Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
As far as energetic pop-punk goes, Bournemouth's Buffalo Go! tick all the boxes. Engaging vocals and relatable lyrics are fused with driving drums and fun punky riffs in a sound the band have coined "slightly heavy modern pop-punk." The band's roots were formed when guitarist and vocalist Martyn Combstock met fellow guitarist Hayden Harris on... Continue Reading →
There's something weirdly engaging about the admittedly odd sound of Brighton / London rockers Scab Hand. The band's self-description of their fast-paced brand of dirty psych punk as "The Pixies played too fast" and the fact that all their songs on their debut EP begin with the letter H helps you get the gist of... Continue Reading →
If you're yet to discover Spotify's Discover Weekly, then here's a tale that'll make you want to get involved in it. I was listening to my weekly collection of new music the other week when some brutally good metal popped into my ears. The creators of this brilliant noise was Knogjärn, a band that formed... Continue Reading →
Norway is well-known for being oil rich, but the more exciting news is that it's also loaded with amazing hardcore punk bands. The latest to come to our attention is the excellent Rise Above. The five-piece of Thomas Lindstrøm (vocals), Roy Nystøl (guitar), Håkon Nygaard (guitar), Cato Nystøl (drums) and Bendik Hildebrand (bass) from Kristiansand, in... Continue Reading →
We've got bit of new punk-rock gold for you today, in the form of London-based 'shwifty' pop-punk trio No Insight. The self-confessed 'sad boys writing sad emo / pop-punk songs' Gian 'Kid' Carlo (guitar and vocals), Joe 'Grumps' Papworth (bass and vocals) and Rich Alexander (drums and vocals) all started playing in bands at a young... Continue Reading →
Having made the most of your long Bank Holiday Weekend, I'm pretty sure you'll be in need of some good old fast-paced punk meets rock'n 'roll to get your brain back in gear. Luckily for you, we have the perfect tonic in North Carolina-based quartet The Fill Ins. You can't help but rock along to... Continue Reading →
Surrey punk sensations SHADED are everything you could wish for from feel-good pop-punk. The quartet fuses catchy guitar riffs and singalong vocal melodies with driving drums and poppy vibes on their impressive debut EP The Better Man In Me, which is due for release next Friday (1 September). Vocalist Matt East, slightly self-detrimentally, describes the... Continue Reading →
Three-pronged punk meets grunge - aka Sponge Grunge - rockers Guide Dog are one of the more unusual, albeit entertaining and interesting bands we've met of late. From a minor obsession with dirty nappies to writing music about celebrating the joys of passing 30 by getting drunk and debauched, the Cardiff trio of Peter Roberts (vocals... Continue Reading →
When we met Midlands rockers Last Hounds last month they promised us "bigger and better" things were coming, a promise that has been realised with this week's launch of new EP Old Dreams. The four-track follow-up to last year's eponymous debut EP is chocked full of the Midlands five-piece's trademark hardcore punk meets old school hip-hop... Continue Reading →
We're going all old school punk on you for this week's New Band of the Week, with South London rockers Pretty Pistol. The quartet of Laura (vocals), Billy (guitar), Rich (bass) and Emma (drums) have been together a little over a year and released debut EP Bones last month. We had a chat with lead vocalist... Continue Reading →
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