Hertfordshire metal band Defences today make a major statement of intent as they return with another exciting taster of their evolving sound.
Single Review: Defences go on the offensive with ‘In Eclipse’
New Band of the Week: VEXED
One of the most exciting talents on the British metal scene has now graced our New Band of the Week feature not once but twice.
Introducing: Dorylus
If witches made metal music then Stevenage's Dorylus may well be the potion they conjured up in their cauldron.
Introducing: Siderian
Amid a saturated market of masses of metal bands and oodles of choice thanks to the rise of online streaming, it can seem difficult to differentiate. But Northampton-based Siderian are doing just that with their intriguing brand of thrash-infused metal, which essentially has the sole aim of making everything as heavy, fast and harsh as possible.
Gig Review: Griever, As Everything Unfolds, Noija & Palmist @ The Black Heart
We were treated to a cocktail of British rock and metal with a Scandinavian twist as we went along to see Griever supported by As Everything Unfolds, Noija and Palmist at The Black Heart in Camden last Friday (26 April). Palmist The evening got off to a good start as Palmist - who it took... Continue Reading →
New Music Friday Round-Up: 26 April
We've got some cracking new music for you this week with new tracks from two of Britain's finest new bands from the same record label, a debut indie-rock EP and a debut metal EP, along with a second EP from our favourite Kiwi rockers and a debut album from France's finest purveyors of post-hardcore. Read... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Climate Of Fear
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.
New Band of the Week: Kaiber Koi
Manchester's Kaiber Koi are far from your run-of-the-mill progressive metal band, promising an ethos of 'breaking down the boundaries that lie between the generic and oversaturated.'
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 →
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.
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