Brighton quartet El Moono offer up a heavy yet melodic fusion of hardcore, post-hardcore, grunge and metal that they intriguingly summarise as sitting "somewhere between Deftones and Kelly Clarkson."
New Band of the Week: El Moono
New Band of the Week: Pizza Crunch
Scottish quartet Pizza Crunch offer up an infectious sound that fuses alternative 80s influences with modern indie and rock, which they describe as "melodic, stimulating and introspective."
Introducing: Her Burden
Leicester band Her Burden have taken old-school pop-punk and classic rock influences and fused them with modern pop and indie in a sound they describe as "upbeat, catchy and energetic."
New Band of the Week: Terror Cult
Yorkshire band Terror Cult have honed an alternative rock meets old school punk that fuses engaging vocals with funky, catchy guitars, which they describe as "noisy, energetic and honest."
Introducing: Speak Easy Circus
Glasgow band Speak Easy Circus have honed a funky, brass-led experimental indie meets rock sound that they describe as being "eclectic, exciting and unpredictable."
New Band of the Week: Less Than Hollow
Our final New Band of the Week of 2021 brings the year to a deliciously catchy, grungey conclusion with the thrilling sound of new post-grunge meets alt-rock trio Less Than Hollow.
Introducing: Led By Lanterns
Birmingham band Led By Lanterns is on a mission to push alt-rock into something darker, which takes the best bits of pop songs and improves them with metal and electronic influences.
New Band of the Week: Columbia
It may have been a long time coming, but Cardiff quartet Columbia are well and truly making their presence felt with an infectiously uplifting rock'n'roll sound they describe as "energetic, moody, anthemic."
New Band of the Week: Them Velvet Tongues
Blackburn newcomers formed out of lockdown blues armed with an energetic, feisty rock'n'roll sound that fuses filthy riffs and screaming guitars with engaging vocals and oodles of swagger.
New Band of the Week: The Alchemy
Kent quartet The Alchemy have honed an explosive alt-rock sound fusing filthy riffs and pounding rhythms with engaging vocals that they describe as "dynamic, shiny and warm."
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