Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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 →
Sweden has a strong legacy of producing some awesome metal bands. The likes of In Flames and Meshuggah, to name but two, have flown the flag in years gone by, but Gothenburg's Miseria are part of a whole host of exciting bands emerging from the Scandinavian nation. The five-piece of Alexander Buhaj (vocals), Johan Olsson and Andre... Continue Reading →
It's hard not to love bands that successfully fuse huge metal riffs with awesome female-led vocals. Dutch five-piece Veil of Delusions are a superb example of this, fleeting between melodic death metal and dark symphonic overtones that bring the likes of Nightwish to mind. The band, who hail from Oss, Eindhoven and Amstelveen in the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
One thing you can count on the Americans for is some amazing town names, when they're not copying ours that is. One of the things that grabbed our attention with this Massachusetts hardcore act was not only the amazing band name Bottomfed, but the brilliantly named town from which they hail, Buzzards Bay. We had a... Continue Reading →
The Internet is a weird and wonderful thing which, among its plentiful positives and negatives, excels in bringing like-minded people together - and Derbyshire rockers Those Who Knew are testament to exactly that. Drummer Emily brought the band together by advertising on sites like Join My Band, through which she found Danny Peet, the lead guitarist... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we saw punk rockers Our Lives In Cinema open up proceedings for Nightlife in London. We loved their fast-paced, energetic brand of punk, so we thought we'd find out more about this interesting south-east London quintet. Lead vocalist Mark Bartlett and guitarists Stephen Andrews and Phil Christopher have been playing music... Continue Reading →
We recently published a guest blog post that highlighted the plight of affordable venues and creative spaces, and the need to save them to help Britain's emerging musicians. The topic arose again when we spoke to Newcastle-based electro trio Twist Helix this week. Singer and keys player Bea Garcia Cisneros told us the knock-on impact could be huge: "The... Continue Reading →
It's hard to imagine that a band could exist when members live at opposite ends of the country, but Rob Jarvis & The Mercury Sons haven't let the inconvenience of being split between Essex and Newcastle - a cool 300 miles or so - hold them back. The quartet of frontman Rob Jarvis (lead singer... Continue Reading →
Drunken discussions of starting a band with my housemates in Vancouver nearly a decade ago mean I'll always have a certain affinity towards bands with 'Wolf' in their name. The dream of forming 'We Were Wolves' dissipated as quickly as the alcohol that fuelled it disappeared from our systems, but the love for the wolf lived on. But unlike me and... Continue Reading →
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