If angsty, noisy, sweaty rock is your kind of thing then we presume you're going to adore the sound of UK-based, Brazilian born two-piece Yur Mum.
Introducing: Yur Mum
New Band of the Week: ALT BLK ERA
Teenage sister duo Alt Blk Era took their R&B, soul, reggae and rap roots and fused them with heavy guitars, orchestral and unnerving sounds to create a diverse sound they describe as "powerful, sincere and creepy" - which had us immediately fascinated.
New Band of the Week: Split Chain
Bristol band Split Chain offer up an intriguing fusion of shoegaze meets nu-metal that draws on late 90s / early 2000s skateboarder rock and punk in a sound they describe as "catchy, ethereal and hard."
New Band of the Week: Raze
Hertfordshire band Raze offer up a captivating sound that combines a grungey rawness with modern metal grooves and technical guitar solos. The result is pretty special, with soaring vocals and solos countered by powerful riffs and rhythms in a sound they describe as "powerful, intricate and compelling."
Introducing: 4FOXSAKE
London-based band 4FOXSAKE are on a mission to challenge social barriers with an explosive sound that harnesses elements of punk, hard rock and metal, and they describe as "loud, anthemic and catchy."
New Band of the Week: Dirty Money
Oxfordshire band Dirty Money are on a mission to become "the greatest band you've never heard... but you will" with a catchy rock sound that they describe as"bold, brash and ballsy."
New Band of the Week: Motherland
If you're craving some big catchy alternative rock then Teesside quartet Motherland are going to be just the ticket with their engaging sound that they describe as "anthemic, energetic and heartfelt."
Introducing: Redshift
Bath trio Redshift have cooked up an epically diverse, genre-bending progressive rock meets metal sound that they describe as "eclectic, technical and quirky."
New Band of the Week: Dire Thorns
In our near-seven years of running this blog, we've encountered a new first - a band offering up dual language Russian and English vocals. This intriguing proposition is courtesy of Lincolnshire newcomers Dire Thorns, a young, masked band offering up an old-school death metal meets nu-metal sound that they describe as "heavy, bilingual and poorly-produced."
New Band of the Week: Your Future Is Metal
Having grown up in Herefordshire, it's not too often I discover a new band that hails from the same rural location. However, the brilliantly named Your Future Is Metal is one such band, which started out back in 2011 but gradually evolved through to the current project that began in 2020.
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