Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
New York-based The Haunting's dedication to doing things their own way is embodied by their intriguing fusion of post-hardcore meets trap rock meets dubstep meets pop. The quartet of Tom Opiela (vocals), Craig Belesi Jr. (guitar), Colin Scarpino (bass) and John Von Braunsburg (drums) are keen to impress their individuality at every opportunity. As Tom explains:... Continue Reading →
Stockholm outfit Set Before Us have honed a diverse sound that fuses full-on hardcore metal with delicious melody. Their sound may not have pleased some of the more "hardcore core" lovers out there - whose main beef seemed to be the band's clothes - but their debut album smashed 100,000 streams on Spotify within two weeks,... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago we brought you a taste of the exciting indie rock with a Scottish twang sound of Scottish quartet Forgotten Sons. The four-piece of Birdy Burgess (vocals), Sandy Middleton (guitar), John Valentine (bass) and John Gair (drums) are about as Scottish as it gets, given they hail from the UK's most northernly destination, the... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday people, and welcome along to another edition of the latest and greatest new music. Today we bring you some Scottish post-hardcore, chaotic metal, fun pop-punk, a bit of a breather with some Canadian pop-rock and a fix of new hip-hop infused metal. Tenements - What Hasn't Killed You Is Only Getting Stronger (EP)... Continue Reading →
A chance discovery of a man selling a second-hand Korg synthesiser on a street corner has inspired the synthy rock sound of East London newcomers Midnight Embargo. Indeed, as frontman Rob MacPherson reflects: "God knows what this EP would have sounded like that guy had been selling a ukulele instead?" The trio first began with... Continue Reading →
Boston rockers Wave Break are aptly named, given the metaphorical theme of overcoming adversity - also known as a 'wave break' - dominates their lyrics.
Living in a world of readily available music across a multitude of digital platforms it goes without saying that it can be difficult to stand out. Denver, Colorado rockers Rozu - the Japanese word for 'rose' - believe that standing out is reliant on the mantra of 'content is king' and have honed an exciting... Continue Reading →
You'll likely have heard of the city of Salem in Massachusetts, and it's probably not because it's one of America's most significant seaports or being the birthplace of the US National Guard. Oh no, you're much likely to recognise the name for the country's most deadly witchhunt, in which at least 20 people were executed,... Continue Reading →
The mantra of 'out of adversity comes opportunity' is epitomised by Athens-born rockers 7he 7ouch. Their Greek homeland was hit harder than most by the financial crisis several years back, but the situation inspired the five-piece to up roots and head for London. The change of scene has been far from easy at times - with... Continue Reading →
This feature's been away for a few weeks, but it's back in full force this week as we celebrate our 500th post in 2 years of running GigRadar. This week we have a whole host of new British rock, an astoundingly good new melodic hardcore track, a brilliant new Swedish melodic hardcore band, some punk... Continue Reading →
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