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Pomona Rocks
by Pomona Rocks
The best new music from the hottest independent bands, artists and labels on the planet.
Episodes
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ALL NEW POWER ESSENTIALS 2025.02
Episode 217. The Real Rob Taylor returns with ten new(ish) power rock and metal releases for February 2025. Featuring new music from AVATARIUM, plus cover stars YLISIA, CELTIC LEGACY, SERIOUS BLACK, KLOGR, ROGUE AWAKENING, JJ PINESTONE and more.Playlist:SERIOUS BLACK – UnitedSEVENTH CRYSTAL –...
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MX037: WINTER LIGHT 2025
Cosy up through winter with this warming mix of all new and unplayed laid-back tracks, selected and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor. Featuring new music from TOMMY LAISTO, BERNE, KEELEY, THE HAPPY COUPLE, NINE STONES CLOSE, BLACK AEONS, FOXHOLE and more. Full playlist at…
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All New EXTREME Essentials 2024.12
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All New HEAVY ESSENTIALS 2024.12
Episode 215. The Real Rob Taylor presents 19 all-new heavy rock and metal releases that you need to know about for December 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars FANGSLINGER, plus SKAM, WE THREE KINGS, RIMBACHER, IAN BLURTON'S FUTURE NOW, HOUSE OF LORDS, METAL RIOT, COMA HOLE, TRIP TO THE...
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All New ALTERNATIVE ESSENTIALS 2024.11
Episode 214. Tom Featherstone presents the new alternative rock and metal releases that you need to know about for November 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars FINAL THIRTEEN, plus JULIET'S NOT DEAD, LANSDOWNE, ECLIPSE, DIRTY SLIPPERS, ALT BLK ERA, TOOTH GORE, DERO GOI, THE ALICIAS and…
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MX036: New PROG ESSENTIALS 2024.11
MX036 in the Pomona Rocks mixtape series brings 18 new prog rock and metal releases for the latter half of 2024, selected and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor Featuring new music from cover star RICHARD HENSHALL, plus AISLES, JON HARRIS, AVATARIUM, GRINN, URSA, HAUJOBB and more. Full track list at...
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All New EXTREME ESSENTIALS 2024.11
Episode 213. The Real Rob Taylor presents more of the best new extreme metal releases for November 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars BODYSNATCHER, plus ANCIENT ENTITIES, WHERE'S MY BIBLE, HALF ME, AVIANA, BONERIPPER, HAXAR, DIMMAN, OMEGA VORTEX and more. Find a full track list for this...
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New HEAVY ESSENTIALS 2024.11
Episode 212. The Real Rob Taylor brings you 16 more of the best new and recent heavy rock releases for November 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars THE DROWNING POOL, plus STARCRAZY, JULIET'S NOT DEAD, TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, COMA HOLE, HERIOT, RIMBACHER, COMA HOLE, BLACK NOTE GRAFFITI and...
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AUTUMN LIGHT 2024
MX035 in the Pomona Rocks mixtape series brings you 25 brand new laid-back releases for autumn 2024, curated and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor. Featuring new music from BERNE, DELICATE STEVE, TOMY LAISTO, MOOCH, MARJANA SEMKINA feat. JIM GREY, THE BURBS, ASTRAL BAZAAR, LOIC J TUCKEY, GAGARIN and...
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New POWER Essentials 2024.10
Episode 211. The Real Rob Taylor presents his selection of the best new and upcoming power metal releases for October 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars POWERWOLF, plus LIONVILLE, ECLIPSE, DIAMOND ALICE, ALL I KNOW, SERIOUS BLACK and more. Full track list at go.pomona.rocks/211...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.09 Part 2
Episode 210. Tom Featherstone brings you eighteen more new and unplayed alternative rock releases for Autumn 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars MOFFAT, plus BICURIOUS, MAGIC WANDS, HIGH PARASITE, SHADES OF RAVEN, THE FODS, STRANGERS, VISORS and more. Full playlist at...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.09 Part 1
Episode 209. The Real Rob Taylor presents 18+1 of the best new alternative rock releases for autumn 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars THE OKMONIKS, plus BICURIOUS, YAKI DAH, PLAIINS, ALT BLK ERA, THE EXACT OPPOSITE and more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/209 #pomonarocksalt...
