Fresh Blood: Stars Of 2017 Special Part 4

‘Cause baby now we got Freeeesh Blood!

January 4, 2017

Knock, knock! Who’s there? YOUR FAVOURITE NEW BAND!

What better time than the New Year to give your music taste a transfusion? And we’re here to help. From rock, metal and noise to pop-punk and indie, the new issue of Kerrang! picks the 60 best rock bands from every corner of our scene – and to coincide with this, we’ve compiled a 6-part video playlist!

You can check out part 4 below – get listening and enjoy!

SPRING KING

OUR HOLLOW, OUR HOME

CAN’T SWIM

THE LEMON TWIGS

SHAME

FANGCLUB

THE KUT

VUKOVI

RED SUN RISING

TOO CLOSE TO TOUCH

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Features

Cold Years: “Success isn’t how big the shows are… The real payoff is seeing my dad’s face when I give him one of my records”

With third record A Different Life, Scotland’s Cold Years have taken all the turmoil that comes with being in a band today and made the album of their career.

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GEL sign to Blue Grape Music, announce new EP Persona

Following last year’s 5/5-rated debut album Only Constant, GEL are dropping some new music for us in the summer…

Culture

From nu-rave neons to nu-metal jerseys: The best in alternative style this month

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200 Stab Wounds announce new album Manual Manic Procedures

Listen to Hands Of Eternity, the new track from death metal savages' 200 Stab Wounds' new album Manual Manic Procedures.

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Softcult have released an important, supportive new single, One Of The Pack

“We wanted to celebrate women supporting women, and of course that includes POC and transgender women”: Listen to Softcult’s new single, One Of The Pack.

Reviews

Album review: Commoner – A Commoner’s Quest

Crusty quartet Commoner’s quest for quality doom reaps rewards on riffy second album.

The Cover Story

Knocked Loose: “Sacrificing heaviness was never an option… As this band grows, it only gets more uncomfortable and extreme”

Modern hardcore’s most uncompromising heavyweights, Knocked Loose have been swinging at extreme music’s glass ceiling for over a decade now. But having boiled four years of suffering, uncertainty and self-discovery into awesome third album You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, the Kentucky crew are armed to brutally break through…

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Knocked Loose: “Sacrificing heaviness was never an option… As this band grows, it only gets more uncomfortable and extreme”

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