Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
If you've long been yearning for a throwback to the good old days of 90s grunge then you're in for one hell of a treat with Leeds newcomers Vs. The quintet of Shortie Himself (vocals and guitars), Sparks (guitars and part-time rapper, apparently), Ruke (guitars and backing vocals), Bear (bass) and Jungle Dave (drums), who I'm... Continue Reading →
Following the success of last year's debut EP Cambridgeshire-based rockers Hollowstar are today back to delight their growing fan base with new single All I Gotta Say. Our New Band of the Week way back in last March, Hollowstar have honed a trademark sound that sees slow lullaby-like verses explode into full-on rock mode and... Continue Reading →
Deep within the heart of the Black Country something feral and wild has taken shape, evolved, harnessed the power of rock and readied itself to be unleashed upon the world next month. Stafford quartet The Wild Strays were conceived this time last year from the ashes of a previous project of vocalist and guitarist KT... Continue Reading →
We've heard some interesting reasons for people kicking off their music careers, but the strangest yet has to be Alastair Shaw telling us he joined a band because his ex-girlfriend visited a psychic, who then predicted he'd be successful in music. Alistair is the guitarist in emerging Burnley formed, Manchester-based indie rockers The Breaks, and... Continue Reading →
Taking a break out of avoiding salvaging ships in the aftermath of a European wall being erected by Donald Trump in 2025, we being to your attention of musical duo Go Gracious. In their words, they are "the only 2-piece pop rock band that has an exclusive time-travelling, extra-terrestrial membership. We define ourselves as liars."... Continue Reading →
Northampton rockers Future Love may describe themselves as "weirdos from the Midlands" but they're also an exciting new band that has jumped up the heaviness of their music with their latest music - which is always music to our ears. The quartet began with founding members and joint vocalists guitarist Andy and bassist Meg, who've... Continue Reading →
South London rockers Hey Gigantic are back with a 'new old' track that suggests exciting things are coming from the band through the remainder of 2018. Colours is the latest track taken from a session working with producer Neil Kennedy (Milk Teeth, Creeper), which also included energetic previous single Passenger. And it's a song that's... Continue Reading →
Brighton trio Peace In Protest have formed a funky rock sound that, in their words, is "about as heavy as indie gets without being indie" but that phrase doesn't quite do this exciting new band justice. The trio are formed of guitarist and vocalist Ben and drummer Sean, who knew each other from primary school... Continue Reading →
Manchester rockers Oxbloods have honed an intriguing sound that balances heavy rockiness and soaring vocals with more melodic, almost pop-infused undertones. The band release their debut EP Collisions on Friday (20 April) and it's an impressive introduction. Instrumentalists Matt Lunn and Chris Horrocks (guitars), Matty Ashton (bass) and Alex Binnington (drums) met either by being... Continue Reading →
Durham rockers Edenthorn's mission is simple yet effective. "Our main aim is to make sure that our listeners never get bored," bassist and backing vocalist Faiba Gardner tells us, and they achieve it in style with second album Exist, which is self-released on Friday (20 April). As Faiba explains: "There is nothing worse than listening... Continue Reading →
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