As we count down towards High Voltage, the festival of the summer, so we’re taking the opportunity to introduce you to some of the younger bands on the bill. Ones you might not yet be too familiar with, but are definitely worth checking out at High Voltage. So, meet New Device, who play on the Metal Hammer Stage on July 24. Here are six things you should know about them.

• The Brit band started in 2007, and their line-up is Daniel Leigh (vocals), Gaz Bolan (guitar/vocals), Shane Lee (guitar/vocals), Adam Sextone (bass) and Rozzy Ison (drums).
• They say their influences are Skid Row, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses. So no chance of extended keyboard parpings then.
• They released debut album Takin’ Over last year on the Powerage label, to much acclaim.
• Among the bands they’ve supported so far are Bon Jovi, Europe, GUN and Heavens Basement.
• Apart from High Voltage, the band have a load of other gigs lined up:

July 30: St. Albans Horn

Aug. 5: Letchworth Garden City Arena Tavern

Aug. 12: London Canning Town Bridge House 2

Aug. 13: Ware Westmill Festival

Aug. 25: London Gaff

Sept. 14: London Camden Purple Turtle

Sept. 15: Portsmouth Edge Of The Wedge

Sept. 17: Newbury Avenue

Sept. 24: Plymouth Crash Manor

Oct. 8: Stamfod Voodoo Lounge

Oct. 10: London Underworld

• For all the info, go to www.myspace.com/newdevice . To entice you, the band are giving away an MP3 on this site. It’s a cover of Def Leppard’s Photograph.
• For all the High Voltage info, go to www.highvoltagefestival.co.uk