ROMES

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ROMES is an electronic rock duo of brothers from Toronto, Canada. Coining the genre

Punktronic, the pair meld electronic grit with analog chaos drawing influence from 90s

grunge and electro to industrial and dance-punk. The duo’s debut album SONIC

TRASH (released independently on November 14 2025) combines elements of DIY

experimentation and distorted synths with hard-hitting rhythms and the punk energy and

ethos reminiscent of the bloghouse era. As Distorted Sound Magazine states, ROMES

“sits somewhere between The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails and Pendulum, and have hit

somewhere between nostalgia and contemporary so perfectly, it’s infectiously good

listening.”

Siblings Jacob (lead vocals, bass, synths) and Nicolas (drums) have spent years honing

their chops and take full artistic control over everything they do, from their music

production, mixing, mastering, and artwork, to merch design and video direction. This

independence allows the duo to remain sharply focused on their vision - a project that

pushes boundaries until something new breaks through the noise. It’s resulted in the

pair earning multiple editorial playlist cover spots on Spotify, with tens of millions of

streams as an independent band. The brothers recently sold out dates across Europe

on their first headline tour and are set to return February-March 2027 with an all new

live show and their sophomore album planned for Summer 2027. ROMES’ live show

weaves between the duo’s original music and mash-ups and remixes including

SebastiAn, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Faithless, and more - all performed with live

instrumentation.

Before they were out of elementary school, the two brothers were recording demos on

an 8-track mixer in their parents’ basement, experimenting with different production

techniques using the limited technology available to them. Now, ROMES bridge

glitched-out analog sounds with blistering modern production and the brothers’ love for

gear and experimentation is showcased on their social media channels where they

constantly innovate with out-of-the-box production techniques. This hybrid approach

where synths and traditional rock instruments not only coexist, but feed off of each

other, has led them to collaborate with and work on projects for Call of Duty and Moog.

As NME described, “the pair helped fuck up the more polished moments of the score

with snarling guitar and thundering drums” (in regards to ROMES’ work on Call of Duty

Black Ops 6).

In a world where the masses chase trends and waves, ROMES choose to embrace

distortion and grit, intentionally keeping their production rough around the edges. Wired

for late nights and sweaty clubs, ROMES’ sound bridges the divide between human

emotion and analog imperfections where rhythmically hypnotic four-to-floor beats

quickly evolve into thrashy rock grooves producing a visceral show suited to both dance

floors and mosh pits alike.v