Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Regardless of how into the heaviness of metalcore or deathcore you may be, Swindon's Ursus are about to blow your mind with their interpretation of what 'heavy' is. The band has been around in various guises for a while but freely admit their first incarnation of the band was an educational experience that helped them... Continue Reading →
If fast-paced, angsty punk-fuelled rock is your bag, then you're going to love the raw, rocking sound of Kent's Weekend Recovery. The band perfectly crosses the border of punk and rock, with frontwoman Lori's engaging vocals supported by energetic guitar riffs, big driving drums and more than an ample dose of solos from lead guitarist... Continue Reading →
To paraphrase Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover, London's Duke Of Wolves are increasingly adding to their 'Wolfpack' with their engaging, hard-hitting rock. Like the movie they are four in number and, while their wolfpack may not be 'running around the desert together in Las Vegas, looking for strippers and cocaine' they are increasingly winning over UK audiences with... Continue Reading →
There's few things more powerful and enjoyable than the sound of hard-hitting female vocals over the top of booming hard rock guitars and drums, which succinctly sums up Edinburgh quartet Grace & Legend. The fact that the band exists at all is perhaps a surprise, given that founding members Bekah Mhairi Comrie (vocals) and Ashely-Nicole... Continue Reading →
If you ever find yourself craving a return to the glory days of early 2000s post-hardcore then Glasgow's Tenements are the band to fill that particular void in your life. The quintet of Darren Coles (vocals), Chris Bennett (guitar and vocals), Callum Nicolson (guitar), Malcolm Robb (bass) and Jamie Whiteside (drums and vocals) combine moments of melody... Continue Reading →
Every now and again a brand new band pops up and has you instantly hooked. That's exactly the case with Newcastle rockers Tomorrow Is Lost, who have honed an intoxicating sound led by the powerful vocals of frontwoman Cass King supported by a big hard rock sound. The five-piece only completed their lineup a few months... Continue Reading →
As the name suggests, Bring The Onslaught are brilliantly, brutally heavy - and the good news is that things are only going to get heavier from Aylesbury's exciting metalcore newcomers. The five-piece of vocalist Nick Wilshaw, drummer Ben Stacey, guitarist and vocalist Ashley Savage, lead guitarist Jonny Helm and bassist Adam Skinner describe their music... Continue Reading →
Manchester has a rich history for producing great new rock bands, and I'm delighted to say it's at it again with the emergence of fresh new indie rockers The Covasettes. The quartet of Chris Buxton (lead vocals and guitar), Matt Hewlett (lead guitar and vocals), Jamie McIntyre (bass and vocals) and Matt Buckley (drums / percussion)... Continue Reading →
With the seemingly endless subgenres of metal out there these days, it's totally understandable for bands to pinpoint themselves to one of them. But when a band goes all out and embraces as many of them as humanly possible and absolutely nails it, you have to give them the credit they deserve. That's exactly what... Continue Reading →
When asked to describe their fuzzy pop-rock sound to us, London / Brighton-based Beach Riot summarise it as "loud, hooky and sweaty," which sounded pretty damn good to us. The quartet of Rory O'Connor (guitars, vocals and songwriter), Cami Menditeguy (guitar and vocals), Jim Faulkner (bass and vocals) and Jonny Ross (drums) formed in February and... Continue Reading →
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