London band Empty Friend's approach of "doing things the old way, the hard way," has fuelled a raw, grungey hard rock sound dominated by big melodic vocals and heavy riffing.
Introducing: Empty Friend
Discover This: Apache Rose
We've received a steady stream of strong new rock music out of Russia recently, but exciting new band Apache Rose may well eclipse the lot of them.
Discover This: Danger Barry
ennsylvania band Danger Barry - which is an awesome band name - tell us that they're heavily involved in the "student house show scene" at Penn State - which sounds interesting, if not dangerous and, most likely, very messy.
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.
Introducing: Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts
Sussex songwriter Matt Mitchell is embarking upon an exciting, long-awaited solo project, which sees him joined by his band The Coldhearts. It's safe to say that Matt has had a colourful career playing with an array of bands, including fronting up Pride in the mid-2000s then touring Europe with Furyon, before launching his solo career... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Edited People
A background in music theory has fuelled the intriguing, unconventional and truly exciting sound of Leeds rockers Edited People. The quartet of Alisha Vickers (vocals), Josh Ellinor (guitar), Thomas Whitaker (bass) and Laura Bentley first began with the former three meeting at college studying music, then went to the same University where Alisha and Josh began playing as an... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Superfecta
London's Superfecta are a hard rock band that pride themselves on doing things a little differently. They've honed an infectious sound that fleets between dirty grunge and hard-hitting metal, all fused with a bone-crunching groove and epically snarling, engaging vocals. The quartet of Danun Todd (guitars), Rob Negrini (vocals), Matt Vella (drums) and Carl "Costa" Highman... Continue Reading →
Single Review: Hollowstar – All I Gotta Say
Following the success of last year's debut EP Cambridgeshire-based rockers Hollowstar are today back to delight their growing fan base with new single All I Gotta Say. Our New Band of the Week way back in last March, Hollowstar have honed a trademark sound that sees slow lullaby-like verses explode into full-on rock mode and... Continue Reading →
Record Store Day UK announces limited edition releases available on 21 April
The annual day of celebration for the UK's rich array of independent music stores is almost upon us. With Record Store Day UK (RSD) little over a month away, its organisers have revealed the limited edition releases coming to independent record shops on 21 April. The list includes special, limited edition records from the likes... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Black Income
If big, loud guitar riffs are your thing then fresh out of Denmark we have something you're going to absolutely love in the form of Black Income. The trio of lead guitarist and vocalist Henrik Thrane, bassist and backing vocalist Michael Gerfdorf and drummer Lars Olrik - what a name for a drummer! - have honed... Continue Reading →
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