When Rattle Bones released their debut single ‘Silver Bullets’ in January 2025, they immediately made a strong impression with their combination of hard edged guitar riffs and lyrical hooks. The band’s sound had a very retro appeal; there were moments during that number where the riffs took on a blues-edged swagger akin to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Oh Well, Part 1’, but dropping into more of a hard rock bluster, the band conveyed even more of a fiery edge that suggested that these lads had been inspired by the legendary pre-grunge acts that ruled the hard rock airwaves between 1989-1991.
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Watch: Aursjoen releases new video for ‘Apollo’
In November 2024, Ria Aursjoen released her solo debut, the excellent ‘Strand’ EP. Although the material shared some common links with the artist’s band Octavian Winters, the six songs explored a lighter sound in places. With Ria adding elements of folk and dreampop to her rocky sound, the EP very much captured an artist sounding a little more mature.
Check out ‘Ash And Blood’, the new track from Perpetual Paradox
British tech metallers Perpetual Paradox have returned with a new single – and it’s an absolutely unrelenting number that pushes the band’s heavy crossover sound to its brutal limit.
Listen: Check out ‘Juggernaut’, the current single from Tiberius
When you call your single ‘Juggernaut’, you’re certainly not expecting your audience to take it lightly. …And, indeed, many of the riffs that power the current track from Tiberius hit their audience like a truck.
Watch: Modern Evils share new video for ‘Gitzlaff Lover’
Over the years, Swindon has become famous for its associations with the brilliant XTC, the legendary Justin Hayward, and pop singer turned actress Billie Piper. It also spawned one of the UK’s heaviest bands in recent years – Heriot, who seemed to take forever to record their debut full length – and 90s dance act Meat Beat Manifesto, but you’d be hard pressed to consider the town a Mecca for music fans.
Here’s another Swindon based band worth keeping an eye on. Relative newcomers Modern Evils released a couple of strong singles in 2024, but, on the basis of their first release for 2025, they’re set to up their game this year.