New Band of the Week: 5 Ash Kills
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.”
Category: New Band of the Week
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.”
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.”
New Band of the Week: Cartoons Can’t Die
British band Cartoons Can’t Die fuse everything from groove, death metal and metalcore to industrial, prog and electronic elements in a fascinatingly diverse and experimental sound that they summarise as “Shiftcore.”
New Band of the Week: Dreamweapon
Bristol-based band Dreamwrapon have conjured up a fusion of “chaotic rage jingles” in a loud but captivating rock sound that they describe as “mega, mint and occasionally gentle.”
New Band of the Week: Edit The Tide
Welsh band Edit The Tide blend powerful riffs and soaring vocals in a gritty but melodic metal sound that they describe as “powerful, emotional and dynamic.”
New Band of the Week: Blackwater
Scottish trio Blackwater draw on their metalcore roots to craft a captivating fusion of crushing riffs, cinematic atmospheres and engaging vocals. Built around their love of video games, the band aims to blur the line between fantasy and reality in a sound they describe as “cinematic, crushing and evoking.”
New Band of the Week: Novaghost
British band Novaghost have crafted a diverse “future metal” sound, fusing heavy riffs, dreamy synths and soaring vocals in a metalcore approach they describe as “aggression, atmosphere and purpose.”
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