Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
As far as energetic pop-punk goes, Bournemouth's Buffalo Go! tick all the boxes. Engaging vocals and relatable lyrics are fused with driving drums and fun punky riffs in a sound the band have coined "slightly heavy modern pop-punk." The band's roots were formed when guitarist and vocalist Martyn Combstock met fellow guitarist Hayden Harris on... 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 →
"Heavy, apocalyptic, crushing." These are the three words that Brad Hanson, drummer of death metal band End of Salvation, plucks out of the air when summarising the band's bonecrushingly brutal sound. The five-piece, completed by vocalist Ryan 'Dooders' Duddridge, guitarists Frank Clow and Josh 'Yoshi' Brown, bassist Alec Pearson, are yet another reminder of the... Continue Reading →
There's something weirdly engaging about the admittedly odd sound of Brighton / London rockers Scab Hand. The band's self-description of their fast-paced brand of dirty psych punk as "The Pixies played too fast" and the fact that all their songs on their debut EP begin with the letter H helps you get the gist of... Continue Reading →
As the name suggests, Bring The Onslaught are brilliantly, brutally heavy - and the good news is that things are only going to get heavier from Aylesbury's exciting metalcore newcomers. The five-piece of vocalist Nick Wilshaw, drummer Ben Stacey, guitarist and vocalist Ashley Savage, lead guitarist Jonny Helm and bassist Adam Skinner describe their music... Continue Reading →
Last month we introduced you to the intriguing delights of Windsor rockers You Win Again Gravity as our New Band of the Week, in which we revealed their debut album Anonymity was imminent - and the good news is that's out now, and it's superb. This is an album that symbolises the maturing of a... Continue Reading →
Manchester has a rich history for producing great new rock bands, and I'm delighted to say it's at it again with the emergence of fresh new indie rockers The Covasettes. The quartet of Chris Buxton (lead vocals and guitar), Matt Hewlett (lead guitar and vocals), Jamie McIntyre (bass and vocals) and Matt Buckley (drums / percussion)... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year we introduced you to London-based punk rockers Our Lives In Cinema. One of the things that first drew us to this band was their impressive energy levels, which comes across in their engaging, breathless sound. As Mark told us back when we first met them: "High energy is 100% the intention! I... Continue Reading →
There are loads of great music festivals out there up and down the UK. In addition to the bigger festivals that you all know about there are all manner of smaller, boutique festivals boasting amazing line-ups and superb atmospheres. One of those is North Warwickshire's Warton Music Festival. The festival's roots are firmly grounded in... Continue Reading →
MassMatiks and Youth Killed It are two of the most exciting bands around with their own versions of spoken word / rap meets rock. And the duo teamed up to put on a great show in London on Friday night, with able support from How's Harry at a sold-out Hoxton Bar and Kitchen. The evening... Continue Reading →
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