Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We recently introduced you to the grungey, raw rock sound of Cardiff rockers Dead At 27, and we're delighted to bring you a review of their debut album Bring In The Lights, which is out now. The quartet of Nathan Gratton-Smith (vocals and guitar), Dave 'Griff' Griffiths (guitar), Mitchell Casey (vocals and bass) and Chris... Continue Reading →
Glasgow rockers Tenements are set to unleash their distinctive 2000s post-hardcore throwback sound upon the world with the launch of their debut EP at the end of this month (31 August). We first spoke to the quintet of Darren Coles (vocals), Chris Bennett (guitar and vocals), Callum Nicolson (guitar), Malcolm Robb (bass) and Jamie Whiteside (drums... 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 →
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 →
This has been a long time coming but the wait for new music from Rugby's finest wars has been more than worth it. The metal quintet, our New Band of the Week last July, have today released new single Little Death, their first new material since debut album We Are Islands, After All. And it's awesome.... 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 →
Following the success of last year's debut EP Cambridgeshire-based rockers Hollowstar are today back to delight their growing fan base with new single All I Gotta Say. Our New Band of the Week way back in last March, Hollowstar have honed a trademark sound that sees slow lullaby-like verses explode into full-on rock mode and... Continue Reading →
Scottish rockers Playing With Punkarella have had an eventful existence in terms of comings and goings, but seem to have settled into life as a rock duo. The current line-up of multi-instrumentalist Lee Blades and vocalist Kimberley Thomson cracked on with things as a duo a few years ago and have remained that way since,... Continue Reading →
South London rockers Hey Gigantic are back with a 'new old' track that suggests exciting things are coming from the band through the remainder of 2018. Colours is the latest track taken from a session working with producer Neil Kennedy (Milk Teeth, Creeper), which also included energetic previous single Passenger. And it's a song that's... Continue Reading →
Durham rockers Edenthorn's mission is simple yet effective. "Our main aim is to make sure that our listeners never get bored," bassist and backing vocalist Faiba Gardner tells us, and they achieve it in style with second album Exist, which is self-released on Friday (20 April). As Faiba explains: "There is nothing worse than listening... Continue Reading →
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