Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
An element of intrigue and mystery should always surround any good tech metal, and that's certainly the case with Leeds five-piece The Mechanist. The band describe their music as "Metalcore skeleton, evolving skin," which offers a sumptuous summary of the fusion of intense, complex technical metal with moments of delicious melody, covering topics as diverse... Continue Reading →
The growing Norwegian hardcore punk scene has another name to add to its list of exciting new bands, with the thrilling new sound of Lüdo. The five-piece from Kristiansand, the fifth largest city in Norway, have honed an aggressive hardcore punk sound fused with catchy choruses that, in their words, "you can and should sing along to."... Continue Reading →
We've brought you some pretty damn good new music in the last few weeks, but this week's offering is up there with the best yet. We've got a new single from our favourite East London rockers, a bunch of new singles from British metalcore, rock and indie-rock bands, a new punk-rock EP and an astoundingly... Continue Reading →
We've discovered a pretty special band from across the other side of the pond, in the form of Massachusetts hard-rockers Blind Revision. The quintet fuses hard rock, post-hardcore and progressive influences, with huge riffs and rocking solos supporting the impressive vocals of frontwoman Jen Janet - who we're pretty sure is the first model to... Continue Reading →
Kent four-piece The Word are taking us on a trip back to the 1960s and 70s, adding a modern twist to the classic rock sound that they've coined as 'Tea Rock' - or Britpop fused with Rock'n'Roll. The quartet of Stig (vocals and guitar), Ben (bass and vocals), Liam (drums and vocals) and Christian (guitar and vocals) met through... Continue Reading →
If you like to party but don't have any friends to do it with then North London indie-rockers Gold Baby are here to add a bit of spice to your lonely existence. The quartet of Siân Alex (guitar and lead vocals), Sam Asbury (lead guitar and backing vocals), Andrew Myors (bass) and Ian Lee (drums) have labelled their... Continue Reading →
The first thing I noticed about London-based trio BERRIES was the distinctive voice of lead vocalist Holly, who sounds more than similar to Jack Off Jill frontwoman Jessicka Addams. Not content with that alone, the band have honed an engaging, punchy rock sound that's filled with delicious melodies and naughty fuzzy riffs, which they describe... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday one and all. We have so much awesome new music for you to get stuck into today, and yet again it's all British! This week's new music fix takes in no fewer than four of our former New Bands of the Week. We've got new singles from one of our favourite metal bands... Continue Reading →
Glasgow's WRTHLESS take all the fun and energy of pop-punk and fuse it with rockier influences, meaning they're far from your pop-punk norm. As lead guitarist Stuart Macdonald tells us: "That is exactly how we would also describe WRTHLESS. I'd love to say this was a conscious decision to not sound like the pop punk... Continue Reading →
Leeds rockers Chasing Dragons have merged modern metal influences with those of days gone by in a sound they describe as "metal for today with one eye on the glorious past." The band have only existed in their current guise since February, when guitarist Adam Smith joined Tank (vocals), Murf (bass and vocals) and Kate Bullock (drums), who came... Continue Reading →
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