Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Hailing yourself as the 'forefront of a new generation of rock' is a bold claim for any band to make. Fortunately for new UK rockers Fragile Things, and you wonderfully lucky listeners, they backup these words with their music. The quartet, who hail from Milton Keynes and Brighton, are fronted by the epic vocals of Richie... Continue Reading →
Manchester-based Tirade are on the verge of haranguing your ears with a superb barrage of punk rock. The punk quartet are on the verge of releasing their debut EP, which is a fun, energetic and heavily riffy introduction to the band. The quarter of lead singer and bassist Jake Tilley, guitarist and backing vocalists Josh... Continue Reading →
Bedfordshire rockers SEASONS have fully seized what they believe is probably their last chance to succeed in the music industry. The five-piece have largely come from a metal background but fine-tuned their sound to appeal to both their traditional audiences and a wider fan base with the upcoming release of EP What Goes Around. SEASONS formed around... Continue Reading →
You know when you discover a new band for the first time and they're so good you just can't stop listening to them? Well that's exactly how we feel about this week's New Band of the Week, Lightscape. The Norwich-based five-piece have only been together for about a year but have created a catchy rock... Continue Reading →
British metal music - in whatever guise you wish to label it, from metalcore and melodic hardcore to post-hardcore - is in a pretty good place right now. The likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Asking Alexandria, Enter Shikari to name just a few have put it on the map, and we're now seeing a whole new generation... Continue Reading →
Dropping the C-bomb on the second word of your debut album is quite some statement. You either have to back it up by being brilliant, or be so heavy and scary that no-one will question your outrageous lyrical choices. Thankfully, Ipswich's War Waves fall into the former category - and their self-titled debut album is a... Continue Reading →
We're kicking off a new weekly feature that will bring you our tip for a hot new up-and-coming band to check out - in our New Band of the Week. Our maiden New Band of the Week is South East London-based Sidelines. Sidelines have only been together for around six months and released their self-titled EP back in... Continue Reading →
