New Band of the Week: 5 Ash Kills
Forged from British grit and Finnish fire, 5 Ash Kills offer up an unpolished, merciless and relentless blackened thrash metal sound that they describe as “fast, brutal and unapologetic.”
Tag: British metal
New Band of the Week: The Tempilstiks
Scottish band The Tempilstiks offer up a fusion of rock, metal and punk energy in a “genre-fluid” sound that they describe as “dynamic, energetic and raw.”
New Band of the Week: Distance Divine
Our final New Band of the Week of 2025 takes us to the East Midlands, where Distance Divine fuse a wide range of genres, from metal and emo to trance and rap, in a sound that they describe as “fun, eclectic and incongruous.”
New Band of the Week: Edit The Tide
Welsh band Edit The Tide blend powerful riffs and soaring vocals in a gritty but melodic metal sound that they describe as “powerful, emotional and dynamic.”
Introducing: Alfonso Conspiracy
British newcomers Alfonso Conspiracy offer up an abrasive fusion of 90s industrial metal, dark gothic and horror culture and modern metal riffs in a captivating sound they describe as “unapologetic, ugly and naked.”
New Band of the Week: Blackwater
Scottish trio Blackwater draw on their metalcore roots to craft a captivating fusion of crushing riffs, cinematic atmospheres and engaging vocals. Built around their love of video games, the band aims to blur the line between fantasy and reality in a sound they describe as “cinematic, crushing and evoking.”
New Band of the Week: Falling Below
Nottingham band Falling Below have honed an engaging and atmospheric alternative metal sound that blends big riffs and raw honesty, and they describe as “melodic, heavy and emotive.”
New Band of the Week: Æl-Fierlen
English newcomers Æl-Fierlen have crafted a beautifully haunting and intense black metal meets blackgaze sound that they describe as “ethereal, atmospheric and dark.”
Introducing: Paradise Sins
British hard rockers Paradise Sins harness the raw energy of classic rock’n’roll and melodic metal in an engaging sound that they describe as “huge, harmonious and heartfelt.”
New Band of the Week: Austin Road
Glastonbury quartet Austin Road draw on a wide range of metal influences to craft a powerful but engaging sound that they describe as “diverse, emotional and, of course, heavy.”
Introducing: Perpetua
Edinburgh band Perpetua fuse ferocious riffs, groovy melodies and vicious vocals in a thrilling cacophony that they describe as “headbang worthy metal.”
Introducing: Windsinger
English instrumental metal project Windsinger began as an avenue for developing a more progressive approach to modern metal and music production, resulting in a sound they describe as “emotional, captivating, energetic.”
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