Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Canadian rockers Sumo Cyco are back with a bang with second album Opus Mar, which will be released on Friday (31 March). The quartet of enigmatic front-woman Skye Sweetnam, better known by the moniker Sever, lead guitarist Matt 'MD13' Drake, bassist Ken 'Thor' Corke and touring drummer Matt Trozzi have offered up a delicious second offering... Continue Reading →
Irish rock music is well overdue a renaissance and with bands like Dublin's Young Earth, and our recent New Band of The Week The Klares, it appears a new generation is breathing life into the country's music scene. Young Earth, which comprises Mark O'Keeffe (vocals and guitar), Ben Mulligan (drums), Alex O'Keeffe (guitar) and Dylan Maher (bass) have only been together in... Continue Reading →
You can't beat a bit of raw, energetic punk rock and that's what Glasgow's Miami Monroe deliver in an abundance - it's loud, fast, big and hugely entertaining. The five-piece of Brendan McAleer (lead vocals), Jordan Daly (vocals and guitars), Stuart MacDonald (guitars), Jamie Balsillie (bass) and Jonathan Mollins (drums) have taken the classic sound of the... Continue Reading →
The Berkshire town of Reading seems to be emerging as a hotbed for awesome new bands, with the latest off its conveyor belt being six-piece rockers Veridian. Having only played their debut gig a year ago, the band has already enjoyed huge success with their brand of ridiculously catchy rock. Veridian was formed after members of... Continue Reading →
When you think of singer/songwriters, it's logical to expect them to be of the soft acoustic persuasion, but Scotland's Andrew Norquay, who goes by just his surname professionally, is bucking that particular trend. The man from Montrose took a three-year hiatus from music to work as a commercial diver, but now he's back with a bang with... Continue Reading →
The city of Stoke-on-Trent is probably best known for being the home of the pottery industry and - personally speaking - a pretty horrible football team. But all that is about to change with the emergence of the city's very own rockers Alter Eden. The quartet of enigmatic frontman Nick Pilgrim, guitarist Alex Coleman, bassist Aled... Continue Reading →
If you were of a certain age back in 2006 then you'll remember with fondness the impact that four largely unknown 20-year-old guys from Sheffield made on the music industry with their debut album. Over a decade later history could be set to repeat itself with the emergence of Irish rockers The Klares. The quartet of Andy... Continue Reading →
When we met Brightlight City a few weeks ago, the band promised us this year's upcoming EP would bring with it a new-found punkier sound. This week we got the first sign that they're delivering on that with the first track from that EP being revealed, in the form of Past/Future. The track has, like the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Sweden has a strong legacy of producing some awesome metal bands. The likes of In Flames and Meshuggah, to name but two, have flown the flag in years gone by, but Gothenburg's Miseria are part of a whole host of exciting bands emerging from the Scandinavian nation. The five-piece of Alexander Buhaj (vocals), Johan Olsson and Andre... Continue Reading →
One thing you can count on the Americans for is some amazing town names, when they're not copying ours that is. One of the things that grabbed our attention with this Massachusetts hardcore act was not only the amazing band name Bottomfed, but the brilliantly named town from which they hail, Buzzards Bay. We had a... Continue Reading →
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