Introducing: Holding Out
Newcastle quartet Holding Out have honed an exciting punk fuelled rock sound that they describe as “unpredictable, shouty and fun” – which should have you hooked already.
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Newcastle quartet Holding Out have honed an exciting punk fuelled rock sound that they describe as “unpredictable, shouty and fun” – which should have you hooked already.
We don’t hear of too many bands out of North Carolina, but Fayeteville’s MKNLY make up for it with their fun, energetic, punk-fuelled rocky sound – which frontman Benny tells us … Continue reading Introducing: MKNLY
If you’re thinking ‘Dino Skatepark, that’s a pretty damn cool name,’ then you firmly have Bowling For Soup to thank for it – because the pop-punk legends picked it. As … Continue reading Introducing: Dino Skatepark
The growing Norwegian hardcore punk scene has another name to add to its list of exciting new bands, with the thrilling new sound of Lüdo. The five-piece from Kristiansand, the fifth largest … Continue reading Introducing: Lüdo
A couple of weeks ago we brought you a taste of the exciting indie rock with a Scottish twang sound of Scottish quartet Forgotten Sons. The four-piece of Birdy Burgess … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Forgotten Sons
Southampton punk-metal newcomers Canavar are smashing their hometown’s post-hardcore reputation to smithereens with a genre-crossing fusion of fierce riffs, frenetic energy and delicious melodies. The quartet, formed of Deklan Webb … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Canavar
Dust off your spellbook, start researching your rituals and prepare to be enchanted by Melbourne rock cult Pagan‘s brand of ‘very heavy, gloomy rock and roll.’ The self-monikered ‘real-life/pretend vampires … Continue reading Introducing: Pagan
Deep within the heart of the Black Country something feral and wild has taken shape, evolved, harnessed the power of rock and readied itself to be unleashed upon the world … Continue reading Introducing: The Wild Strays
Emerging Sheffield rockers Steal The City fuse infectious heavy rock with punk-infused influences in a sound that’s just been crowned with the release of their fantastic debut EP. The band began … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Steal The City
When we first met Blackpool rap-rockers Eye The Bomb we were instantly intrigued by their self-description: “Hip-Hop Punk-Funk-Fuckery Rock-Riffed up to Buggery.” Try saying that after a few jars of ale. … Continue reading Video Exclusive: Eye The Bomb’s new single Debt Roulette
I recently discovered a band all the way from Morgantown, West Virginia, who had me intrigued when they described their sound as a merge of three of the bands that … Continue reading Introducing: Worst Kept Secret
One of my favourite gigs of all time was seeing The Gaslight Anthem at the excellent Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver around seven years ago. A then relatively unknown English guy opened proceedings, … Continue reading Album Review: Dave Hause – Bury Me In Philly