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MX034: The METALCORE MIXTAPE
MX034 in the Pomona Rocks mixtape series featuring 26 new and unplayed metalcore releases for September 2024, selected and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor. Featuring new music from ANNISOKAY, RISING INSANE, THE OKLAHOMA KID, MISTER MISERY, JINJER, BLACKTOOTHED and more. Full playlist at...
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New EXTREME Essentials 2024.09
Episode 208. The Real Rob Taylor brings you his selection of the very best new and upcoming extreme metal releases for September 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars VULGARIS, plus ONCHOCERCIASIS ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, HEINOUS EXSANGUINATION, HAXAR, BONERIPPER, HERIOT, BURN DOWN EDEN,...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.08
Episode 207. Tom Featherstone presents more essential new alternative releases that you need to know about for August 2024. Featuring new music from VENDETTA LOVE, FEVER DREAMS, VULGARITHM, HUNTER OLIVERI, RARE BREED, THE ROGUES and more. Full playlist at go.pomona.rocks/207 #pomonarocksalt...
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New HEAVY Essentials 2024.08
Episode 206. The Real Rob Taylor presents thirteen of the finest new and upcoming heavy rock releases for August 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, plus HEALTHY JUNKIES, THUNDERBIRD DIVINE, FILTH IS ETERNAL, THE DEAD DAISIES, WE THREE KINGS and more. Full playlist…
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New EXTREME Essentials 2024.08
Episode 205. The Real Rob Taylor presents more new and upcoming extreme metal releases that you need to know about for August 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars NILE, plus WOUND COLLECTOR, DEVOURER, HYBREED CHAOS, ORPHEUS OMEGA, IREFUL, SPLIT IRIS and more. Full track list at...
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New POWER ESSENTIALS 2024.08
Episode 204. The Real Rob Taylor presents 13 essential new power rock and metal releases for August 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars PALACE, plus WAKE THE NATIONS, SERIOUS BLACK, HARTLIGHT, WARFARER, KISSIN' DYNAMITE, POWERWOLF and more. Full playlist at go.pomona.rocks/204...
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MX033: The METALCORE MIXTAPE 202407
The Pomona Rocks MX series brings you 24 essential new metalcore releases for summer 2024, curated and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor. Featuring new music from NUMENTO, EARTHTONE9, ESCHALON, WITHIN THE RUINS, FIGHT THE FADE, FUTURE PALACE, THE WIND COVENANT, ACCVSED, EXIST IMMORTAL and more. Full...
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New HEAVY ESSENTIALS 2024.07
Episode 203. The Real Rob Taylor presents fourteen essential new heavy rock releases. Featuring new music from cover stars SHIVA MAY CARE, plus SHOTGUN MISTRESS, THE ANTI-QUEENS, PYROFOX, THE DEAD DAISIES, LYNX, BLUE OYSTER CULT and more. Full playlist at https://go.pomona.rocks/203...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.07
Episode 201. Tom Featherstone presents 16 essential new alternative rock releases for July 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars ALT BLK ERA, plusATOMIC LIFE, THE FEVER KINDS, D-A-D, DESERT KITES, THE ANTI-QUEENS, CHASER and more. Full playlist at https://go.pomona.rocks/201 #pomonarocksalt...
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MX032: SUMMER LIGHT 2024
Pomona Rocks presents MX032: SUMMER LIGHT 2024, a hand-picked selection of chilled out rock, indie, darkwave and more, curated and mixed by the Real Rob Taylor. Featuring 27 new releases from bands and artists including EXPLORING BIRDSONG, BIRD STREETS, GABRIEL BYRD, BLACK DOG STRING QUARTET…
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New EXTREME Essentials 2024.07
Episode 202. The Real Rob Taylor is your guide through the most mindblowing new extreme metal releases for July 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars WINTERFYLLETH, plus ASSEMBLE THE CHARIOTS, THUS, CHRIST DENIED, DERELICT, NECRONOMICON EX MORTIS and more. Full track list at...
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New POWER Essentials 2024.06
Episode 200. The Real Rob Taylor presents 13 new power metal, synth metal and symphonic metal releases for June 2024. Featuring new music from NESTOR, KISSIN' DYNAMITE, FURY WEEKEND, ALTERIUM, XENERIS, VIOLET ETERNAL and more. Full playlist at https://go.pomona.rocks/200 #pomonarockspower...
