Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Virginia Beach rockers Dead Friends aren't ones to pussyfoot around their music with grandiose claims. As they tell us: "We just say 'rock.' If people ask us to elaborate we say 'heavy rock.' If that’s still not enough, we explain how heavy our rock is."
Sheffield band Sobriquet have honed a thrilling post-hardcore sound that fuses moments of melody with eccentric, hard-hitting aggression and huge amounts of energy.
Manchester's Kaiber Koi are far from your run-of-the-mill progressive metal band, promising an ethos of 'breaking down the boundaries that lie between the generic and oversaturated.'
Hull newcomers 99% COBRA pack a venomous bite with their intriguing 'party metal' combination of big riffs and angry lyrics. Or, in their words: "Angry music disguised as Oasis." But, if you were intrigued about what the other 1% comprises then, well, you'll have to stay that way as the band flatly refuse to reveal... Continue Reading →
The number of amazing rock festivals taking place this year is frankly staggering. And one of the best lineups, even in the face of such strong competition, is ArcTanGent Festival in Bristol, which takes place on 16-18 August. The ultimate festival for math-rock, post-rock, noise rock, alt-rock and more, which will be headlined by the... 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 →
The first time I checked out Glasgow's Donnie Willow I was instantly hooked by their fusion of hooky guitar riffs and vocals, and alt-rock meets hardcore sound. Then, having found them on Facebook, I became obsessed with one of their fans' comments, which claimed that their new EP Exhibition is "like listening to Elton John... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we saw punk rockers Our Lives In Cinema open up proceedings for Nightlife in London. We loved their fast-paced, energetic brand of punk, so we thought we'd find out more about this interesting south-east London quintet. Lead vocalist Mark Bartlett and guitarists Stephen Andrews and Phil Christopher have been playing music... Continue Reading →
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