Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We're not really sure where to begin when Newcastle, Australia, duo Skitz NPCs regularly refer to themselves as "the Semen Wizards." Do wizards conjure up semen-based spells? Frankly, we think we'd be safer never finding out.
Prepare for a wild journey back to the days of big hair, scintillating guitar solos and rampant riffs with Manchester's Stormrider.
With a name like Bury The Traitor you're well within your rights to expect something pretty damn heavy. And luckily for you, the Derby quintet deliver it in spades.
We've got another helping of Dutch metal today in the form of Shuulak, who fuse old school metal with elements of a more modern sound - which they describe as "modern heavy metal."
When Xyhon describe their music to us as "heavy, dirty and chuggy," we're instantly hooked. The Milton Keynes heavy metal newcomers like to mix things up, but one common theme is raw emotion that, in their words, "makes you want to headbang and throw those horns in the air." The quintet of Richard Lloyd-Davies (vocals), Luke... Continue Reading →
We were treated to a feast of exciting up-and-coming bands from across the metal spectrum at all-day celebration of fringe metal music ProgMetalMadness at New Cross Inn on Sunday (25 February). Ten awesome bands took to the stage across nine hours of live music, from supremely talented instrumental bands through to the heaviest of heavy... Continue Reading →
One-man extreme metal band is one of the more unusual concepts we've come across, but in Liverpool-based Crejuvent we've discovered something that truly is different, yet also entertaining and intriguing. Frontman, and bassist, and guitarist, and producer, and mixer (you get the picture) Federico Spera (Freddy), is a character I can't help but like. When... Continue Reading →
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