Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Bristol-based duo A Date With Destiny pride themselves on their ability to experiment with multiple genres while sticking to their rock/metal roots. The result is an intriguingly diverse sound that flows from moments of engaging melody into powerful retorts, which they describe as "genre-bending metal." A Date With Destiny was first formed in Hampshire in... Continue Reading →
Our final New Band of the Week of 2023 takes us over to the east coast of Northern Ireland to discover punk rock quartet The New Normal. The band have crafted a lively punk sound that they describe as "loud and angry" and tell us "if you've ever played any of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, we are for you!"
Somerset and Dorset-based duo Gather The End transport us into a dystopian world of despair, hope and optimism with a post-apocalyptic math rock sound. The "two big kids trying to make music" have crafted a deliciously powerful sound that they summarise as "cinematic, atmospheric and ethereal."
Nottingham band Blight Town fuse elements of progressive post-hardcore, math-rock and pop in a thrilling sound that they describe as "eclectic, bouncy and catchy" and "spicy, tech and chaos."
In sport, it's common to hear talk of "the next generation of talent" coming through the ranks to continue a club or nation's success. That kind of chatter isn't so common in musical circles, but Within Reach are aiming to shape the next generation of heavy music in the UK with an engaging but complex modern metalcore sound they describe as "unhinged, resonant and evolving."
Brighton melodic hardcore act HELL CAN WAIT are leading the revival of UK melodic hardcore, perfecting a powerful and emotive sound that they describe as "sincere, evocative and earnest." The lineup of Luke (vocals), Leon and DJ (guitars), James (bass) and Jordan (drums) all grew up in the same metal and alternative circles and formed... Continue Reading →
Norfolk band Read The Room have crafted an infectious pop-rock sound that fuses elements of alternative rock and emo and they describe as "non-stop bops."
Blue straggler stars are known lovingly in the astronomy community as "the weird grandparents of the galaxy." And there's an argument that the deliciously fuzz-laden "fuzz pop bangers" of West Sussex trio Blue Stragglers share some common ground with their astronomical counterparts.
Manchester band WYRES aim to transport you back to 2004 with an infectious and nostalgic punk rock sound that they describe as "serious MySpace vibes" and"melodic, sincere and no-nonsense."
Welsh band State Of Deceit have crafted a deliciously powerful yet engaging thrash and groove metalcore sound that they describe as "intense, heavy and mosh-able."
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