Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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 →
Fire up your time machine and roll it back 20 years or so because we're taking you on a ride to the good old days of Britpop with Leicester quartet Escapade, who've honed a sound that they describe to us as "loud, energetic and memorable." The band started out as an acoustic duo of Sam... Continue Reading →
Our latest installment of the week's latest new music brings you some hard-hitting new British metal, a heavy new track from a New Zealand / Aussie metal band, some new music from our favourite new solo artist, a bit of indie rock and a bit more metal. Enjoy... Cut Short - Impersonal (EP) Get your... Continue Reading →
To paraphrase the old Ronseal TV adverts (for those of you of a certain age), The Forgotten Age does exactly what it says on the tin - a throwback to the good old days of metal. In their words: "The kind of music your teenage self would want to play to impress their friends, but... Continue Reading →
The second instalment of our round-up of the latest new music brings you an awesome throwback to 90s guitar rock, some brutally heavy metal, new music from exciting new British rockers, an old favourite and even some Americana meets country. Read on for our pick of this week's new releases... Hypophora - Spires (Single) The... Continue Reading →
Every Monday morning my office receives a basket colourfully filled with a mass of all kinds of tasty fruit, from strawberries, oranges and grapes through to plums and lychees. Embodying that eclectic mix in a musical sense is Brighton blues-infused alt-rockers Just Like Fruit. The quintet of Dion Mason-Poole (vocals), Taran Pring (lead guitar), Kieran Matthews (rhythm guitar), Ryan Melbourne-Hurley... Continue Reading →
Dust off your spellbook, start researching your rituals and prepare to be enchanted by Melbourne rock cult Pagan's brand of 'very heavy, gloomy rock and roll.' The self-monikered 'real-life/pretend vampires playing real-life/pretend rock and roll' will bring you under their spell with Nikki Brumen's engaging howled vocals alongside huge riffs from Xavier Santilli, booming basslines from... Continue Reading →
If you read our review of the recent Pulled Apart By Horses gig at Fluffer Pit Parties, you'll have seen some awesome photos by our man Sam Huddleston. The Hackney Wick-based photographer focuses on live music and portraits, with a particular knack for capturing the feeling, style and emotion of music. He's kicking off his... Continue Reading →
London solo artist Tim Brooks is far from your bog standard singer-songwriter, bringing a heavy focus on lyrics and wordplay alongside a much rockier approach than you might expect. Having started out on the more typical acoustic route he's gradually evolved towards a sound that merges the boundaries of folk, rock and pop-punk that. As... Continue Reading →
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