Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
You can't beat a bit of raw, energetic punk rock and that's what Glasgow's Miami Monroe deliver in an abundance - it's loud, fast, big and hugely entertaining. The five-piece of Brendan McAleer (lead vocals), Jordan Daly (vocals and guitars), Stuart MacDonald (guitars), Jamie Balsillie (bass) and Jonathan Mollins (drums) have taken the classic sound of the... Continue Reading →
The Berkshire town of Reading seems to be emerging as a hotbed for awesome new bands, with the latest off its conveyor belt being six-piece rockers Veridian. Having only played their debut gig a year ago, the band has already enjoyed huge success with their brand of ridiculously catchy rock. Veridian was formed after members of... Continue Reading →
This week's New Band of the Week is one of the most exciting, powerful yet melodically proficient bands on the UK metal scene. Southampton has once again produced another outstanding band in the form of Our Hollow, Our Home, who follow in the footsteps of Bury Tomorrow in perfectly combining full-on brutal metal with moments... Continue Reading →
We're taking the heaviness up to maximum with this week's New Band of the Week, as we introduce you to brutally brilliant Sheffield metalcore / deathcore band Arkdown. The quintet of vocalist Kyle Dawson, drummer Alex Roberts, bassist Ed Morley and guitarists Mike Dyson and Ben Freestone have taken influence from the likes of Parkway Drive,... Continue Reading →
The city of Stoke-on-Trent is probably best known for being the home of the pottery industry and - personally speaking - a pretty horrible football team. But all that is about to change with the emergence of the city's very own rockers Alter Eden. The quartet of enigmatic frontman Nick Pilgrim, guitarist Alex Coleman, bassist Aled... Continue Reading →
It's hard to imagine that a band could exist when members live at opposite ends of the country, but Rob Jarvis & The Mercury Sons haven't let the inconvenience of being split between Essex and Newcastle - a cool 300 miles or so - hold them back. The quartet of frontman Rob Jarvis (lead singer... Continue Reading →
East London rockers Chapter And Verse only released their first song in April, but they sold out their first ever show in two weeks and already look set to take the UK rock scene by storm in 2017. Debut EP The Wolves Back Home is a raw blast of massive riffs and addictively piercing vocals that... Continue Reading →
A lot of bands will tell you they're built on friendship and brotherhood, but Surrey rockers Brightlight City probably have a better claim to this than most. Not only are they headed up by the vocalist double act of brothers Jamie and Justin Giarraputo, who also plays guitar, but lead guitarist Jono Staunton is Jamie's... Continue Reading →
This week's New Band of the Week is one of the most exciting new bands I've had the joy of bringing you. Berkshire-based quartet The Final Clause of Tacitus not only have an amazing band name, they also make fantastic rap-meets-rock that I can't help but hope is Britain's answer to Rage Against The Machine. Lead singer Matt spits... Continue Reading →
After a few weeks away over Christmas it'd only be apt to begin 2017 with a bang. And that is duly delivered in the form of 'online sensations' Dorje. We were first introduced to the Brighton-based rockers as being 'the biggest band you won't have heard of,' and from that moment on we were desperate to... Continue Reading →
