Mad About Rock

  Noise punk rock band Penny Rich, a three-piece from Cardiff, Wales, has announced their new EP, ‘On & On,’ is set to drop this September. Ahead of the EP and upcoming live dates, the group has released protest track ‘Fundamentals’. Watch ‘Fundamentals’ (official music video): https://youtu.be/djuL9LDGjE0 'Fundamentals' explores the frustration and embarrassing nature of finding recourse in mainstream solutions to physical and mental health issues, solutions that have previously been prescribed - unsolicited or otherwise - by others unaffected by these issues, i.e. who have not had to suffer or agonise to 'get there'. It denotes the irrational feeling of injustice in the face of smugness by others at how this journey has unfolded, whether intentional or otherwise. Since forming in 2018, Penny Rich has become synonymous with a raw, invigorating sound that blends the evocative vibes of early Sub-Pop with a contemporary twist. Known for their skin-prickling, abrasiv...

  Blending Punk-Inspired Anthems with Classic Rock Influences, SINNER SINNERS is a live band that never makes compromises. The band toured the world extensively, opening for major bands such as Eagles of Death Metal, Refused, The Sonics, Black Flag and Nashville Pussy. After the successful releases of four full-length albums and two EP’s, SINNER SINNERS announces the release of a special EP “Hanging On”, while working on their much anticipated upcoming album. “Hanging On” includes 3 cover tracks : the Cure’s “Jumping someone else’s train”, the Supremes “keep me hanging on” and Eddie Floyd’s “big Bird”. “As we are working on our next full length, we played around with some covers, and we had the great opportunity to track some songs with the multi-awarded trumpetist Dan Rosenboom and saxophonist Gavin Templeton, so we got to slightly expend on our range and cover some classic soul tunes we’ve always loved”--Steve Till Listen on Bandcamp / Streaming links Keep an eye out for Sin...

  Originally a recording project of multi-instrumentalist and music producer Lucas Di Mascio, Malacoda has persevered and grown throughout the years. Now a trio, the band is ready to unleash the conclusion to their trilogy of EP's that was written and recorded before the pandemic. Embark on the Year Walk.... 'The Year Walk' is the third EP Malacoda will release in 2021. Four more songs which build upon the band's symphonic sound first explored on 2016's Ritualis Aeterna. Long time collaborator Michael Farina returns to play drums on select tracks, as well as Ryan Claxton (Tulip, Living Dead Girl) and Andrew Suarez (ex-The Slyde). The haunting album cover was made by the extremely talented Stefan Skjoedt. Featuring Gabriel Guardiola (Immortal Guardian) on the track Beaten Path as well as a stellar mixing and mastering job by Jeramie Kling (The Absence, Inhuman Condition, Venom Inc.), The Year Walk encompasses everything the band sought to achieve with this direction ...

  Swamp Thief are a heavy rock duo from Swansea, South Wales, consisting of Simon Bevan (Vocal/Guitars/Bass) and Marc Lockwood on Drums. They have unleashed their debut EP titled 'I' made up of four tracks. First track ‘Mary’ gets things off to an explosive start with hard heavy-hitting drums and insane guitar tones which is melodic throughout. They make a lot of sound for a duo, and this first offering is well-blended and gets you hooked. ‘Whip Hand’ shows more gritty colossal guitars with heavy distortion with clean and powerful vocals, making for a great combination. They display their talent wonderfully, and the track ends on tremendous down beat sludginess. ‘Maelstrom Queen‘ takes a different more subtle progressive approach before unleashing its full force, with full-on crunchy groovy riffs in the longest offering. It features massive all surrounding vocals which all tracks do and is very well executed and produced to aid their huge sound. It is the most diverse and chall...

Introducing South West hardcore outfit CARRIER who revealed their debut single release 'Grieve' taken from their forthcoming EP 'Wither'. The hard-hitting single premiered earlier this week and is the perfect offering to introduce the band to the UK. ‘Grieve’ is a song written about death, expressing the feelings the band went through when they sadly lost a friend. The track is a reflection of the anger they felt, it’s painful and they wanted to give an opportunity to be angry with death as a concept and to be angry with the world for taking people too soon. Listen to 'Grieve' via the link below: URL: https://goo.gl/wgdWCa For fans of Counterparts and August Burns Red, CARRIER have only been a fully functioning band since March 2017. All coming from previous musical backgrounds, the quartet were keen to do something different and they all seemed to have the same idea of what direction they wanted to go in. Their new EP ‘Wither’ combines hardcore and m...

LOATHE & HOLDING ABSENCE ANNOUNCE SPLIT EP  PLUS CO-HEADLINE UK TOUR! Heavy experimental collective of five Loathe and Cardiff ascending post-hardcore group Holding Absence are pleased to announce an exciting new collaborative project. Each band will be contributing 2 brand new studio tracks to a split EP titled ‘This Is As One’ out February 16th via SharpTone Records. Pre-orders for the ‘This Is As One’ EP are available now: 10" Splatter vinyl: http://nblast.de/ThisIsAsOneVINYL Digital: http://nblast.de/ThisIsAsOneDIGI www.thisisasone.com Both bands are today premiering videos for new EP tracks! Make sure you check those out at the locations below: Loathe ‘White Hot’ Holding Absence ‘Saint Cecilia’ Loathe and Holding Absence first officially met when they toured the UK together in April of this year with Blood Youth, bonding over their shared common principals as well as a respect for each other’s music and vision. Despite what some might see as fairly big sonic dif...

Further From The Truth (Leeds) Are a female fronted rock act with high energy and attitude! They have it all..great riffs, powerful vocals, definately have a mainstream factor also, so will be liked by many, as you can't deny they can produce on hell of a catchy track! "Drifter" has great beats, slick guitars and an overall very professional sound..you will find it will keep 'drifting' into your head! "Demonise" has a 80s vibe, its memorable and has great stand out vocals. This song in particular shows they can deliver old school and modern sounds..versatility is always a good sign in a band! "Crimson Smile" is probably the most heavy in your face track. It is quite unusual with a great melody and lyrics. I think this has to be my favourite song on their EP...It should put a 'smile' on your face! This should be played alot..I can imagine this being played on all rock radio shows! All the tracks on the EP are different fro...