Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
I bet you've never thought of combining metal with spoken word and poetry. Have you? Well, now is the time to imagine just that as Caerphilly's Mudlark merge these two seemingly alien concepts with consummate, brilliant ease. The quintet of vocalist Luke, guitarists Wes and Ben, bassist Nick and drummer Jac grew up together in... Continue Reading →
I recently had an urge to delve back a few years and have a listen to Failsafe's awesome album The Truth Is. I noticed they hadn't recorded any new music since 2012 but, being at work, my curiosity didn't get the best of me. A couple of days later I received a press release revealing... Continue Reading →
Inspired by "a need to rage harder and faster than anyone else," Oxford's MSRY are one of the most exciting bands emerging from the UK's underground hardcore scene. The trio of Kial Churcher (vocals), Charlie Bishop (guitar) and Keir French (drums) formed in late 2016 from the embers of various previous projects but united in their... Continue Reading →
Fire up your time machine and roll it back 20 years or so because we're taking you on a ride to the good old days of Britpop with Leicester quartet Escapade, who've honed a sound that they describe to us as "loud, energetic and memorable." The band started out as an acoustic duo of Sam... Continue Reading →
Dust off your spellbook, start researching your rituals and prepare to be enchanted by Melbourne rock cult Pagan's brand of 'very heavy, gloomy rock and roll.' The self-monikered 'real-life/pretend vampires playing real-life/pretend rock and roll' will bring you under their spell with Nikki Brumen's engaging howled vocals alongside huge riffs from Xavier Santilli, booming basslines from... Continue Reading →
Hull tech metal quartet Dividium are quite the metal melting pot, fusing huge mathy guitars and delicious solos with a kaleidoscope of vocal offerings, from classic metal vocals through to intense screams. Dividium began life as a project between vocalist Neil Bailey and guitarist Peter Delaney, who later added drummer James Coggin and bassist Joel... Continue Reading →
Bristol's Liquid State are a band worth getting excited about, combining big dirty riffs, gritty basslines and pounding drum grooves with soaring, powerful vocals in their loud, unapologetically heavy brand of rock. Having won a Battle of the Bands competition in their hometown last year, they've since been hard at work on their debut EP, from... Continue Reading →
Rock newcomers In The Cards have come a long way from their days as school friends in the Midlands town of Stoke-on-Trent. Their delicious combination of soaring melodies, energetic choruses and moments of heaviness is now just weeks away from being unleashed upon the ears of the world with their debut EP. The quartet of Amy... Continue Reading →
If you've long been yearning for a throwback to the good old days of 90s grunge then you're in for one hell of a treat with Leeds newcomers Vs. The quintet of Shortie Himself (vocals and guitars), Sparks (guitars and part-time rapper, apparently), Ruke (guitars and backing vocals), Bear (bass) and Jungle Dave (drums), who I'm... Continue Reading →
Italian symphonic death metal quartet Genus Ordinis Dei are a fascinating proposition, having honed an exciting sound that fuses heavy metal with more delicate, often haunting orchestral instrumentals. Furthermore, their music is largely inspired by their alternative take on passages of the Bible, which fuels the intrigue. The quartet of Nick K (vocals and guitars), Tommy... Continue Reading →
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