Your guide to new rock, metal and punk
As far as eye-catching band names go, Broken Girls From Affluent Backgrounds is right up there with our favourites. And our intrigue was only deepened by the first words out of their mouths being “We’re the four horsemen of the sonic apocalypse – bringing beautiful chaos to the musical landscape.”
Virginia Beach rockers Dead Friends aren’t ones to pussyfoot around their music with grandiose claims. As they tell us: “We just say ‘rock.’ If people ask us to elaborate we say ‘heavy rock.’ If that’s still not enough, we explain how heavy our rock is.”
Brace yourself for some fast-paced, raucous, screechy, fun-packed post-hardcore goodness from Madison, Wisconsin quarter Meat Jelly.
We’ve discovered something a little bit special with the emergence of brand new Los Angeles trio Antivillain.
Prepare to be blown away by a new force in UK hardcore music that, in their own words, is set to become “a powerhouse that will send shockwaves through the music industry.”
London quartet Chaos Reigns freely admit that they may never make it mainstream, but they’re hell-bent on showing the rest of the hardcore scene how it’s done.
NEWMEDS offer up an intriguing ‘genre-bending’ sound that fuses its members’ previous involvement in everything from black metal and Mathcore through to punk, emo and garage indie
Hull newcomers 99% COBRA pack a venomous bite with their intriguing ‘party metal’ combination of big riffs and angry lyrics. Or, in their words: “Angry music disguised as Oasis.” But, … Continue reading New Band of the Week: 99% COBRA
Living in a world of readily available music across a multitude of digital platforms it goes without saying that it can be difficult to stand out. Denver, Colorado rockers Rozu … Continue reading Introducing: Rozu
A few months back we saw a two-piece barrage of big metal noise open up proceedings for our pals in Defences. The London-based duo of Harry and Will together form … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Death Goals
Baltimore’s Sharptooth have not only mastered a mind-blowingly heavy hardcore sound, they also deliver an inspirational message of positivity. This powerful combination means this tenacious, exciting new band has the … Continue reading Introducing: Exciting metallic hardcore band Sharptooth
EAT DIRT are angry. They want to eat dirt they’re so angry. Or, do they want US to eat dirt? Either way, they want to get their anger across in … Continue reading Introducing: EAT DIRT
