Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
When NIGHTLIFE tell us they write songs with the purpose of imagining them being played as WWE entrance songs, you can understand why we get a little bit excited. The London rockers have been busy adapting and evolving their sound over several years, with the end result being this week's release of debut album Salt & Acid. Having... Continue Reading →
A band that claims to be "the new breed, the new generation" in their first song on their debut EP has a lot to live up to. But London's The One Hundred back that claim up in abundance, and are all set to be one of the hottest bands around in 2017. The four piece's unique electr0-metal... Continue Reading →
East London rockers Chapter And Verse only released their first song in April, but they sold out their first ever show in two weeks and already look set to take the UK rock scene by storm in 2017. Debut EP The Wolves Back Home is a raw blast of massive riffs and addictively piercing vocals that... Continue Reading →
Heading to Surya, in Kings Cross, London, on Tuesday evening I was already excited to see three bands I knew about, but was pleasantly surprised to discover we'd be treated to two extra bands on top. The gig kicked off a UK tour headlined by London rockers Nightlife, along with Guildford's Cavalier - who became the first... Continue Reading →
It's probably fair to say that no-one has released a single on cassette (Google it if you're under the age of 25) since about 1995, but London-based electro rockers PURS are defying the modern digital age. The funky synthy rock band will be releasing two new singles, Girl In Love and Crush, on limited edition cassette... Continue Reading →
British metal music - in whatever guise you wish to label it, from metalcore and melodic hardcore to post-hardcore - is in a pretty good place right now. The likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Asking Alexandria, Enter Shikari to name just a few have put it on the map, and we're now seeing a whole new generation... Continue Reading →
The word 'unique' is horribly overused and frankly meaningless - I mean, we're all inherently unique right? - but, putting the philosophical debate to one side, 'uniqueness' is horribly overused in music (and we don't mind admitting we've been guilty of using it ourselves). But it's important, in this world of multi-genres dominated by truly terrible popular music, to keep... Continue Reading →
We're kicking off a new weekly feature that will bring you our tip for a hot new up-and-coming band to check out - in our New Band of the Week. Our maiden New Band of the Week is South East London-based Sidelines. Sidelines have only been together for around six months and released their self-titled EP back in... Continue Reading →
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