New Band of the Week: Falling Below
Nottingham band Falling Below have honed an engaging and atmospheric alternative metal sound that blends big riffs and raw honesty, and they describe as “melodic, heavy and emotive.”
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Introducing: Blight Town
Nottingham band Blight Town fuse elements of progressive post-hardcore, math-rock and pop in a thrilling sound that they describe as “eclectic, bouncy and catchy” and “spicy, tech and chaos.”
New Band of the Week: ALT BLK ERA
Teenage sister duo Alt Blk Era took their R&B, soul, reggae and rap roots and fused them with heavy guitars, orchestral and unnerving sounds to create a diverse sound they describe as “powerful, sincere and creepy” – which had us immediately fascinated.
Introducing: Cottonmouth
Blending classic heavy metal with influences of grunge and progressive rock, Nottingham’s Cottonmouth are very much onto a winning formula. The quartet have honed an engaging sound that they describe as “thunderous metal riffage,” which we love.
Introducing: The Varletts
Leeds-based The Varletts are intriguing concoction of screaming guitars, raw vocals and in their words – a head-case on drums, over a heavy alt-rock base.
Gig Review: Skarlett Riot, Fahran & Sertraline @ O2 Academy 2 Islington
Anyone looking for a quiet Monday night in London was in the wrong place if they headed for the O2 Academy 2 in Islington as Skarlett Riot, Fahran and Sertraline put on a fine show of energetic rock and metal.
Introducing: Silkrats
If you’re on the lookout for a band that’s catchy as hell with “ridiculous” guitar solos thrown in for the hell of it then Nottingham newcomers Silkrats will be just the ticket.
Introducing: Vertical Noise
Nottingham noise rock trio Vertical Noise are on a mission to resurrect unpredictability as they remove the mundane and predictable aspects of modern pop music. The trio of Jay Moreton … Continue reading Introducing: Vertical Noise
New Band of the Week: Crosslight
Genre-bending Nottingham rockers Crosslight invite you on a road to recovery with their angsty, energetic brand of rock meets punk meets metal and hip-hop that they define as “delightfully twisted … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Crosslight
South Korea meets Nottingham in intriguing cross-continent music project
An exciting new musical project is about to hit the British shores, as British band Eyre Llew and South Korean band In The Endless Zanhyang We Are (we’ll call them … Continue reading South Korea meets Nottingham in intriguing cross-continent music project
Introducing: Say The Word
Having gigged relentlessly across their home city of Nottingham, Say The Word are bringing their catchy rock meets punk sound to a wider audience with Saturday’s launch of new single … Continue reading Introducing: Say The Word
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