Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Fort Fest, the UK's coolest new rock festival and one of the most exciting for new UK bands, has announced the first set of acts to be playing at this year's event on 4-6 August. The initial lineup announcement includes two of our favourite bands in the form of Fort Hope and SEASONS, as well as... Continue Reading →
A band that claims to be "the new breed, the new generation" in their first song on their debut EP has a lot to live up to. But London's The One Hundred back that claim up in abundance, and are all set to be one of the hottest bands around in 2017. The four piece's unique electr0-metal... Continue Reading →
When we met Brightlight City a few weeks ago, the band promised us this year's upcoming EP would bring with it a new-found punkier sound. This week we got the first sign that they're delivering on that with the first track from that EP being revealed, in the form of Past/Future. The track has, like the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Sweden has a strong legacy of producing some awesome metal bands. The likes of In Flames and Meshuggah, to name but two, have flown the flag in years gone by, but Gothenburg's Miseria are part of a whole host of exciting bands emerging from the Scandinavian nation. The five-piece of Alexander Buhaj (vocals), Johan Olsson and Andre... Continue Reading →
It's hard not to love bands that successfully fuse huge metal riffs with awesome female-led vocals. Dutch five-piece Veil of Delusions are a superb example of this, fleeting between melodic death metal and dark symphonic overtones that bring the likes of Nightwish to mind. The band, who hail from Oss, Eindhoven and Amstelveen in the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
One thing you can count on the Americans for is some amazing town names, when they're not copying ours that is. One of the things that grabbed our attention with this Massachusetts hardcore act was not only the amazing band name Bottomfed, but the brilliantly named town from which they hail, Buzzards Bay. We had a... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since we brought you something really heavy, but in the form of 'atmospheric hardcore' act Thrones we've got something that's exactly that. The Northampton-based five-piece sound like a fusion of two of the best British bands around, Architects and While She Sleeps. So that tells you they sound pretty fantastic. The... Continue Reading →
The Internet is a weird and wonderful thing which, among its plentiful positives and negatives, excels in bringing like-minded people together - and Derbyshire rockers Those Who Knew are testament to exactly that. Drummer Emily brought the band together by advertising on sites like Join My Band, through which she found Danny Peet, the lead guitarist... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we saw punk rockers Our Lives In Cinema open up proceedings for Nightlife in London. We loved their fast-paced, energetic brand of punk, so we thought we'd find out more about this interesting south-east London quintet. Lead vocalist Mark Bartlett and guitarists Stephen Andrews and Phil Christopher have been playing music... Continue Reading →
We recently published a guest blog post that highlighted the plight of affordable venues and creative spaces, and the need to save them to help Britain's emerging musicians. The topic arose again when we spoke to Newcastle-based electro trio Twist Helix this week. Singer and keys player Bea Garcia Cisneros told us the knock-on impact could be huge: "The... Continue Reading →
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