Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
DIY punk rockers Melisandre's Beaver are easy to dismiss as three 'idiots' - their words - with a silly name, but they've produced an album that's well worth your time and attention. The Kent trio began as three mates who started jamming together, wrote some tunes, clicking through their love for "the same stupid things,"... Continue Reading →
The New York district of Queens is historically best known musically for producing big-time hip-hop artists, such as 50 Cent and Run-DMC. But now the district has given birth to a band that takes these hip-hop roots and seamlessly entwines them with rock and nu-metal influences. Sylar describe themselves as a celebration of self-expression against... Continue Reading →
Pop-punk cynics among you may well say there's a few too many pop-punk bands out there doing the same old pop-punk music. But luckily for you, Cambridgeshire five-piece A Few Too Many are here to offer, to quote the mighty Peep Show, 'two fingers to those cynics.' A Few too Many carry the classic fun,... Continue Reading →
Italian prog metallers Shading are proof that anyone who puts their mind to it can transform themselves into a rockstar. The band first formed ten years ago, with all five of them - then 13 or 14 years old - totally incapable of playing an instrument, yet they've evolved into masters of the art of prog... Continue Reading →
South-east London newcomers Death of Youth provide a nostalgic nod to emo and post-hardcore of the not too distant past, with their self-confessed "sad and shouty" approach. The band started out as a solo project of frontman Rob Horrocks, who set out with the intention of playing music a la Touche Amore, Departures and La... Continue Reading →
New York-based The Haunting's dedication to doing things their own way is embodied by their intriguing fusion of post-hardcore meets trap rock meets dubstep meets pop. The quartet of Tom Opiela (vocals), Craig Belesi Jr. (guitar), Colin Scarpino (bass) and John Von Braunsburg (drums) are keen to impress their individuality at every opportunity. As Tom explains:... Continue Reading →
Stockholm outfit Set Before Us have honed a diverse sound that fuses full-on hardcore metal with delicious melody. Their sound may not have pleased some of the more "hardcore core" lovers out there - whose main beef seemed to be the band's clothes - but their debut album smashed 100,000 streams on Spotify within two weeks,... Continue Reading →
A chance discovery of a man selling a second-hand Korg synthesiser on a street corner has inspired the synthy rock sound of East London newcomers Midnight Embargo. Indeed, as frontman Rob MacPherson reflects: "God knows what this EP would have sounded like that guy had been selling a ukulele instead?" The trio first began with... Continue Reading →
Boston rockers Wave Break are aptly named, given the metaphorical theme of overcoming adversity - also known as a 'wave break' - dominates their lyrics.
Living in a world of readily available music across a multitude of digital platforms it goes without saying that it can be difficult to stand out. Denver, Colorado rockers Rozu - the Japanese word for 'rose' - believe that standing out is reliant on the mantra of 'content is king' and have honed an exciting... Continue Reading →
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