Stoke-on-Trent trio I Am Pariah offer an intriguing metal-based catharsis to the frustrations of modern society. The band flirt between classic and modern metal sounds, with huge metal riffs and ripping guitar solos, fused with elements of punk and rock, driven forward by anthemic vocals that lament the current state of the human race. The... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Barbarian Hermit
With a name like this, how could we possibly not name Barbarian Hermit as our New Band of the Week? And when you hear their music, which they delightfully describe using the 3 G's of "Gargantuan, groove and gravy," our choice is only further validated. The Manchester doom and sludge scene super-group are proud creators... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Flawless Carbon
"P!nk is completely badass and stands up fully for what she believes in and she doesn’t care an inch what anybody thinks of her," says Flawless Carbon’s frontwoman, Lauren Diamond. "She comes across as incredibly strong and down to earth." While you might be forgiven for reading references to the #MeToo movement across the band's... Continue Reading →
EP Review: As Everything Unfolds – Closure
We're beginning to run out of superlatives for High Wycombe sextet As Everything Unfolds, who impress once again with their second EP Closure, which is out on Friday (19 October). Our New Band of the Week exactly one year ago, the band have been making waves on the UK metal scene and Closure offers another reminder... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Superfecta
London's Superfecta are a hard rock band that pride themselves on doing things a little differently. They've honed an infectious sound that fleets between dirty grunge and hard-hitting metal, all fused with a bone-crunching groove and epically snarling, engaging vocals. The quartet of Danun Todd (guitars), Rob Negrini (vocals), Matt Vella (drums) and Carl "Costa" Highman... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: The Mechanist
An element of intrigue and mystery should always surround any good tech metal, and that's certainly the case with Leeds five-piece The Mechanist. The band describe their music as "Metalcore skeleton, evolving skin," which offers a sumptuous summary of the fusion of intense, complex technical metal with moments of delicious melody, covering topics as diverse... Continue Reading →
Introducing: The Word
Kent four-piece The Word are taking us on a trip back to the 1960s and 70s, adding a modern twist to the classic rock sound that they've coined as 'Tea Rock' - or Britpop fused with Rock'n'Roll. The quartet of Stig (vocals and guitar), Ben (bass and vocals), Liam (drums and vocals) and Christian (guitar and vocals) met through... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Gold Baby
If you like to party but don't have any friends to do it with then North London indie-rockers Gold Baby are here to add a bit of spice to your lonely existence. The quartet of Siân Alex (guitar and lead vocals), Sam Asbury (lead guitar and backing vocals), Andrew Myors (bass) and Ian Lee (drums) have labelled their... Continue Reading →
New Music Friday Round-Up: 5 October
Happy Friday one and all. We have so much awesome new music for you to get stuck into today, and yet again it's all British! This week's new music fix takes in no fewer than four of our former New Bands of the Week. We've got new singles from one of our favourite metal bands... Continue Reading →
Introducing: WRTHLESS
Glasgow's WRTHLESS take all the fun and energy of pop-punk and fuse it with rockier influences, meaning they're far from your pop-punk norm. As lead guitarist Stuart Macdonald tells us: "That is exactly how we would also describe WRTHLESS. I'd love to say this was a conscious decision to not sound like the pop punk... Continue Reading →