Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
One of my favourite gigs of all time was seeing The Gaslight Anthem at the excellent Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver around seven years ago. A then relatively unknown English guy opened proceedings, and was then giving away badges and other memorabilia at the back of the dancefloor. Me and my Scottish mate introduced ourselves, told him we enjoyed... Continue Reading →
When NIGHTLIFE tell us they write songs with the purpose of imagining them being played as WWE entrance songs, you can understand why we get a little bit excited. The London rockers have been busy adapting and evolving their sound over several years, with the end result being this week's release of debut album Salt & Acid. Having... Continue Reading →
If you were of a certain age back in 2006 then you'll remember with fondness the impact that four largely unknown 20-year-old guys from Sheffield made on the music industry with their debut album. Over a decade later history could be set to repeat itself with the emergence of Irish rockers The Klares. The quartet of Andy... Continue Reading →
Last night I witnessed a very special gig, including a band that wowed the audience with their very first gig ever. I went along to see Stoke-on-Trent rockers Alter Eden a few days ahead of their eagerly awaited second EP on Friday, and was then treated to a masterclass in making it up as you go along... Continue Reading →
Norwegian rockers Taking Names are a fun throwback to the good old pop-punk heyday of the likes of Blink-182 and co. The band, from the city of Bergen, enjoyed great success in their homeland last year, including making it to Årets Urørt, the national final for unsigned artists hosted by the biggest Norwegian radio station NRK P3. They're... Continue Reading →
Fort Fest, the UK's coolest new rock festival and one of the most exciting for new UK bands, has announced the first set of acts to be playing at this year's event on 4-6 August. The initial lineup announcement includes two of our favourite bands in the form of Fort Hope and SEASONS, as well as... Continue Reading →
A band that claims to be "the new breed, the new generation" in their first song on their debut EP has a lot to live up to. But London's The One Hundred back that claim up in abundance, and are all set to be one of the hottest bands around in 2017. The four piece's unique electr0-metal... Continue Reading →
When we met Brightlight City a few weeks ago, the band promised us this year's upcoming EP would bring with it a new-found punkier sound. This week we got the first sign that they're delivering on that with the first track from that EP being revealed, in the form of Past/Future. The track has, like the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Sweden has a strong legacy of producing some awesome metal bands. The likes of In Flames and Meshuggah, to name but two, have flown the flag in years gone by, but Gothenburg's Miseria are part of a whole host of exciting bands emerging from the Scandinavian nation. The five-piece of Alexander Buhaj (vocals), Johan Olsson and Andre... Continue Reading →
It's hard not to love bands that successfully fuse huge metal riffs with awesome female-led vocals. Dutch five-piece Veil of Delusions are a superb example of this, fleeting between melodic death metal and dark symphonic overtones that bring the likes of Nightwish to mind. The band, who hail from Oss, Eindhoven and Amstelveen in the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
