Kent and Essex-based band Code: Marla started out as a dubstep project but they're increasingly heading down a path towards nu-metal with a thrilling sound they describe as "high energy vibes."
New Band of the Week: Code: Marla
Introducing: Chloe and the Butlers
Essex band Chloe and the Butlers are somewhat of a departure from our usual rock/metal focus but we're hooked on their fantastic funk and soul sound, which they describe as "funky, empowering and heartfelt."
New Band of the Week: Virgin Witch
Essex deathcore/death metal newcomers Virgin Witch have brewed up a cauldron of vicious vocals, rampaging riffs and brutal breakdowns in a ferocious sound they describe as "energetic, extreme and dynamic."
New Band of the Week: Parrilla
Prepare yourself for industrial metal "unlike any other band out there" from Essex-based newcomers Parrilla.
New Band of the Week: Beyond Extinction
Exciting Essex metal band Beyond Extinction are on a mission to become "one of the big UK metal bands" with their fusion of metalcore, deathcore and death metal elements.
New Band of the Week: When Nothing Works
If you've been pining after a bit of angsty, hard-hitting British metal then Essex newcomers When Nothing Works well and truly have you covered. They've honed a heavy, yet engaging metalcore sound that fuses powerful vocals and lyrics with big riffs and pounding rhythms.
Beneath The Embers release new EP ‘Ashes’
Essex metallers Beneath The Embers, our New Band of the Week last month, have just released their new EP Ashes. The Colchester-based quartet of lead singer and guitarist Lewy Roland, lead guitarist Clint Bredin, bassist Charlie and drummer Spence have created an excellent four-track EP, and it's available now on Spotify. The EP begins in light fashion with... Continue Reading →
EP Review: Tigress – Like It Is
Essex five-piece Tigress are back with a bang with their second EP Like It Is, which is chocked full of the band's powerful, singalong rock. The record sees the Chelmsford rockers, fresh from a tour with punk sensations Counterfeit., justify their position as one of the most exciting up-and-coming British bands around - with Kate... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Beneath The Embers
There's few things better in music than metal bands that smash out huge, hooky riffs, which is exactly what we get in abundance from this week's New Band of the Week, Essex's Beneath The Embers. The quartet of lead singer and guitarist Lewy Roland, lead guitarist Clint Bredin, bassist Charlie and drummer Spence rose from the... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Rob Jarvis & The Mercury Sons
It's hard to imagine that a band could exist when members live at opposite ends of the country, but Rob Jarvis & The Mercury Sons haven't let the inconvenience of being split between Essex and Newcastle - a cool 300 miles or so - hold them back. The quartet of frontman Rob Jarvis (lead singer... Continue Reading →
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