Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
When a rock legend of the ilk of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford goes out of his way to champion a new band, you can rest assured that you're dealing with something pretty special. And that's exactly the case with Sheffield rockers Deadset Dream. Having formed in 2012, the quintet of Shiney Lingwood (vocals), brothers Dan... Continue Reading →
We recently met a really exciting new band all the way from the other side of the world in Australia, who tell us they've been described as Alexisonfire meets Every Time I Die meets letlive. At which point, our minds melted. Adelaide-hailing Emecia are far too modest to cast such assertions, instead referring to themselves... Continue Reading →
In the nine months I've been writing about new bands and going to see them play gigs, nothing gives me more pleasure than meeting bands who not only rock out fairly intimate venues and are truly talented at what they do, but are also genuinely the nicest people you could meet. This was true of... Continue Reading →
Camden Rocks, the UK's biggest all-day multi-venue festival, has revealed the full line-up details ahead of the event on Saturday (June 3). The organisers have also announced a special, free of charge Kraken Stage, which sees acoustic performers playing in the Camden Market Amphitheatre. The event plays host to a whole host of the UK's most... Continue Reading →
We've got another great new band from across the pond in Ireland for you today, in the form of Dublin-based indie act The Temps. The quartet of Owen Soper (vocals and guitar), Alex Smirnov (guitar), Conor Kennedy (bass) and Chris Bradshaw (drums) are a little more chilled out than some of the Irish bands we've... Continue Reading →
Post-hardcore rockers Jack The Envious have one of the more interesting background stories we've heard of, with the three founding members having formed the band during their military service back in their homeland of Israel. Jack The Envious started life as vocalist Nir Perlman and guitarist Guy Avnon back in 2011, adding bassist Guy Checkarov... Continue Reading →
The band name may give it away, but Leeds rockers Weirds are not normal. The four-piece, who define their sound as "sludgey, amphibious rock" are a thrilling combination of big rocking riffs and almost mystical, but totally cool psychedelia. The quartet of Aidan Razzall (vocals and keys), David Nash (drums), Zachary Thomas (guitar) and Matthew... Continue Reading →
We've met a fair few bands from Italy in the last few months, but none (be it Italian or not, for that matter) are quite like Milanese rockers Rougenoire. The five-piece have honed an awesome classic rock sound with their own unique spin thanks to Francesca 'Black Mamba' Gheza's commanding, appealingly accented vocals. The title... Continue Reading →
When Tennessee rockers Rusty Shipp were introduced to us as a combination of Beatles-esque songwriting and riff-heavy rockier influences like Muse and Nirvana, you can forgive us for getting a little bit excited. Of course, it's easy to put words and comparisons against any band, but the trio from Nashville more than justify the claims... Continue Reading →
North Wales rockers Rosen Bridge aren't content with writing great metal tracks, they're also on a mission to re-write the widely perceived concept of the genre. The five-piece of vocalist Antony Jones, guitarists Eddie Edwards and Marcus Williamson, Rowan Jack on drums and bassist William Robertson are honing their very own 'uplifting, spiritually-driven metal' sound... Continue Reading →
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