They may describe themselves as 'alternative rock' but Bury quartet Novustory embody the hard-hitting power and sass of their heavier rock and metal counterparts.
New Band of the Week: Novustory
New Band of the Week: The Battery Farm
Fusing nihilism with hope and rage with joy, Manchester newcomers The Battery Farm offer up a viciously appealing sound that's laced with passion and pain.
New Band of the Week: The Ruptured Ducklings
It may have been a decade in the making, but Aberdeen-based punk rockers The Ruptured Ducklings have laid down a strong marker with the launch of their debut EP.
New Band of the Week: Quotes of the Dead
Glasgow newcomers Quotes of the Dead offer up a diverse rock sound that, if it were a person, would be a candidate for being locked up in a madhouse.
New Band of the Week: Sobriquet
Sheffield band Sobriquet have honed a thrilling post-hardcore sound that fuses moments of melody with eccentric, hard-hitting aggression and huge amounts of energy.
New Band of the Week: District 13
London rockers District 13 introduced themselves to us as Black Sabbath meets The Ramones, while revealing that frontman Jon Wild has been described as a cross between Kurt Cobain and Sid Vicious. So we, of course, had no option but to explore further.
New Band of the Week: Trayus
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 →
New Band of the Week: Cosmic Ninja
Bristol's Cosmic Ninja have honed an intriguing fusion of rock, electronica and dance music that we can't quite pigeonhole into a particular genre, but they summarise with the three E's of 'energetic, eclectic and exciting.'
New Band of the Week: River Hounds
Fresh from recording a live studio session at the famous Abbey Road Studios, London's River Hounds are one of the most exciting new bands on the UK rock scene.
New Band of the Week: Blanchard
The emergence of Lancaster/Chesterfield-based band Blanchard evokes happy memories of former Juventus midfielder Jocelyn Blanchard.
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