Question for the Brits...

[Glenn Fricker]

Hey guys,

As I'm sure you all know, I'm a huge fan of classic British Metal. Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc, etc....
My question is this: Who should I be checking out these days? What band is in the British Metal underground that's going to blow me away? What's going to be the 'next big thing?'


Just curious....

-0z-

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

The Darkness ?
Of the top of my head, I'd say Biomechanical, Rise to Addiction, eXit Ten, Linear Sphere...

 

[elmuchoescadawg]

Panic Cell and Head-On. For nastier stuff Kingsize Blues and 4 way kill and Interlock are worth a look at as well

 

[Thornspawn]

Ok I'll give you two bands, one old and one new

1. GRIM REAPER

2. BIOMECHANICAL

 

[kev]

Dragon force haha :Smug:

 

[SickBoy]

Dragon force haha :Smug:

That's not funny

 

[Razorjack]

4waykill are awesome

 

[DanAbela]

Panic Cell and Head-On. For nastier stuff Kingsize Blues and 4 way kill and Interlock are worth a look at as well

I saw Kingsize Blues last night at the Islington Bar Academey. They were fucking good!
Also Mendeed are worth checking out. To be honest tho, the British scene is quite dead at the moment, if you look at the top new guys in metl at the moment, their all either european or american, and personally im finding that the whole metal core thing is becoming extremely stale.

Just my 2 cents on it all

Edit: I forgot bout exit ten. I heard a track on a metal hammer cd, their defo worth checking out.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Threshold.

www.thresh.net

 

[elmuchoescadawg]

I saw Kingsize Blues last night at the Islington Bar Academey. They were fucking good!

They nearly pulled the show rather than missing out on their pancakes

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

I didn't mention them because they are half british half hungarian, but of course TO MERA is definately to be checked...

 

[Fyhed]

Try DAM

 

[Razorjack]

If you don't mind symphonic power metal then Crimson Tears are definately worth checking out.

 

[Blessed]

Exit Ten - www.myspace.com/exitten
Fell Silent - www.myspace.com/fellsilent



Neither are very big (yet), but they're a couple of bands I wouldn't hesitate to travel a fair distance to go and watch!
Definatley worth checking out!

 

[Rez_brp]

Gnats arse tight extreme stuff go for Gutworm.
Sludgy stoner go for The Inbreds.
"classic" metal stuff is probably Panic Cell or 4waykill.


The unsigned scene in the UK is amazing at the minute with so many good bands trying different things. You just have to look past the onslaught of metalcore stuff that is around at the moment.

I was gonna be cheeky and name my band but I'll wait till I've got to the heady heights of having at least 10 posts!!!

 

[Gomez]

Dam... extreme metal from London.
www.myspace.com/spiritualvoid
www.dam.cjb.net


Gorerotted are excellent too (IMO)
www.gorerotted.com

Mithras - if you like morbid angel type stuff.

Biomechanical - everybody goes on about it, but it's not really my cup of tea.

Akercoke - death/black metal stuff - with a twist.

Descent - been around for ages, the new stuff is pretty cool
http://www.myspace.com/descentmetal

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Damn double post... ignore this

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Gorerotted are excellent too (IMO)
www.gorerotted.com

Gorerotted practised at my old rehearsal studios before they recorded their last album - bastards split beer all over my cab

Bait are definately worth checking out - they're crust punk/metal. Their singer/guitarist Mid does artwork for a shit load of bands (including loads of Napalm Death's album covers), and he has one of the nastiest voices I've ever heard

Steve

 

[Gomez]

Gorerotted practised at my old rehearsal studios before they recorded their last album - bastards split beer all over my cab
Steve

They are a fucking mess. I had to spend 28 days on a bus with them. Lots of fun. we spilt beer on everything.

 

[evilmanny]

Panic Cell and Head-On. For nastier stuff Kingsize Blues and 4 way kill and Interlock are worth a look at as well

hahaha, hello you cheeky monkey... fancy meeting you here!

The J of Lock