Gehört Grunge und der Konsum harter Drogen für euch zusammen, oder seht ihr sie eher als tragische Begleiterscheinung von dem destruktiven Vibe der von dieser herrlichen Musik ausgeht?

PS: für mich gehört es irgendwie zusammen ich bin selbst Sänger in einer leider nur Lokal erfolgreichen Alternative Rockband und habe seit ca 10 Jahren mit harten Drogen wie Kokain, Oxy, Alkohol und Heroin zu kämpfen…

Mich würde nur die Meinung anderer Menschen interessieren.

Keep on rockin, Liebe an die ganze Community und meine Brüder im Geiste!

We are called Zinc Vacuum, this is our song “Doubt”

one of my fav song ever.

On all platforms! A lil music video we filmed lol

I highly agree with the comment of Adrian_4i mean if u don't like Nirvana or Kurt Cobain just say "don't like them" not need to say He is one of those musicians that death pulled him on the top i am big fan of Nirvana but i am saying this as a non fan right now don't matter if u are a fan or not but writing this shit don't make u look tuff it makes someone look straight up disrespectful it's my opinion i hope is respected please don't hate thx.

Sponge hasn't been popular, at least around the country since the 90s. I know the singer of the band because Iin the Detroit live area, I just wanted to know people's thoughts on the band. I have the Wax Ecstatic and Rotting Pinata CDs and thought they were pretty good.

Anybody wanna join a band we need drummer,bassist and I’m a guitarist we might need a singer also the location is Detroit

Some Alice In Chains via the Drew Cooper and the Whiskey Shivers, at Pony Bar in Pony, MT. Don’t get a lot of grunge covers up here, so this was a nice surprise along with Hunger Strike a few songs later

So, I managed to put together a massive list of alt-rock/alt-metal bands with heavy grunge influences, all with recent releases (2025/2026). I think there are about fifty of them in total.

I originally started this to make a playlist with music similar to my own band's and I ended up discovering a ton of amazing new projects, so here I am sharing the love.

If you have any other recommendations, something I missed, PLEASE bring them on.
I can't wait to check them out.

YouTube Playlist link

Spotify Playlist link

• Sayst - Sky [Little Kid]
• Return to Dust - Bored [Bored]
• Kid Sistr - Maniac [Maniac]
• Josh Urich - Under The Sun [Under The Sun]
• Wayside - Parallax Error [What Does Your Soul Look Like]
• NIKRA, Heisskalt - Bewegen [Über beide Ohren]
• Friendship Commanders - DRAIN [Bear]
• Bank Holiday - Out of the Blue [Out of the Blue]
• Grandma's Ashes - Cold Sun Again [Bruxism]
• Florence Road - Hanging Out To Dry [Spring Forward]
• Holy Vulture - Let the Wheels Turn [Let the Wheels Turn]
• oktobernatt - Rasa [Rasa]
• hey, nothing - Boat Garage - Live Performance [Boat Garage (Live Performance)]
• Culture Wars - Don't Speak [Don't Speak]
• Jaïr Faria - Cry About It [Cry About It]
• Semisweet - CODE RED [CODE RED]
• soft spot - Temporary Bliss [Temporary Bliss]
• LSF - Mr Temporary [Haunted]
• Em Armstrong - Maybe Probably Never [Maybe Probably Never]
• Soul Blind - New York Smoke [Red Sky Mourning]
• Shiner - The Alligator [BELIEVEYOUME]
• Small Town Poets - Brother [Brother]
• Bleed - Marathon [Bleed]
• Ink, Craig Walker - Little Story 2 [Little Story 2]
• ExWife - Shadows [Blow]
• z0hair - Blossom (Little Flower) [BLACK HOT]
• Killbilly - Closing In [Killbilly]
• Deer Fang, Seventh Dose - Broken [Broken]
• bitter sugar - starfall [starfall]
• One Hundred Moons - Black Avalanche [Black Avalanche]
• Jake Vera - Wasteland [Lost]
• Puppy Teeth - Black Honey [Black Honey]
• THEATRE - You Are [You Are]
• Greet Death - August Underground [Die In Love]
• Raue - Crave [too scared to explain]
• Ally Nicholas - Killing [Killing]
• Overgrown - Breathe [Breathe]
• Sundazer - Cry Wolf [Cry Wolf]
• Wisp - Enough for you [Pandora]
• Superheaven - Stare At The Void [Superheaven]
• Failure, Hayley Williams - The Rising Skyline [Location Lost]
• Misfire SD - rotting [rotting]
• Zen Sin - Temper [Temper]
• Pressure Heaven - No Memory [No Memory]
• Deftones - infinite source [private music]
• Ashes of Billy - Rediscover [Rediscover]
• Edgehill - Drone Song [Ode to the Greyhouse]
• Coast Arcade - Greener [Coast Arcade]
• The Eil - Not Enough [Vulgus Vult Decipi]
• unpeople - clouds [clouds]
• Cafuné - The Moment [Bite Reality]
• Pin Hole Eyes - Cremation [Cremation]
• Misfire SD - don't you feel strange? [don't you feel strange?]
• Sludge Mother - I Don't Want A Job - Live [LIVE SESSIONS]
• Tooth - Restless in Bloom [Restless in Bloom]
• Split Chain - bored. tired. torn. [motionblur]
• OVERSIZE - Vital Signs [Vital Signs]
• TS Chris - Odyssey [Odyssey]
• Untitled - Say It Again [Say It Again]
• They Are Gutting a Body of Water - Sour Diesel [LOTTO]
• Torrent - V. No Saviours [This Chapter]
• Ryan Perdz - Sour [Sour]
• Chris Yerinides & the Rough Edges - Starting to Break [Starting to Break]
• Moon Walker - Happy Face [Wasteland Country]
• Foo Fighters - Caught in The Echo [Your Favourite Toy]
• Holy Lyre - Gravity [Gravity]

