Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Leeds rockers Kill The Silence are in for an exciting end to 2017, supporting a major rock act in their hometown and heading out on a tour of their own in a bid to get their exciting post-hardcore sound heard more widely. The roots of the band began way back in 2012 when Jason Walsh... Continue Reading →
As far as energetic pop-punk goes, Bournemouth's Buffalo Go! tick all the boxes. Engaging vocals and relatable lyrics are fused with driving drums and fun punky riffs in a sound the band have coined "slightly heavy modern pop-punk." The band's roots were formed when guitarist and vocalist Martyn Combstock met fellow guitarist Hayden Harris on... Continue Reading →
Cardiff rockers Fire On The Roof are quickly creating sparks across the UK rock scene having only formed as a band earlier this year - after meeting through social media. The band's members are an intriguing combination, with Somerset-hailing Luke Prior fronting things up flanked by crazed Lithuanian axe wielder Artūras (Guitarthur) Eidukas and "Gypsy... Continue Reading →
"Heavy, apocalyptic, crushing." These are the three words that Brad Hanson, drummer of death metal band End of Salvation, plucks out of the air when summarising the band's bonecrushingly brutal sound. The five-piece, completed by vocalist Ryan 'Dooders' Duddridge, guitarists Frank Clow and Josh 'Yoshi' Brown, bassist Alec Pearson, are yet another reminder of the... Continue Reading →
There's something weirdly engaging about the admittedly odd sound of Brighton / London rockers Scab Hand. The band's self-description of their fast-paced brand of dirty psych punk as "The Pixies played too fast" and the fact that all their songs on their debut EP begin with the letter H helps you get the gist of... Continue Reading →
As the name suggests, Bring The Onslaught are brilliantly, brutally heavy - and the good news is that things are only going to get heavier from Aylesbury's exciting metalcore newcomers. The five-piece of vocalist Nick Wilshaw, drummer Ben Stacey, guitarist and vocalist Ashley Savage, lead guitarist Jonny Helm and bassist Adam Skinner describe their music... Continue Reading →
Manchester has a rich history for producing great new rock bands, and I'm delighted to say it's at it again with the emergence of fresh new indie rockers The Covasettes. The quartet of Chris Buxton (lead vocals and guitar), Matt Hewlett (lead guitar and vocals), Jamie McIntyre (bass and vocals) and Matt Buckley (drums / percussion)... Continue Reading →
London rockers In Search Of Sun have marked a long overdue release of new music with an absolute banger of a tune in Say It Like You See It, their first release since debut album The World Is Yours back in 2014. The five-piece of Adam Leader (vocals), Rory Kay (guitar and vocals), David Mena... Continue Reading →
This week's theme is clearly pop-punk, as we've got another British band making waves in the punk world in HIGHLIVES. The Bristol five-piece make what they describe as "happy music with sad lyrics," and "emotionally driven cheese." The band started in late 2012 as a three piece and has grown from there to their current... Continue Reading →
We've got bit of new punk-rock gold for you today, in the form of London-based 'shwifty' pop-punk trio No Insight. The self-confessed 'sad boys writing sad emo / pop-punk songs' Gian 'Kid' Carlo (guitar and vocals), Joe 'Grumps' Papworth (bass and vocals) and Rich Alexander (drums and vocals) all started playing in bands at a young... Continue Reading →
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