Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
New York punk trio Ronx are taking us on board a time machine back to the good old days of late '90s and early 2000s punk rock, honing a sound that they describe to us as "punk as fuck." Not only that, they're on a mission to reignite a love for guitar bands in The... Continue Reading →
West Midlands band Lunafall have created a catchy guitar-driven sound that flirts with being poppy enough for the mainstream yet retains a heavier edge and guitar solos that will equally appeal to rock fans. The trio started out as Joel Darkes (vocals and guitar) and Dave Bright (vocals and bass) writing music together a few years... Continue Reading →
Andover band Bitter Divide have been described by some as providing 'the UK's missing link between rock and metal,' due to the band's infectious rocky vocals amid a backdrop of metal riffs, solos and driving drums. No pressure there then. The quintet of Mojo (vocals), Si (lead guitar), Dave (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Russ... Continue Reading →
Camden Town in north London is renowned for being a bit cool and trendy yet grungy and dirty at the same time, probably best epitomised by it having erected a statue of Amy Winehouse within its iconic busy market. And those characteristics are perfectly apt for describing emerging Camden-based band The Gulps. The quintet of Harry All... 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 →
Back in February, we attended a pretty epic day-long celebration of all things prog metal, and discovered an intriguing band called Opensight. The London-based quartet have crafted what they describe as 'film music' based on 'spy themes.' As frontman Ivan David Amaya explains: "People have used those words to describe us because of Opensight being... Continue Reading →
Originally hailing from Sweden, the now London-based Junodef have honed an entrancing dark 'post-death' rock sound that serves up plenty of mystery and intrigue - and they're a bit of a watershed moment for us as our first ever non-British New Band of the Week. Their intrigue isn't limited to music either, with their mission... 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 →
Fluffer Pit Parties have earned a bit of a reputation for being nights of all-out, noise-laden carnage. Invisible walls are broken down as crowds watch their favourite bands from the front, side and rear. Traditional venues are foregone for something more underground. And musical acts tend to be the best selection of guitar-heavy acts on... Continue Reading →
About the only thing you're likely to know the town of Slough for is Ricky Gervais' sitcom The Office, unless you work for a tech company that takes advantage of its relatively cheap business rental fees. But now there's something far more interesting with the emergence of exciting new fuzz-rock quartet The Dead Gentlemen. Initially... Continue Reading →
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