Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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 →
One of my favourite memories from a year of studying in Leicester was regularly serving Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno while working in the city's O'Neills bar - to the point where he used to tell me I was "his favourite barman" because I always served him quickly and without any fuss. Not only did this... Continue Reading →
We're delighted to bring you our first Northern Irish band discovery, in the form of exciting new indie rockers Red House , who only released their debut single in November. The Belfast quartet of Caolan 'Cazza' Donaghy (guitar and lead vocals), Adam McCallan (guitar), Darragh Tibbs (drums) and Odhran Cassidy (bass) formed just over a year ago and quickly... Continue Reading →
Cardiff rockers Fire On The Roof are quickly creating sparks across the UK rock scene having only formed as a band earlier this year - after meeting through social media. The band's members are an intriguing combination, with Somerset-hailing Luke Prior fronting things up flanked by crazed Lithuanian axe wielder Artūras (Guitarthur) Eidukas and "Gypsy... Continue Reading →
Just under a year ago Terry Rytz, deep into a nine-year hiatus from music, went along to see Blink-182 perform an acoustic show at The Rose Theatre in Kingston. The show was so good that it inspired him to get back onto the music wagon and a month or so later his new punk rock... Continue Reading →
We've got another great new band from across the pond in Ireland for you today, in the form of Dublin-based indie act The Temps. The quartet of Owen Soper (vocals and guitar), Alex Smirnov (guitar), Conor Kennedy (bass) and Chris Bradshaw (drums) are a little more chilled out than some of the Irish bands we've... Continue Reading →
We've featured a few Irish bands recently, but none of them are quite as heavy or rocky as Sonera. The alternative rockers from the south-east of Ireland have crafted an infectious brand of hooky, gritty riffs and catchy vocals. The quartet of Oisín Wolfe (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), James Brown (lead guitar and backing vocals), Rory Cooper (bass... Continue Reading →
In recent weeks we've had a steady trickle of exciting new Irish bands, and Dublin's Mitch are no exception. The four-piece have honed a uniquely edgy indie sound, which jumps between melodic, singalong vocals and raw rockiness - which they describe to us as "a punch in the face but with feeling." The Mitch story began in... Continue Reading →
Irish rock music is well overdue a renaissance and with bands like Dublin's Young Earth, and our recent New Band of The Week The Klares, it appears a new generation is breathing life into the country's music scene. Young Earth, which comprises Mark O'Keeffe (vocals and guitar), Ben Mulligan (drums), Alex O'Keeffe (guitar) and Dylan Maher (bass) have only been together in... Continue Reading →
If you were of a certain age back in 2006 then you'll remember with fondness the impact that four largely unknown 20-year-old guys from Sheffield made on the music industry with their debut album. Over a decade later history could be set to repeat itself with the emergence of Irish rockers The Klares. The quartet of Andy... Continue Reading →
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