Southampton trio Toreador deliver fuzz-soaked guitars, and sultry vocals with moments of heaviness and delicious harmonies in an intoxicating sound that they describe as "heavy, loud and sexy."
Introducing: Toreador
New Band of the Week: River Hounds
Fresh from recording a live studio session at the famous Abbey Road Studios, London's River Hounds are one of the most exciting new bands on the UK rock scene.
Introducing: HAAS
Fancy some powerful pop-rock that'll have you screaming your heart out in a bid to remove the stresses, pain and annoyances of your life? Then Virginia rock project HAAS will deliver just that.
Introducing: House of Wolvxs
Manchester newcomers House of Wolvxs have honed a catchy alternative rock sound that fuses beautifully cathartic vocals with big riffs and delicious melodies.
Introducing: Sir Curse
Imagine, if you will, the combination of experimental rock, wacky theatrical antics, a bit of cheeky brass and some sinister vocals and you'll be some way towards imagining the delight that is Leeds six-piece Sir Curse.
Introducing: Final Coil
Fusing epic progressive rock with grunge and metal undertones is always going to be a winner in our book, and that's exactly what we get in abundance with the delicious sound of Leicester trio Final Coil.
New Band of the Week: Blanchard
The emergence of Lancaster/Chesterfield-based band Blanchard evokes happy memories of former Juventus midfielder Jocelyn Blanchard.
New Band of the Week: Mr Ted
With Liverpool having been crowned Kings of Europe on Saturday, we thought we'd celebrate with an exciting new band from the Merseyside area. Mr Ted is the latest in a series of intriguing bands from the Liverpool area, the so-called "rise of Scrunge" that they relate to the Seattle grunge uprising of the 19080s and 90s.
Introducing: SEPSISS
The sound of Manchester, New Hampshire, band SEPSISS is deliciously eclectic, fusing big metal guitars, shredding solos and a bit of synth with engaging vocals.
Introducing: Slender Pins
A tasty helping of punk-fused indie and a sprinkling of new wave are the ingredients behind the engaging sound of London's Slender Pins.
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