Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Imagine our excitement when Guildford rockers Follower describe their sound as "Imagine old school Funeral for a Friend and new age Bring Me The Horizon having a baby and calling it Follower!" The five-piece have honed an emo/alternative sound that incorporates modern influences and production - so obviously we love it. The band initially started... Continue Reading →
Ease back in your chair, strap your headphones on, close your eyes and ease yourself into the synth-driven, emotively dark yet catchy world of The Nightmares. The Newport, South Wales quartet of Adam Parslow (vocals and guitar), Eleanor Coburn (keys), James Mattock (drums) and Benjamin T. Mainwaring (bass) formed having previously played in bands together... Continue Reading →
We invited Krystian Hudson, co-founder of Society of Losers Records, to inspire you with his tale of founding and establishing an independent record label.
Punchy melodies and guitar riffs that rent space in your brain are the hallmarks of the energetic post-punk sound of Liverpool trio Three From Above. The band tell us they first got together "on a whim," when drummer Lewis McWilliam was asked to play a gig and agreed to do it, even though he didn't... Continue Reading →
The North American arena rock sound is present in all its glory with the emergence of exciting Rochester band I Within.
We've got some cracking new music for you today, including new tracks from several brand new exciting British bands, plenty of manic punk and metal, an exciting new Australian band and, potentially, a final track from one band as we know them.
We've got some excellent new music for you to wrap your ears around this week, and from new fewer than four of our former New Bands of the Week, our favourite Swedish metal band and a couple of brand new British rock bands. Turn it up loud and check out this feast of new, predominantly... Continue Reading →
From the crimes of the Catholic church and the corrupt moral landscape to mad alternate realities - if you happen to be a Catholic priest, look away now, but for everyone else, prepare to be highly entertained by Welsh rock trio MILK.
Sussex songwriter Matt Mitchell is embarking upon an exciting, long-awaited solo project, which sees him joined by his band The Coldhearts. It's safe to say that Matt has had a colourful career playing with an array of bands, including fronting up Pride in the mid-2000s then touring Europe with Furyon, before launching his solo career... Continue Reading →
We were handed a metal treat as we went along to see Defences, one of our favourite bands at GR Towers, as they supported melodic metal band The Raven Age along with another of our former featured bands MSRY at The Underworld in Camden last Thursday (28 March).
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