Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Friday night saw the return of From The Ruins alongside three new talents from Perth's hardcore scene, Concrete Bomb, Hysteria and Closed Off!
Anyone looking for a quiet Monday night in London was in the wrong place if they headed for the O2 Academy 2 in Islington as Skarlett Riot, Fahran and Sertraline put on a fine show of energetic rock and metal.
I'm not one for claiming 'the UK's next big rock band' and all that jazz, but last night we saw Brighton trio Breather play their first ever gig weeks after releasing their debut single - and boy were they impressive.
Prior to their debut UK show, Pagan lead singer Nikki Brumen told us that part of her inspiration for writing debut album Black Wash revolved around the Jonestown Massacre and the more general issue of worshipping a cult figure. So it should come as no surprise that witnessing the Australian quartet for the first time... Continue Reading →
Coming into Saturday night's gig in Bournemouth, I'd had a few words from one song stuck in my head for a few days: "I've got this morbid fascination." So perhaps it was fate that that was the very song that SHVPES chose to open their set with - and what a set it was. The... Continue Reading →
Following the afternoon session of Camden Rocks Festival, which we covered here, the evening saw things get a whole lot heavier and sweatier as the day-long celebration of emerging British rock, metal and punk continued. Press To MECO Having seen At The Sun bring a rocking end to the afternoon, I moved back up to... Continue Reading →
Thousands of people flocked to the north London borough of Camden for a feast of the finest emerging British rock, metal and punk talent at the annual Camden Rocks Festival on Saturday (2 June). The action kicked off at 12pm with music running into the early hours of Sunday morning at various afterparties, as rock... Continue Reading →
North London's annual live music feast Camden Rocks Festival is just over a week away and, with 8,000 music fans ready to descend upon Camden next Saturday (2 June), organisers have today announced the full line-up and stage times. 200 bands, selected from an impressive 5,000 applications, will take to a whole host of Camden... Continue Reading →
Emerging metal juggernaut Cove signed off their UK tour with a bang as three exciting new British bands put on a great show of rock meets full-on brutal metal at Thousand Island, in Islington, London, last night. This was my first visit to the venue since it rebranded from being simply 'upstairs at The Garage' and... 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 →
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