Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
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 unmistakable raucous punk sound of south London's Pretty Pistol returns with a second EP that sees the London band stamp their mark on the UK's punk scene. Led by the trademark vocal attack of frontwoman Laura Le Rox alongside Billy Larsen (guitar), Rich Cooper (bass) and Emma Waller (drums), our New Band of the... Continue Reading →
Fusing a high-energy punk rock sound with anti-political messages that aim to right failings in modern society is always going to be a hit, as London's Drones are finding out. Indeed, we caught up with lead singer Lois McDougall on the eve of the band setting out to tour Germany and the Netherlands later this... Continue Reading →
The deliciously cool desert rock sound of London's L Sicario is back with a couple of cracking new tracks that highlight the band's ability to keep us guessing. Lead single Away From The Numbers sees guitarist Chris take on lead vocal duties, with regular lead vocalist Niko resuming the mantle on B-track Well Runs Dry... Continue Reading →
This week we're tackling an issue that shouldn't be a problem in modern music and society, but unfortunately still is. When we're looking to define bands gender should not come into it. I mean, you wouldn't dream of describing Foo Fighters, Black Sabbath and Guns'n'Roses or even Ash or The White Stripes as 'all-male bands'... Continue Reading →
London-based L Sicario have honed a deliciously cool brand of desert rock, which just oozes funkiness. The band is formed of London school friends Chris (guitar) and Mike (bass), who lived with Niko (lead vocals and guitar) at Leeds University. Niko joined him in the capital, they started jamming together, realised they were onto something... Continue Reading →
Transatlantic five-piece Dorja gathered in the same city for the final time this year to bring a successful 2017 to a fitting end in London on Tuesday evening. Joined by Gelato and Duke of Wolves, the rockers put on one hell of a show at The Black Heart in Camden - which is swiftly becoming... Continue Reading →
Having been our New Band of the Week back in June I've been excited about the potential of Kingston-upon-Thames trio Harbour Sharks for a while now. But the debut album released by Jack Morris (vocals and bass), Rob Rees (guitars) and Richard Hemley (drums) yesterday is even more special than I was expecting. I was well... Continue Reading →
South London rockers MassMatiks have sadly announced they have split, subsequently cancelling all their upcoming shows and making their discography available for free on Bandcamp. The band has also revealed a new, potentially final, but awesome single Help Me, which was huge when we saw them live last month, as a thank you to all their fans.... Continue Reading →
London rockers In Search Of Sun have marked a long overdue release of new music with an absolute banger of a tune in Say It Like You See It, their first release since debut album The World Is Yours back in 2014. The five-piece of Adam Leader (vocals), Rory Kay (guitar and vocals), David Mena... Continue Reading →
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