Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We're not really sure where to begin when Newcastle, Australia, duo Skitz NPCs regularly refer to themselves as "the Semen Wizards." Do wizards conjure up semen-based spells? Frankly, we think we'd be safer never finding out.
With their debut EP ready to keep our ears warmly entertained, it's finally time to give what we believe is Britain's most exciting new rock band the love they deserve.
Energetic, angsty pop-punk in all its finery is coming your way with the launch of Perth punks Nautical Mile's debut album tomorrow (25 October).
Satisfy your urge for riff-driven guitar music with the heavy rock meets alternative metal sound of brand new San Francisco trio intentiontremor..
Prepare yourself for an assault on your musical senses with diverse Los Angeles via Arizona quintet Remember The Monsters, who summarise their electronic heavy pop-rock sound as "fierce, energetic and catchy."
Expect earworms aplenty with the thrilling sound of exciting up-and-coming Isle of Wight trio Reminders' big and bold, catchy and hooky 'beach punk' sound.
Prepare yourself to be flattened by a freight train of intense metalcore goodness in the form of Albany, New York, quartet Murder In Rue Morgue.
Texas duo Singularity have honed an eclectic mix of violin- and electronica-fuelled metal that they summarise as "intense, merciless, and volatile."
From listening to Dunn, North Carolina, band Strength Betrayed you wouldn't know they are 'faith-based at all,' as they've honed a deliciously heavy, rhythm-focused, melodic metal sound that you can't help but bounce along to.
Starting a band as part of a 'Worship Team' isn't exactly the most rock'n'roll thing we've ever heard. But fear not, Seattle melodic rock band Limberlost's fusion of dynamic, tenacious grooves, infectious hooks and powerful vocals is right up there with the rockiest of rock bands.
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