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: The Ruptured Ducklings
Discover This: Grayhunter
New York City rockers Grayhunter describe their music as "making you jump and dance while you question how you make life decisions."
Discover This: Avaunt
Tip-toeing along the tightrope between hard rock and metal, Hartford, CT, newcomers Avaunt have made a strong impression with their first two singles.
Discover This: Pray For Sleep
Columbus, OH, band Pray For Sleep is one of the most engaging bands we've discovered in a while. As soon as we fired up Spotify, searched their name and hit play on lead track Ask Us, we were gripped on their intense rock-meets-metal sound.
Discover This: Souls Extolled
Today, we're offering up a blast of groovy hard rock that unashamedly draws on the greats of rock, grunge, ska and rap-rock from the last few decades with self-monikered "degenerate rock band" Souls Extolled.
Discover This: Crushed Beaks
South London-based Crushed Beaks have honed a really cool sound that fuses indie rock with elements of psych, post-punk and garage rock - so expect plenty of catchy vocals and funky noodling guitar riffs.
Discover This: Dead Favours
We've met a couple of great new bands from New Zealand recently, but they're being a serious run for their money by awesome Auckland rockers Dead Favours.
Discover This: Peyote Radio
Raucous rock'n'roll fused from musical educations in funk, punk, grunge and the blues means there's plenty to get excited about with the engaging, high energy sound of Los Angeles rockers Peyote Radio.
Introducing: Sweet Crisis
Cambridge six-piece Sweet Crisis have honed a delicious mixture of blues and rock'n'roll inspired by classic rock records they 'borrowed' from their dads.
Discover This: TAPE TOY
Born out of being 'forced' together by their school headmaster, Dutch band TAPE TOY have come a long way in the last two years.
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