Connecticut natives, Polluter, have been named Best Emerging New England Punk/Metal Artist of 2016 by our reader’s poll. One of the tougher candidates to categorize, Polluter fits uneasily within the ranks of their punk and metal colleagues. Showcasing elements of both genres, with splashes of jazz, R&B, spoken word poetry, and more, the six piece band creates their own definition of modern rock. Their latest, Live Decay, is a potpourri of driving guitar riffs, sultry sax interjections, tight grooves, and pretty much anything else you could think of. –Brian Varneke