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New HEAVY Essentials 2024.06
Episode 199. The Real Rob Taylor presents 17 essential new heavy rock and metal releases for June 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars ATOMIC LIFE, plus MOOCH, DIRTY MITTS, WHALEDOG, D-A-D, MERCER, THE CORPS, CHANGE PERSONA and lots more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/199...
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New EXTREME Essentials 2024.06
Episode 197. The Real Rovb Taylor brings you his selection of the finest new and upcoming death metal and black metal releases for June 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars HERIOT, plus MALICE, NILE, ABOMINY, SKULLDOZER, IMPACT APPROVED and more. Full track list at go.pomona.rocks/197...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.06
Episode 198. Tom Featherstone presents another selection of essential new alternative rock and metal releases as we head into June 2024. Featuring new music from FAILSTATE, THE GREETING, PIG, ONE MORNING LEFT, CHANGE PERSONA and more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/198 #pomonarocksalt...
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New PROGRESSIVE Essentials 2024.05
Episode 196. The Real Rob Taylor brings you another prime selection of new and upcoming progressive rock and metal releases for May 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars MODERN MIMES, plus EL MOONO, SUNNATA, THUS, JAMART, THE WIND COVENANT, FOUR STROKE BARON and more. Full track list at...
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The LIGHT Edition 2024.05
Episode 194. The Real Rob Taylor presents fifteen laid-back tracks for May 2024. Featuring new music from cover star WAXAMILLION, plus EXPLORING BIRDSONG, THE SUBTHEORY, KELSEY MICHAEL, WILD HORSE, MADS SAYCE, EDENYA and lots more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/194 BE A HERO. Help us...
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New ALTERNATIVE Essentials 2024.05
Episode 195. Tom Featherstone presents 16 essential NEW alternative rock and metal releases for May 2024. Featuring new music from CREEPER, plus EVILLE, PEACHED, EL MOONO, MARISA AND THE MOTHS, SCIENCE MADE US ROBOTS, VESPERWYND and more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/195 This is a...
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New EXTREME Essentials 2024.05
Episode 193. The Real Rob Taylor presents eighteen essential new extreme metal releases for May 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars ESCUELA GRIND, plus UNBORN GENERATION, HORRIBLE, BRAZEN TONGUE, ZERO ONE, EXILIUM NOCTIS, EARTHTONE9 and more. Full track list available at…
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New POWER Essentials 2024.05
Episode 192. Twelve new power metal releases for May 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, plus NATTHAMMER, FLOODFALL, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, DRAGONFORCE, HYPERSONIC and more. Full track list at https://go.pomona.rocks/192 Produced and presented by the Real Rob Taylor.…
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New METALCORE Essentials 2024.05
Episode 191. Tom Featherstone presents 14 new metalcore and deathcore releases for May 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars VENUES, plus CAGE FIGHT, DAEDRIC, VEXED, SILENT THEORY, NUMENTO, AVRALIZE and more. Full playlist at https://go.pomona.rocks/191 This is a public episode. If you would...
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New PROGRESSIVE Essentials 2024.04
Episode no.189. The Real Rob Taylor presents his selection of the best new progressive rock and metal releases for April 2024. Featuring new music from cover stars FROGG, plus ISAHN, RICHARD HENSHALL, URAGH, COUCH SLUT, ALASE, EVERGREY, VOLUCRINE and more. Full track list at...
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WE THREE KINGS Meet The REAL ROB TAYLOR
RICH and PETE who together make up WE THREE KINGS meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR ahead of their headline gig at LOCK 91 in Manchester on February 1st 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pomonarocks.substack.com
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ALEX from CARIOSUS meets the REAL ROB TAYLOR
On January 12th 2024, death metal legends-in-the-making CARIOSUS release their first full-length album WILL, UNTIL BEAUTY. Vocalist and bassist ALEX PFISTER joined an awestruck Real Rob Taylor for a preview of the album and to listen to the first single from it, APOLLO'S LAMENT. Shareable link:...
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DAN KINNALEY of THE HOLY NOTHING meets the REAL ROB TAYLOR
DAN KINNALEY of THE HOLY NOTHING meets the REAL ROB TAYLOR to talk about the band's debut EP VOL 1: A PROFOUND AND NAMELESS FEAR and brings us the single MONDEGREEN. Sharing link: https://go.pomona.rocks/theholynothing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...
