Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Italian rockers Halflives are a great example of the power of fans and their role in helping bands achieve success through the medium of crowdsourcing in this modern, digital age. Despite having only been together as a band for six months - having been part of a previous project beforehand - the band decided to ask fans... Continue Reading →
You can't beat a bit of raw, energetic punk rock and that's what Glasgow's Miami Monroe deliver in an abundance - it's loud, fast, big and hugely entertaining. The five-piece of Brendan McAleer (lead vocals), Jordan Daly (vocals and guitars), Stuart MacDonald (guitars), Jamie Balsillie (bass) and Jonathan Mollins (drums) have taken the classic sound of the... Continue Reading →
The Berkshire town of Reading seems to be emerging as a hotbed for awesome new bands, with the latest off its conveyor belt being six-piece rockers Veridian. Having only played their debut gig a year ago, the band has already enjoyed huge success with their brand of ridiculously catchy rock. Veridian was formed after members of... Continue Reading →
This week's New Band of the Week is one of the most exciting, powerful yet melodically proficient bands on the UK metal scene. Southampton has once again produced another outstanding band in the form of Our Hollow, Our Home, who follow in the footsteps of Bury Tomorrow in perfectly combining full-on brutal metal with moments... Continue Reading →
When asked to think of Russian musicians I found myself stuggling, with the only names that spring to mind being Pussy Riot (more famous for feminist protests than good music) and... erm... Tchaikovsky and Stravinksy? But luckily we now have an exciting new metal band to add to the list, in the form of Moscow... Continue Reading →
We're taking the heaviness up to maximum with this week's New Band of the Week, as we introduce you to brutally brilliant Sheffield metalcore / deathcore band Arkdown. The quintet of vocalist Kyle Dawson, drummer Alex Roberts, bassist Ed Morley and guitarists Mike Dyson and Ben Freestone have taken influence from the likes of Parkway Drive,... Continue Reading →
Any band that claims they're set to "take over the world in 2017" has to demand your attention, especially when they make music that backs up their bold claim. Canadian rockers Era 9 have taken the hip-hop and electro music that dominates their hometown of Montreal and combined it with their rock background to define... Continue Reading →
The week after rap-rock meets nu-metal pioneers Linkin Park gave up on making rock music and sold their souls to the cash-rich lure of pop dross, it's hugely refreshing and relieving to hear a band pledging their devotion to real music. Joe Turner, lead singer of Tennessee rockers Divided We Stand, told us: "We want to stay... Continue Reading →
New bands looking to make it in the music industry could learn a lesson or two from iconic stoner rock band Truckfighters. After all, this is a band that's been described as "the greatest band that's ever existed" by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who should know a good band when it comes along.... Continue Reading →
Norwegian rockers Taking Names are a fun throwback to the good old pop-punk heyday of the likes of Blink-182 and co. The band, from the city of Bergen, enjoyed great success in their homeland last year, including making it to Årets Urørt, the national final for unsigned artists hosted by the biggest Norwegian radio station NRK P3. They're... Continue Reading →
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