Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Irish metal band is perhaps not a phrase you'll hear too often, but Cork four-piece WORN OUT are out to loudly set that straight. With the emphasis on loud. The band have made quite the stir on their local scene - alongside the equally mighty Bailer, who we interviewed back in March - with their... Continue Reading →
If you thought grunge died with Kurt Cobain in Seattle back in 1994 then how very wrong you were. The concept is very much alive and kicking, particularly up in Liverpool where scouse trio Pet Virus are at the centre of the 'scrunge' revolution with their "fuzzy bang boom" sound - alongside their pals in... Continue Reading →
We're keeping it 100% British in this week's New Music Friday. And have we got some great new music for you. This week we're featuring a new single from one of our favourite new metal bands, an astonishingly good album from one of Britain's hottest new punk-metal bands, a hot new punk-rock EP and a great... Continue Reading →
DIY punk rockers Melisandre's Beaver are easy to dismiss as three 'idiots' - their words - with a silly name, but they've produced an album that's well worth your time and attention. The Kent trio began as three mates who started jamming together, wrote some tunes, clicking through their love for "the same stupid things,"... Continue Reading →
The New York district of Queens is historically best known musically for producing big-time hip-hop artists, such as 50 Cent and Run-DMC. But now the district has given birth to a band that takes these hip-hop roots and seamlessly entwines them with rock and nu-metal influences. Sylar describe themselves as a celebration of self-expression against... Continue Reading →
Pop-punk cynics among you may well say there's a few too many pop-punk bands out there doing the same old pop-punk music. But luckily for you, Cambridgeshire five-piece A Few Too Many are here to offer, to quote the mighty Peep Show, 'two fingers to those cynics.' A Few too Many carry the classic fun,... Continue Reading →
Newcastle's Dayshifter offer up that most intriguing of combinations, a seriously heavy, dark melodic hardcore sound accompanied by passionate, heartfelt vocals. In fact, we were first introduced to the band with the appealing analogy "if Architects and Counterparts had a baby, Dayshifter would be wearing the nappies." The quartet of Nathan Dillon (vocals), Tom Simpson (lead guitar),... Continue Reading →
Another week is almost done and dusted, and what better way to celebrate than with a batch of brand spanking new music. This week we've got a debut album filled with post-hardcore goodness, some new scouse piano-infused metal, French pop-punk, ukulele-led rock, extreme metal from Sweden and more. Eclectic much? So pop the headphones in,... Continue Reading →
Italian prog metallers Shading are proof that anyone who puts their mind to it can transform themselves into a rockstar. The band first formed ten years ago, with all five of them - then 13 or 14 years old - totally incapable of playing an instrument, yet they've evolved into masters of the art of prog... Continue Reading →
South-east London newcomers Death of Youth provide a nostalgic nod to emo and post-hardcore of the not too distant past, with their self-confessed "sad and shouty" approach. The band started out as a solo project of frontman Rob Horrocks, who set out with the intention of playing music a la Touche Amore, Departures and La... Continue Reading →
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