It's a bold claim to make but Manchester's Climate Of Fear have been widely acclaimed as "the UK's angriest new metal band." So we had to, albeit tentatively, have a chat to discover just what was getting these lads so angry.
Introducing: Sertraline
"Exhilarating and effervescent." These are the words that scintillating progressive metal quintet Sertraline use to summarise their tantalisingly heavy yet catchy sound. The Stoke-on-Trent five-piece fuse raw intensity with soothing melody - in their words, "big naughty riffage" meets "groovy, heavy but hella melodic." The band, who share a name with an anti-depressant drug that's... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Dü Pig
Blackpool noise makers Dü Pig would like you to think they're a pretentious lot, when in reality "We sound like The Chipmunks fronting Black Sabbath. Or a grunge Steps."
New Band of the Week: LestWeForget
Fusing technical and progressive metal with furious heavy influences, Oxford's LestWeForget are quickly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with.
Introducing: Plain Sails
London quartet Plain Sails have exploded onto the local scene over the last couple of years with their engaging, high energy yet delicate anthemic rock sound.
Gig Review: Breather and Familiar Spirit @ Old Blue Last
I'm not one for claiming 'the UK's next big rock band' and all that jazz, but last night we saw Brighton trio Breather play their first ever gig weeks after releasing their debut single - and boy were they impressive.
New Band of the Week: Hot Milk
Emo power-pop rockers Hot Milk may have only just released their debut single, but they've already supported the likes of You Me At Six and Enter Shikari and are due to kick off a nationwide tour with Deaf Havana on Friday (15 March).
New Music Friday: 8 March
We've got a real treat of excellent new music for you this week, including new tracks from four of our former New Bands of the Week. We kick off with well overdue music from one of our favourite bands, some superb new rap-rock, plenty of new British rock and metal, some good old hard rock... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Stormrider
Prepare for a wild journey back to the days of big hair, scintillating guitar solos and rampant riffs with Manchester's Stormrider.
Introducing: Silkrats
If you're on the lookout for a band that's catchy as hell with "ridiculous" guitar solos thrown in for the hell of it then Nottingham newcomers Silkrats will be just the ticket.