Pest Control are a Leeds crossover thrash band who bring hardcore economy and metal riffing into the same fast, hostile frame. Emerging from the United Kingdom's contemporary hardcore circuit, the band made a strong impression with Don't Test the Pest, a record that sounds deliberately compact, sweaty, and direct. Songs such as "Wake in Hell," "Don't Test the Pest," "Buggin' Out," "Enjoy the Show," and "Struck Down" move quickly, often keeping the tracks short while packing in galloping riffs, barked vocals, gang energy, and enough lead-guitar flash to make the thrash influence explicit. Year of the Pest and later activity reinforced the band's reputation as a live-first act, one that belongs as much to hardcore rooms as to metal festivals. Pest Control fit metal and punk scope at the same time because crossover is exactly their lane. Their appeal lies in momentum and attitude rather than technical excess. The songs hit, move, and get out, leaving the impression of a band that understands how to make old-school ingredients feel urgent in a current scene.

Brighton all-girl punk quintet Pussyliquor channel pure uncensored female rage through a Bikini Kill and Bratmobile-inspired riot grrrl lens, delivering short, sharp blasts of feminist punk fury. Vocalist Ari leads a five-piece lineup that met while studying music performance, and their unapologetically confrontational approach to discussing female taboos has earned them a growing following in the UK punk underground. Their raw, lo-fi energy and uncompromising attitude carry the torch for a new generation of riot grrrl.