Brighton indie rockers 26th Avenue aims to inspire people to overcome hardships in life with a mantra of "we're young, we're loud, and we're determined," which they try to capture in every track.
New Band of the Week: 26th Avenue
New Band of the Week: NO:IR
The resurgence of nu-metal is very much alive and kicking with the menacingly atmospheric sound of Bristol band NO:IR.
New Band of the Week: Switchdown
Leicester trio Switchdown offer up a fun and bouncy punk-infused alternative rock sound that's big on energy and feisty riffs.
New Band of the Week: Dead Romantic
Dead Romantic offer up an intriguing combination of hooky, loud, energetic yet aggressive music that'll have you singing along one moment and kick you in the face the next.
New Band of the Week: Majin
Deathcore sextet Majin will cast a spell over you with their punishing, brutal cyberpunk influenced sound that they describe as "forward thinking groove" and "deathcore in technicolour."
New Band of the Week: RUINA
RUINA's diverse sound is built on an arsenal of riffs and big breakdowns and draws on a wide range of influences, leading them to describe it to us as "random, huge and genre-fluid."
New Band of the Week: Human Hell
The last year or so has given us a glimpse into the darker sides of human existence, which London newcomers Human Hell address with their chaotic death metal meets deathcore soundtrack for turmoil, suffering, misery and panic.
New Band of the Week: Cannula
Exciting Lancashire band Cannula offer up a new sound that they hope listeners won't be used to hearing from British metalcore. They fuse elements of hardcore and deathcore with huge riffs and breakdowns, intense vocals and intriguing lyrics in a heavy, emotive sound they summarise as "new-wave metalcore."
New Band of the Week: Defeatist
It's often easy to pigeonhole bands into specific genres but Cardiff's Defeatist are example of why we should keep an open mind.
New Band of the Week: Beyond Extinction
Exciting Essex metal band Beyond Extinction are on a mission to become "one of the big UK metal bands" with their fusion of metalcore, deathcore and death metal elements.
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