From Quebec City come The Hunters, which when judged solely on their name could just as well be a primitive black metal band. Luckily they are not.

For me personally, Cheap Girls have been one of the most exciting new bands around in recent years.

Built around brothers Zachary and Andy Gabbard, Cincinatti’s Buffalo Killers have already been around for some time and are back at it with a new album, already their fifth.

Since the release of 2012’s “London”, Apologies I Have None have quickly been making a name for themselves, which is why it must have sucked for the rest of the band when co-lead singer Dan Bond an

Storming out the gates with the thrashy “All The While”, the all grrrl punk quintet that is She’s The Band immediately wants to be clear about the fact that they are not the kind of girls you want

Australia’s Burning Fiction are back with an EP called “The Story Will Continue”. On it, they blast through six songs worth of punkrock that sometimes border on rock in songs like “O’desperad”.

For the past ten years, Andrew Jackson Jihad has been cranking out their particular/eccentric brand of folk-punk to great effect.

One Vital Word gets to call Newcastle, Australia home and with their debut album they prove that people down under can rock just as well.

Oh Bane, why are you doing this? Are you really this mean? I mean, come on… you’ve kept us waiting for eight years. Eight!