Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
From listening to Dunn, North Carolina, band Strength Betrayed you wouldn't know they are 'faith-based at all,' as they've honed a deliciously heavy, rhythm-focused, melodic metal sound that you can't help but bounce along to.
Expect a real melting pot of sounds from Tallahassee, Florida, metal machine Defy The Tyrant. The band fuse high-octane heavy rock with soaring screams and rapped vocals to, in their words, "redefine what 'alternative metal' means." The band's original lineup formed around five years ago, but the current members came together just under two years ago.... Continue Reading →
After six years in the making, the fruits of Philadelphia band Sleep Tactics' labour are finally coming to fruition with the release of their excellent math-rock meets noise rock meets heavy rock debut album S/T.
Imagine my delight when we discovered a band from Finland, who just so happen to be absolutely awesome and claim to be an "angrier Royal Blood."
Traditionally best-known for its seaside resorts and being the home of murder mystery goddess Agatha Christie, the south-west of England's most mysterious secret may well be its growing rock underbelly. The latest example of the English Riviera's stream of new rock bands is Torbay hard rock trio The Stone Angels, who have, they tell us,... Continue Reading →
Vancouver rockers CRNKSHFT fuse big rock riffs, engaging classic rock vocals and blistering guitar solos in their explosive heavy rock meets grunge sound - which they have branded H.F.R (work that out for yourself). The quintet of vocalist Shane Jolie, guitarists Sebastien Mark Pulse and Geoff Way, bassist Trevor Miles and drummer Josh Lauze pride... Continue Reading →
We've brought you bands from all over the world in the last few months, but today sees our very first Spanish band in the form of River Crow, who hail from the town of Ciudad Real. The quartet of the original creator of the project guitarist Chema Fernandez, vocalist Sergio Pozas, bassist Daniel Ruiz aka... Continue Reading →
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