emotion.

Svalbard (UK – Holy Roar)
Combining elements of post-hardcore, crust punk, black metal and post-rock, Svalbard have been gradually refining and honing their heady cocktail of extreme savagery mixed with touches of heart-rending beauty since their inception in 2011.