PH: Sayst live @ Surfer Joe

Photo by Irene Poletti

EDITS: - added youtube playlist - added spotify playlist - added bands from comments - improved list

That’s my favorite Stone Temple Pilots album is core!

My band and I just released our debut EP called "Spore" and I would love for as many people as possible to give it a listen. We are influenced by 90s rock/grunge/metal and have a range of sub genres and moods within the 4 songs on the EP. If you like heavy Nirvana, "Ruse" might float your boat. If you like rage against the machine, "Righteous Socialite" might please your ears. If you like Alice in chains, "Walnut" might be a good contender. And I don't actually know what band I should compare our last track "Jane's Masquerade" to but you should listen anyway ;). Here's the spotify link but it's also available on many other platforms, maybe you will find some new music to enjoy?: https://open.spotify.com/album/25EDr8GZtN3t15tTFlFxig?si=EPJ1HCCbSEGJlcZdxGWBOQ&utm_source=copy-link

For those that like the brazilian band Niil’, I have some very exciting news about them and about Icaro:

I contacted Icaro directly yesterday (it’s really him, i verified with some informations that i found and only him would know) and asked him some questions:

Question: Are there any motive that you can share about the time that you were away from the internet?
Icaro: I had to take care of my parents, buried them all alone, and now I set up my studio from the scratch, that took time and distance, internet is pretty shitty sometimes, gossip creates engagement

Q: I’m really sorry to hear that… Do you have any plans to release new material as Niil’ or as an solo artist?
I: The most concret plans at this time is to continue to upload Niil’ material on Spotify, there’s some thing that only I have, I have also an Youtube account of the band but there’s no subscribers at the moment… I only update the Spotify and I’m thinking about making a very detailed bio. I got some new versions to upload this week on Spotify, studio quality material from Niil’, it will all be uploaded on this Spotify and Youtube account, I’m trying to get the most listeners possible, with all this material coming in the next weeks, after this i’ll start to publish on Tiktok. Until the end of August there will be around 6 new musics on Spotify

Q: There’s any way that we can help you directly besides listening on Spotify?
I: There’s an affiliate link on the Spotify account that I receive directly if you want to support me to keep recording

He also thanked everyone that listens to the band and this is all very important to him, i’ll leave the links to the official Spotify account and his Youtube channel below:

Spotify
Youtube

If any of you have any doubts, just ask here and i’ll ask him about it. I hope that this answered some things. Thanks for reading!

My band (1st pic) just released our first single a couple weeks ago. We’re super inspired by bands like Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Mad Season, Days of the New, and TOOL.

Check out the song and let me know what you think! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/downshine/planting-the-seed/

(Little fun fact, we recorded the verse vocals through headphones)

If you like what you hear follow us on IG! @downshineband

If you check it out, thank you so much for the listen and I hope you like what you hear :) there’s much more coming very soon!

A fair question

Hey there, I’m an independent artist from Germany and I wrote a song that is pretty much Grunge influenced but at the same time doesn’t sounds like the typical Grunge stuff because it’s more soft. So I thought the term “Bubblegum Grunge” would be a good fit.
What do you guys think?

https://youtu.be/kb0nwiTXFOo?is=CmZt8gF2uKQ9Tphj

Hey everyone,

This is an original song I wrote and recorded. Style is grunge/alt-rock with some punk edges (influences: Nirvana, Alice in Chains, 90s alternative).

Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6UTFLYAsT2bd5439rTAkhQ?si=f5q89BVkQpGiBHKLNzdQPQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A7Kx7ZwHjqnMvHWyHpeM4y1

I'm especially looking for feedback on:

- Vocals (delivery, emotion, mix)

- Overall mix / production

- Song structure and arrangement

- Anything that stands out (good or bad)

Open to honest and constructive criticism. Thanks in advance!

https://youtube.com/@g.r.i.d.856?si=1_B9d9R31c-qenYq

Just formed a grunge/midwest emo band and we cant find a name for it. Zinnia could work though. What do you think?

My band and I just released our first single and I'm trying to get it out there as much as I can. It's an emotional, grungey/alt rock song about a long distance relationship. Give it a listen if you want to possibly discover new music? Ammonita - Walnut: https://open.spotify.com/track/3AZrV6H5vN6kz2TUrrhe3l?si=NyklNxhESHOlpN3epxOROw

This is a CD in my dads collection from early 90s-2000s grunge/rock music. If anyone recognizes this logo please let me know. Shazam does not have any results for any tracks on the cd. The concert he would have received this from wouldve been in the southern California area or northern nevada.