LiveChinaMusic welcomes the Year of the Horse with brute force - well, the unstoppable might of ten thousand horses galloping to be exact. We’ve gathered some of the most visceral acts this side of town - bands that push their sounds to new frontiers and imbue their sound with grit and vigor. From hefty and potent experimental instrumental rock outfit An Corporation - not afraid to infuse grandiose sound with an apocalyptic edge; to the evocative, full-bodied and combustible indie rock of Suzhou’s Acid Room酸的房间, apt at blurring the lines within their sound; to finally, the taut high-wire tension of post punk outfit Binding Time待时而动, waiting to explode at any given moment. We’re ushering in the new year not with a whimper, but with a bang.