Given they're self-monikered as 'real-life/pretend vampires playing real-life/pretend rock and roll,' you might be surprised to hear Pagan describe their music as: "Just very heavy pop songs."
New Band of the Week: Runaway Hounds
Wolverhampton newcomers Runaway Hounds are making a real name for themselves on the UK indie rock scene with their fun, catchy anthemic indie rock sound.
Introducing: Edited People
A background in music theory has fuelled the intriguing, unconventional and truly exciting sound of Leeds rockers Edited People. The quartet of Alisha Vickers (vocals), Josh Ellinor (guitar), Thomas Whitaker (bass) and Laura Bentley first began with the former three meeting at college studying music, then went to the same University where Alisha and Josh began playing as an... Continue Reading →
Introducing: FRCTRD
A few weeks ago we gave you a taster of the savage tech-metal sound of French deathcore five-piece FRCTRD, and we were so excited by their brutality that we followed it up by having a chat with the band. The Parisians first formed back in 2014, brought together by their shared love for the same music.... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Profiler
What better way to kick off your Monday morning than with the 'return' of Nu-Metal. Meet Bristol newcomers Profiler
EP Review: Be Well – An Ode To War Waves
An ode to War Waves as they bow out with their first, and last, EP 'Be Well'
New Music Friday Round-Up: 7 December
Check out our veritable feast of the finest new music from a host of great new bands.
Introducing: The Heard
If you like your rock dark and mysterious, heavy and distorted, twisted yet beautifully melodic then Swedish newcomers The Heard will be just the ticket. The Stockholm band formed of three former Crucified Barbara members - Ida (bass), Klara (guitar) and Nicki (drums) - who, when the previous band split, knew they wanted to continue... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Rise People, Rise
While speaking to French rockers Rise People, Rise we not only uncovered a really exciting new band, but also discovered the need for a French revolution, if you will. The beginnings of the band came from a pretty unusual place. Drummer and vocalist Lucas de Geyter had been playing in several bands over several years,... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Deadpan
Ready for something very different? Denmark's Deadpan are certainly that, with their 1980s-esque dark electronica vibe. Copenhagen-based Deadpan formed out of the ashes of previous project Deadpan Interference, with long-time friends Martin Emil Daa Funder, Max Cosnier and Sofie Westh continuing to carry the torch, and adding Arsene Survie then Christian Skibdal earlier this year. As... Continue Reading →