This month's best new bands…
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Here are the pick of this month’s best new bands. Listen and then vote for your favourite at the bottom.
**Recommended by Classic Rock: it’s the blues via Beirut and Britpop. **
High Hopes: The Wanton Bishops
Recommended by Metal Hammer: Melbourne metalcore that’s out for blood…
Hot New Band: Feed Her To The Sharks
Recommended by Prog: Southampton young guns match Crimson-esque complexity to strong melodies and smart wordplay.
Recommended by Metal Hammer: 21st century grunge. From Stroud.
Recommended by Classic Rock: Bristolian blues-rockers that could be the new Royal Blood.
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Recommended by Metal Hammer: Bruce Dickinson’s boy stops messing around. Includes Free download!
Recommended by Prog: the Canadian Coheed And Cambria with a twist of pop craftsmanship?
**Recommended by Metal Hammer: more skull-cracking Aussie hardcore. **
Recommended by Prog: Far-out psychedelia and songs about supermarkets
Recommended by Classic Rock: Scott Ian and Meat Loaf’s daughter cover Mother Superior. The result: monstrously groovy hard-rock.
If you buy one album out this week, make it…
Recommended by Metal Hammer: Madrid’s premier post-rock pugilists
Recommended by Prog: a folky Northerner who’s nowt to do with Nik
**Recommended by TeamRock: Brighton’s heavy prog post-rockers, Black Peaks. **
Recommended by TeamRock Radio: Breaking Bands’ Record Of The Week…

Scott is the Content Director of Music at Future plc, responsible for the editorial strategy of online and print brands like Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, Guitarist, Guitar World, Guitar Player, Total Guitar etc. He was Editor in Chief of Classic Rock magazine for 10 years and Editor of Total Guitar for 4 years and has contributed to The Big Issue, Esquire and more. Scott wrote chapters for two of legendary sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson's books (For The Love Of Vinyl, 2009, and Gathering Storm, 2015). He regularly appears on Classic Rock’s podcast, The 20 Million Club, and was the writer/researcher on 2017’s Mick Ronson documentary Beside Bowie.
