Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
MassMatiks and Youth Killed It are two of the most exciting bands around with their own versions of spoken word / rap meets rock. And the duo teamed up to put on a great show in London on Friday night, with able support from How's Harry at a sold-out Hoxton Bar and Kitchen. The evening... Continue Reading →
Energetic indie-rock trio Fick As Fieves may hail from a sleepy seaside town in Suffolk, but it's impossible not to pronounce their name without sounding like a Cockney wide-boy. Indeed, the band tell us its origin comes from Harry Campbell's (guitar, bass and vocals) Essex-born dad helping them choose it and saying of 'Thick As... Continue Reading →
London rockers In Search Of Sun have marked a long overdue release of new music with an absolute banger of a tune in Say It Like You See It, their first release since debut album The World Is Yours back in 2014. The five-piece of Adam Leader (vocals), Rory Kay (guitar and vocals), David Mena... Continue Reading →
Deep in the heart of hipster East London, three of the most exciting new up-and-coming British bands put on a show to get the locals' funky beards and purple trousers in a twist at Birthdays in Dalston last night. As an East London (very much non-hipster) resident myself, I was delighted to take the short... Continue Reading →
Nestled in the heart of England in the middle of the beautiful Cotswolds, Bath is not only loaded with Roman heritage but rich rock'n'roll history. Maintaining the city's rock integrity are Novatines, who step into shoes once filled by the likes of Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel and Alison Goldfrapp. The five-piece's self-assessment of their sound... Continue Reading →
Windsor rockers You Win Again Gravity freely admit they are something 'a little different to the norm,' combining technical, almost mathy post-hardcore with heavy rock and delicious melodies. The notion of 'new band' is slightly misleading for the quartet of Jack Jennings (vocals and guitar), Daniel Dreelan (guitar and backing vocals), James Mackenzie (drums andb acking vocals), Johnny... Continue Reading →
Bath indie-rock four-piece Farebrother offer up an intriguing sound built around intricate harmonies and exhilarating ambience, which is winning over new fans - including a certain Game Of Thrones actress. The quartet of Tom Hunt (rhythm guitar and lead vocals), Michael Vowell (lead guitar and vocals), Owen Stephens (bass guitar and vocals) and Matthew Day... Continue Reading →
MassMatiks have mastered that difficult knack of writing songs that have you instantly hooked. The south east London trio's relatable and engaging lyrics, combined with their big rocky sound, have led them to self-label themselves as "a true band of the people" - and for good reason. To further cement that claim, the band today... Continue Reading →
Instrumental trio Toska have honed a fantastic progressive metal sound that has most recently been labelled "cinematic prog," and earned them a tour across Europe alongside Arcane Roots. The trio of childhood friends Rabea Massaad (guitar), Dave Hollingworth (bass) and Ben Minal (drums) came together over shared growing frustration at not being able to create the kind... Continue Reading →
We've got bit of new punk-rock gold for you today, in the form of London-based 'shwifty' pop-punk trio No Insight. The self-confessed 'sad boys writing sad emo / pop-punk songs' Gian 'Kid' Carlo (guitar and vocals), Joe 'Grumps' Papworth (bass and vocals) and Rich Alexander (drums and vocals) all started playing in bands at a young... Continue Reading →
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