With a name like Bury The Traitor you're well within your rights to expect something pretty damn heavy. And luckily for you, the Derby quintet deliver it in spades.
New Band of the Week: Bury The Traitor
Introducing: MSRY release awesome second EP this week
Inspired by "a need to rage harder and faster than anyone else," Oxford's MSRY are one of the most exciting bands emerging from the UK's underground hardcore scene. The trio of Kial Churcher (vocals), Charlie Bishop (guitar) and Keir French (drums) formed in late 2016 from the embers of various previous projects but united in their... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Steal The City
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 when guitarist Joe Hanson met vocalist and bassist Sam Bantock and took him to his first Download Festival in 2014. They were both inspired to... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Backroads
Bristol's Backroads have honed a lyrically charged hard-hitting metalcore sound that packs an intriguing punch with a newly found more melodic contrast. The quintet began with college course pals Eddie Craven (vocals), Alex Miles and Jack Ford (drums), who were soon joined by bassist Artur Mizerski Jr. after he complimented Eddie on his Counterparts hat, then... Continue Reading →
Oceans release new single ‘Dopamine’
A few months back we introduced you to a former New Band of the Week in exciting Brighton-based alternative meets post-hardcore band Oceans, and the guys are back with a brand new single Dopamine. The band describe determination and passion as their "bread and vegan-butter" and this latest track is testament to them going harder... Continue Reading →
Introducing: VALUES
British metal music is in a hell of a good place right now, and you can add to the ever-evolving mix the brutally heavy sound of Leeds rockers VALUES. These guys fuse huge riffs and screamed vocals with some insane drum action and random moments of lovely melody, in a way few others can. Born... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Blood Youth – Beyond Repair
We've got an early challenger for best British album of the year from Harrogate heavyweights Blood Youth, who release the huge Beyond Repair next Friday (7 April). The band's debut album sees the trio make a solid statement of intent to their being the next big thing in British metal. However, it could all have been very different... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Thrones
It's been a while since we brought you something really heavy, but in the form of 'atmospheric hardcore' act Thrones we've got something that's exactly that. The Northampton-based five-piece sound like a fusion of two of the best British bands around, Architects and While She Sleeps. So that tells you they sound pretty fantastic. The... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Eva Plays Dead singer Tiggy Dee talks music industry survival
Musicians are increasingly turning to their fans to crowdfund their material - from While She Sleeps crowdsourcing their new album and new band Hundred Suns, featuring Every Time I Die's Ryan Leger and Norma Jean's Cory Brandan. It's clear that fans are becoming increasingly important to bands but, if you dig a little deeper, it's indicative... Continue Reading →
Music fans 100% crowdsource Hundred Suns’ debut album
Current and former members of Norma Jean, Every Time I Die and Dead and Divine have combined in yet another example of a hugely successful crowdsourcing project. The newly formed Hundred Suns have already 100% funded their debut album, thanks to music fans having raised more than $22,000 towards a new album, which is expected to be completed... Continue Reading →
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