Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
What better way to welcome in the weekend than with a seriously heavy new metal band that aims to bring a bit of good to the world and "break the mold of a digital age where the music industry seems to be becoming increasingly formulaic."
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.
Exciting new Birmingham metal act Overthrone offer an intriguing sound of sheer heaviness with a melodic edge. But the first thing that you will notice is that these guys are heavy - seriously heavy.
Bristol's Trayus are in the midst of an intriguing musical shift that's taking them from a sound that harks back to the classic metal greats to a far heavier, infectiously savage metalcore approach. The quartet of Alex Bennett (vocals), Seb Filtness (guitar), Ryan Pountney (bass) and James Gray (drums) formed from the ashes of a... Continue Reading →
Lincoln newcomers DLVRR summarise their latest single Caution to us as: "An absolute jamboree of cleans, screams, chugs, chords, harmonies and melodies."
One of the most exciting talents on the British metal scene has now graced our New Band of the Week feature not once but twice.
If you're looking for a little musical diversity then French rockers Earthstate will be just the ticket with their fusion of pop-punk, rock and metalcore - and a bit of hip-hop thrown in for good measure.
Metalcore might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think about China's contributions to the world but, if Beijing band Life Awaits are anything to go by, then we're well and truly missing out.
This week's New Music Friday is on... Saturday... but, as it's a long weekend in the UK we figured it gives you plenty of time to enjoy this feast of great new music.
We were treated to a cocktail of British rock and metal with a Scandinavian twist as we went along to see Griever supported by As Everything Unfolds, Noija and Palmist at The Black Heart in Camden last Friday (26 April). Palmist The evening got off to a good start as Palmist - who it took... Continue Reading →
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