Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Bedfordshire-based Ali Robbins, who's previously lived in Suffolk and London, has always considered music a major part of his life, having primarily featured as a guitar player. However, life events saw Ali take a shift in approach, launching his solo career with his debut single, The Darkest Sunrise, at the end of last month.
aving recently moved to Sheffield, I've been on the lookout for exciting Steel City bands and we've only gone and found exactly that - thanks to their management company holding one of their meetings in my pub! Emerging indie rockers Cargos are on a mission to get music crowds moving with an increasingly heavy sound they describe as "energetic, chaotic and memorable" and live shows that are "energy, choruses and moshpits."
South Wales trio nineplanfailed have honed a tense, uncomfortable, powerful and fascinating post-punk meets alternative noise sound that they describe as "urgent, hook-driven and communal."
Boston band Bleach The Sky take us on a journey back to the late 90s and early 2000s alt-rock with their own twist of modern dynamics in a sound that they describe as "catchy, nostalgic and dynamic."
Bristol band Our Nameless Boy lean on the dynamics of the 90s/2000s alternative and emo scene to craft a captivating alternative rock meets post-hardcore sound that they describe as "melancholic, chaotic, melon."
Spanish band The Stein aim to make loud, honest rock music that's uncompromising and packed with attitude, in a sound they describe as "raw, powerful and emotional."
London band Night Thieves fuse seismic riffs, hooky vocals and synth soundcapes in a powerful alternative metal sound that they describe as "massive, catchy earworms."
This batch of tracks offers up a mix of rock, metal and nu-metal by bands from France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, listed in alphabetical order.
French band Eleven Ounces have crafted a compellingly feisty alternative rock sound that sounds like it stepped straight out of the 2000s, and they summarise as "catchy, energetic and sincere."
London-based newcomers Kin Kabal blend hooky guitars, satirical lyrics and late-capitalism dread edge in an alt-rock sound that they describe as "energetic, sharp and gritty."
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