Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
One of the best - if not the best - things about music is the power it has to change the way you feel, both in the sound of the instrumentals and in the meaning of the lyrics. Glasgow newcomers Bearers are a perfect example of this, and it's safe to say that their powerful yet engagingly melodic metal sound takes you through a cycle of emotions and feelings.
Surprise by location, surprise by sound. Surprise, Arizona, quartet Holmstrum fuse pop-punk and alt-rock with elements of metalcore and overtly emo lyrics to form a fascinatingly diverse sound that varies from track to track.
It may have been a decade in the making, but Aberdeen-based punk rockers The Ruptured Ducklings have laid down a strong marker with the launch of their debut EP.
We're going to chance our arm here and guess that you've not heard of too many German punk-rock bands, and almost certainly none as good as Munich five-piece Things That Need To Be Fixed.
The compelling sound of Dutch rockers Mountain Eye is borne out of their riff-heavy hard rock roots being infused with elements of alternative, funk and jazz.
London quartet Khaidian was born out of a vision to meld fury with technology and create something special that would push the boundaries of both metal and electronica to bring the world something different.
One of my strongest memories in my early days of getting into rock and metal back in the early 2000s was being glued to Scuzz watching the awesome videos that accompanied Rammstein's unique brand of industrial metal. And those memories of the weird mine location and lady in the blue dress in Sonne and bank... Continue Reading →
When asked to think of Russian musicians I found myself stuggling, with the only names that spring to mind being Pussy Riot (more famous for feminist protests than good music) and... erm... Tchaikovsky and Stravinksy? But luckily we now have an exciting new metal band to add to the list, in the form of Moscow... Continue Reading →
The week after rap-rock meets nu-metal pioneers Linkin Park gave up on making rock music and sold their souls to the cash-rich lure of pop dross, it's hugely refreshing and relieving to hear a band pledging their devotion to real music. Joe Turner, lead singer of Tennessee rockers Divided We Stand, told us: "We want to stay... Continue Reading →
Scottish rockers Yashin have opened up on their decision to split after 10 years as a band, laying the blame on record label Sony for "changing" songs the band recorded for their most recent album. We spoke to vocalist Kevin Miles at Yashin's London farewell gig last Friday, and he revealed the band called it a day... Continue Reading →
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