Forged from British grit and Finnish fire, 5 Ash Kills offer up an unpolished, merciless and relentless blackened thrash metal sound that they describe as "fast, brutal and unapologetic."
New Band of the Week: 5 Ash Kills
New Band of the Week: abide
Emerging alternative meets nu-metal project abide combines heavy riffs with unsettling atmospheres and confessional lyrics in a sound they describe as "nostalgic, energetic and angsty."
Introducing: Dream Delay
London-based Dream Delay blend elements of rock, grunge, indie and pop in an engaging sound that they describe as "enigmatic, contrasting and dreamy."
New Band of the Week: The Tempilstiks
Scottish band The Tempilstiks offer up a fusion of rock, metal and punk energy in a "genre-fluid" sound that they describe as "dynamic, energetic and raw."
New Band of the Week: The Anchors
Strap on your eyepatch, crack open the rum and sharpen that sword for a swashbuckling adventure with pirate metal newcomers The Anchors, who describe their lively thrash metal meets ska punk sound as "catchy, fast and crab."
New Band of the Week: Outside Voices
London band Outside Voice offer up a diverse, dramatic and engaging alternative rock meets punk rock sound that they describe as "distinctive, energetic and empowering."
New Band of the Week: Distance Divine
Our final New Band of the Week of 2025 takes us to the East Midlands, where Distance Divine fuse a wide range of genres, from metal and emo to trance and rap, in a sound that they describe as "fun, eclectic and incongruous."
New Band of the Week: Premier Jester
British band Premier Jester promise you won't be able to sit still while listening to their catchy fusion of deathcore and European electronicore. The band aims to bring a bundle of fun, energy and laughter to the metal scene in a sound they describe as "energetic, fun and crazy."
Introducing: PSYCHOSCALLY
Manchester trio PSYCHOSCALLY offer up a soundtrack for the common man with a diverse fusion of rock, metal, rap and punk in an aggressively catchy sound they describe as "unapologetic, defiant and Northern."
Introducing: Shallowdrown
Leicester band Shallowdrown have crafted a diverse sound that fuses elements of heavy rock, indie, grunge and shoegaze and they describe as "loud, jangly and whimsical."
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