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EXPLORING BIRDSONG meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR
Mellow prog trio EXPLORING BIRDSONG played the main stage at RADAR 2023 last week. After watching their set, the REAL ROB TAYLOR caught up with them in a very noisy press room to discover how the gig felt for them, about their upcoming work and how to deal with the luxury of space. This is a…
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TIBERIUS meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR
Edinburgh-based prog-metallers TIBERIUS hot-footed it down to RADAR 2023 in Manchester where they chatted with the Real Rob Taylor about their sci-fi influences, their creative process and the art of making videos in your pants. Find Tiberius at https://wearetiberius.com This is a public episode....
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CALIGULA'S HORSE meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR
SAM VALLEN and JIM GREY of CALIGULA'S HORSE met the REAL ROB TAYLOR ahead of their set at RADAR 2023 at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, where they talked about jetlag, Aussie pub rock and the prescience of songwriting into the pandemic. Find Caligula's Horse at https://caligulashorse.com...
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FORAGER meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR
Oli and Nathan from UK alt-punk band FORAGER meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR backstage at RADAR 2023 in Manchester, where they talked about their favourite live venues, the best way to write songs and the importance of fun. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
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PHOXJAW meet the REAL ROB TAYLOR
Bristolian maniacs PHOXJAW have carved their own very distinct niche in rock with their own unique sound, best described as extreme prog metal. JOSH, DANNY and ALEX from Phoxjaw in what was honestly the quietest spot we could find in GULLIVERS in Manchester’s Northern Quarter ahead of their...
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MATT CALDWELL of AS WE SUFFER meets THE REAL ROB TAYLOR
MATT CALDWELL, vocalist and frontman of Canadian metallers AS WE SUFFER joins the Real Rob Taylor to talk us through their debut album, THE FALLEN PILLARS, gives us a glimpse into their second album coming in 2024, and shares the names of bands we should be seeking out on the underground metal...
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BAD HERITAGE meet THE REAL ROB TAYLOR
BAD HERITAGE are a heavy rock quartet who have really hit their stride in 2022. Their latest single SAVIOUR CONTROL, out on October 21st, is to be followed by a string of new releases. Amelia, Lauren and Johnny from Bad Heritage sat down with the Real Rob Taylor for this exclusive interview just...
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THE BATTERY FARM meet The Real Rob Taylor
THE BATTERY FARM are a gutter punk quartet whose harshly crafted sounds are reflected in the ferocity of their live shows. Ahead of their new album FLIES, the REAL ROB TAYLOR caught up with Ben and Dom, the frontman and guitarist from the Battery Farm, at the Rose and Monkey in Manchester. This…
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DANNY BEARDSLEY meets the REAL ROB TAYLOR
DANNY BEARDSLEY has been playing guitar since he was just nine years old and is founder of the Parallax Method who’ve put out two EPs so far and have an album in the works. In various forms he’s played festivals including Download, Bloodstock, UK Tech Fest, Hard Rock Hell and more. Danny’s NEW…
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GABE MANGOLD of ENTERPRISE EARTH meets The REAL ROB TAYLOR
Guitar legend GABE MANGOLD from extreme metallers ENTERPRISE EARTH generously took some time out before their gig at REBELLION in Manchester to talk with me in the beer garden of the venue about surviving the tour, the state of the music industry and the possiblity of a collaboration with one or...
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LEWIS MACRAE of RITUALS meets The REAL ROB TAYLOR
LEWIS MACRAE of RITUALS brings us a playthrough of the title track from the band's debut EP AWAKE, released on Friday 3rd September. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pomonarocks.substack.com
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TOM HAMILTON of LITTLE TRIGGERS meets The REAL ROB TAYLOR
TOM HAMILTON of LITTLE TRIGGERS joins me with a preview of the Liverpool duo's new single YEH MAN and talks about the band's origins, being inspired by watching the news and why rock n roll matters. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
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FABIO NANIA of THE KANZ meets The REAL ROB TAYLOR
FABIO NANIA of London-based pop-punk rockers THE KANZ joins me with the band's latest single BORDERLINE and compares songwriting to micturation while I compare their release schedule to Covid. DO NOT MISS IT! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…
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