Regular visitors to Rocksins might remember early in 2010 I wrote an article about “10 up and coming british bands you need to hear“. If you don’t remember, or didn’t see it, read it by clicking on the title. One of the bands mentioned in that article were Harrow/Hillingdon hardcore metal collective Here Lies Affliction,…
Acrassicauda, does the name ring a bell? How about “that band from that movie about metal in Iraq?” Most fans of metal have at least heard of the story of Acrassicauda by this point. Four guys who, against all odds, put together a metal band, made it to the states and have now put out…
HeKz are a band screeching and squealing out of england and straight into the new wave of traditional heavy metal with all the bombast and bravado of their heroes. The Bedfordshire based quartet, HeKz are hi-octane rockers with intricate and meandering epics, they’ll take you on a journey through all things musical and mythical without…
Nixa are a 4 piece hard rock band from London that have been around for approximately the last 3 years. They have won praise from various press and publications including Kerrang, Rock Sound and the London Metro Newspaper, and have been referred to as “One of the top 10 unsigned acts in the UK today”….
I admit that I knew very little about Fallen Fate before now – an unsigned Thrash Metal Band from the North East UK. To my surprise however, upon starting the first track off of their début EP “Revengance” I immediately thought “Why aren’t these guys well-known?, or even signed to a label yet?!” – A question i’m…
Originating from Denver, Colorado, ENEMY REIGN is a band that does not adhere to the restrictions of a closed minded genre. Not afraid to draw influence from Early 90’s Death Metal, late 80’s Grindcore, East Coast Hardcore, and Bay Area Thrash, friends and fans have coined the term “metal for metalheads” Metal for Metalheads this…
The Defiled are as heavy as they come with their EP 1888. This release landed on my doorstep not knowing much about the band. London-based band The Defiled have been stalking UK music venues for the past few years creating their unique mixture of groove-laden hardcore metal with an electronic ambience that provides a welcome…
