Southampton, UK, isn't the most glamorous of places on the rock star circuit, but everyone's gotta start somewhere (except Craig David who should have stuck to singing in his bedroom). GetAmped (or get f**ked, their catchphrase advises) are taking the familiar American punk sound and making it their own with edgy pop overtones and clamoring choruses the size of Hampshire.

With their debut album released in April of 2006, GetAmped threw down the gauntlet to all the arty types filling up the British rock scene with a simple message; this is how it should be done. While loud but catchy guitars drive powerful and melodic songs, GetAmped don't lose sight of one of the most important things: to rock is to have fun, and these boys do both in HUGE amounts. Good on ‘em.