Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
You'll likely have heard of the city of Salem in Massachusetts, and it's probably not because it's one of America's most significant seaports or being the birthplace of the US National Guard. Oh no, you're much likely to recognise the name for the country's most deadly witchhunt, in which at least 20 people were executed,... Continue Reading →
All the way from Los Angeles we bring you a delicious prog rock project that allows its highly talented members to unleash their anger, gratitude, anguish and triumphs. In doing so, they've created a mesmerising combination of prog, rock and metal, with funky electronica thrown in for good measure, that, in their words, is 'plain... Continue Reading →
New York punk trio Ronx are taking us on board a time machine back to the good old days of late '90s and early 2000s punk rock, honing a sound that they describe to us as "punk as fuck." Not only that, they're on a mission to reignite a love for guitar bands in The... Continue Reading →
Wisconsin band Casket Robbery's name alone has us excited, but taking a listen to their intensely heavy yet strangely catchy killer death metal riffs and pounding drums has us hooked. The quartet of vocalist Megan Orvold, guitarists Cory Scheider and Jeremy Kohnmann, and bassist Derek Silloway have a growing reputation State-side for their trademark brutal metal... Continue Reading →
My first thought when I encountered Long Island-based band Hold Fast Hope was whether they took their name from the Thrice song of the same title. My second, far more important thought upon listening to the band's recently launched debut EP, was that the New Yorker rockers are truly outstanding. To very quickly deal with... Continue Reading →
When we tell you this band go by the name of Decayer, and that their latest single is entitled Bastard, well, you're probably expecting something pretty darn heavy. And you would not be wrong in that assumption, this is not for the faint-hearted. The Arizona self-monikered 'Tucson deathcore collective' began in Autumn 2016 when vocalist... Continue Reading →
If you love energetic, catchy, riff-heavy indie infused rock then Phoenix quartet New Chums will tick all your boxes. The quartet have honed a sound that exudes the sunny California vibes, which comes across in bundles on debut EP See It For Myself. They started life when California native Seth Boyack (lead vocals and guitar) moved to... Continue Reading →
From Paris to Los Angeles might sound like a really naff follow up to Infernal's cult 2004 dance track, but thankfully it is in fact the intriguing musical journey followed by six-piece Charly&Faust. The band crosses a fine line between psychedelia and rock, with influences of blues, indie and old school punk for good measure,... Continue Reading →
Pop punk quintet Øff Guard peaked our interest when they described their intriguingly catchy sound as "intricate emo rock'n'roll." These may not be the most natural musical genre bedfellows, but the Long Island, New York-based band really make it their own as evidenced by last month's launch of their debut EP. The five-piece of Matt... Continue Reading →
North Carolina quartet Obsidian Darling have gone through a rebrand and launched a new video that honours their darker new persona. The band was first formed by vocalist Logan Christopher, who had started writing songs and played a couple of acoustic shows in Raleigh, the capital city of NC, but decided to find some band... Continue Reading →
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