Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We're kicking off August with a bang as we bring you eight new tracks from bands previously featured on GigRadar. This edition of On The Radar brings you a mix of industrial rock and metal featuring bands from Germany, Japan, Poland, the UK and the US.
Swedish heavy metal quartet Black Steam encapsulate the energy and soul of classic, old-school metal while keeping things interesting with more modern influences in a diverse sound they describe as "powerful, melodic and defiant." The Linköping band was formed in the summer of 2017 when vocalist Stefan Borg decided he wanted to create original material... Continue Reading →
German collective Symbiontic combine the brutality of European death metal with the precision and playfulness of their American counterparts in a sound they describe as "like a punch in the teeth, but in a good way" and massive, eclectic and visceral."
English newcomers The Villains Have Wings have played music together all their lives before building up to their latest project, in which they've crafted a thrilling riff-laden metal sound they describe as "authentic and progressive."
Welsh band House Of Hosts have honed a deliciously intense, emotionally charged and anthemic modern metal sound that they describe as "Bangin'" and "thicc, sexy and dirty."
Promising newcomers Cataclysmic fully embody their violent name with an angsty, chunky riff-laden, moshpit-instigating nu-metalcore sound that they describe as "heavy and pissed off" and "in your face."
If there's a single country we could pick out as intriguing based on not discovering any artists from the nation and lacking any understanding of their rock/metal scene, it would be South Africa. But we're putting that right today with multi-genre music project FiveSidedDice, who describe their rock meets nu-metal sound as "colourful, enigmatic and transformative."
Bristol band Kurbside Villain have crafted a captivating alternative rock sound that combines catchy melodies and gritty guitar riffs and they describe as "raucous, spikey and unapologetic."
Kansas band Deflecting Ghosts have made somewhat of a family affair of their modern yet nostalgic rock sound inspired by personal pain and tragedy, which they describe as "real, passionate, and honest."
Dutch band Unnerve offer up a vicious concoction of metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and grunge as aggressive vocals and relentlessly heavy riffs form a sound they describe as "groovy, chaotic and cathartic."
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