10 New Bands That Prove Rock Isn't Dead

Rap metal has been a difficult beast to perfect over the years. For every Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, and Papa Roach, there's an equal Kid Rock, Breed 77 and Crazy Town. Bands like TRC and Deez Nuts have attempted to revitalise the genre with their own respective brands of rapcore, but their efforts have quickly been overshadowed by the growing star of The One Hundred.

Formed in 2013 from the ashes of several noted London metalcore bands, the group's buzz, earned them early support from BBC Radio 1 who played their debut track 'Breed' and invited them to a full recording session at Maida Vale Studios. They then earned themselves a support slot with fellow British rap metal up-and-comers Hacktivist following their acclaimed debut EP Subculture.

In the years between the EP and the debut Chaos + Bliss, the boys toured with Papa Roach, Mötley Crüe, Crossfaith and appeared at Download, Reading and Leads and Slam Dunk festivals, building a formidable live presence before the release of the album.

Combining nu metal, metalcore and even grime on paper shouldn't work, but the melding brutality and melody mixed with vocalist Jacob Field's execution has resulted in the rap metal game being changed.